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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:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Omer Gila, Cupertino, CA (US);
William David Holland, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Omer Gila, Cupertino, CA (US);
William David Holland, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for measuring optical density are described. The color on an area is determined. Based on the color, at least a first illumination source is selected. The area is illuminated with the selected illumination source. Radiation is received from the area, and the received radiation is converted to a signal indicative of optical density.