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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:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2007
Applicants:
C Greg Kelsay, Boise, ID (US);
James E. Schaff, Meridian, ID (US);
Jeffery Patrick, Eagle, ID (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LP., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/46 (2006.01); H04N 1/028 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/02815 (2013.01); H04N 1/02835 (2013.01); H04N 2201/02493 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical scanner having a scanner glass with a bottom surface includes an LED illumination source and a reflector, disposed below the glass. The illumination source has a target-oriented surface oriented to direct light toward the glass at a non-perpendicular angle. The reflector is oriented to direct light reflected off of the bottom surface toward the target-oriented surface.