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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Greg M. Burke, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian Sinofsky, Escondido, CA (US);
Yang Shi, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Greg M. Burke, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian Sinofsky, Escondido, CA (US);
Yang Shi, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A printing system includes a platen; a photosensor including an integrated lens; a light source configured to provide light, the light source including an integrated lens; and an aperture disposed to provide a field of view, the field of view being a portion of a plane parallel to the platen, wherein reflected light from the light source passes through the aperture to the photosensor without passing through an external lens.