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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Edward S Beeman, Windsor, CO (US);
Inventor:
Edward S Beeman, Windsor, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N001/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method which capture images by use of an optical detector. The system and method illuminate a scan region utilizing a bulb that emits light of greater intensity near its extremities than at its center to provide image light to an optical detector via an optical reduction component.