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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:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Katsutoshi Miyahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Kawabata, Fujisawa, JP;
Inventors:
Katsutoshi Miyahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Kawabata, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 5/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a sensor for measuring the distance between the sensor and a measuring surface, which includes a light-emitting element and a plurality of light-receiving elements. The light-receiving elements are arranged so that the light axes thereof do not cross one another.