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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2000
Applicants:
Takatoshi Hamada, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshikazu Watanabe, Toyohashi, JP;
Masao Naito, Toyohashi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F003/12 ; G06F013/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a light source for emitting light constituting an optical signal, an optical waveguide for conducting the light emitted by the light source and an engine portion for receiving the light conducted by the optical waveguide. The engine portion includes a modulator for modulating the received light and a target on which an image corresponding to the optical signal is formed by being exposed by the modulated light.