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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
May. 29, 2001
Applicants:
Hiroshi Fukumoto, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsuhiko Fukuda, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Fukumoto, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsuhiko Fukuda, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Rohm co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/38 (2006.01); H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H01L 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a plurality of light-receiving elements, a lens array, and a light-shielding member. All of the light-receiving elements are arranged in a single line having an extremity. The light-shielding member covers one or more light-receiving elements disposed at the extremity.