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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Gregg S. Schmidtke, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kelly John Reasoner, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Richard Alan Irwin, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gregg S. Schmidtke, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kelly John Reasoner, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Richard Alan Irwin, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
System and method for illuminating a target area with a desired illumination pattern. According to preferred embodiments of the invention, a cartridge-engaging assembly may be positioned adjacent a data cartridge, light may be emitted from at least one light source on the cartridge-engaging assembly, and a portion of the emitted light may be attenuated so that the unblocked light illuminates the target area with the desired illumination pattern.