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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Thomas C Oliver, Windsor, CO (US);
Inventor:
Thomas C Oliver, Windsor, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging device for document imaging may comprise a housing and an optical system having a lens system and an optical detector. The optical system is responsive to image light reflected by an object and produces image data representative of the image light. The optical system is pivotally mounted to said housing and is biased toward a vertical orientation inside said housing by gravity.