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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Hiroshi Hayakawa, Saitama Pref., JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Hayakawa, Saitama Pref., JP;
Assignees:
Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., Warabi, Saitama Pref., JP;
Opticon, Inc., Orangeburg, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A handheld imaging device includes a CCD array or similar detector which is tilted with respect to the incoming light. The tilt permits a narrower handheld device to be manufactured, as the housing need not be as wide as the CCD or similar array.