EP0425823A1
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Electrocstatic imaging apparatus
Assignee: Antivision Systems Corp
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Filing: 1990-09-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-09-28
Abstract
Abstract Electrostatic imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of electrostatic radiators, signal generating means for driving said radiators to produce an electrostatic field having characteristics modifiable by the presence of an object within the field, and electrostatic signal detection and processing means, the latter of which produces output signals representative of a surface profile of the object.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger Gordon Dower
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:18
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/28; G01B7/287; G01B7/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus for imaging the surface of an object located nearby, said apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of electrostatic radiators; (b) signal generating means operatively connected to said radiators for driving said radiators to produce an electrostatic field, said electrostatic field having field characteristics modifiable by the presence of said object within the field; (c) electrostatic signal detection and processing means for sensing said field characteristics and for producing in response thereto output signals representative of a surface profile of said object.
Claim 2
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus for imaging the surface of an object located nearby, said apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of electrostatic radiators; (b) signal generating means operatively connected to said radiators for driving said radiators to produce an electrostatic field, said electrostatic field having field characteristics modifiable by the presence of said object within the field; (c) electrostatic signal detection and processing means for sensing said field characteristics and for producing in response thereto output signals representative of a surface profile of said object.
Claim 3
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, said signal detection and processing means comprising a plurality of electrostatic detectors positioned in fixed relation to said radiators.
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, said signal detection and processing means including means responsive to said output signals for producing an image of said object in at least two dimensions.
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, including two axially aligned electrostatic radiators and an electrostatic detector axially aligned with said two radiators.
Claim 6
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, including two co-axially spaced electrostatic radiators and an electrostatic detector positioned co-axially therebetween.
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, including two co-axially spaced electrostatic radiators and a plurality of electrostatic detectors positioned therebetween.
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, wherein said radiators and an electrostatic detector are arranged in an X-Y pattern array.
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 2, wherein said radiators and said detectors are arranged in an X-Y matrix array, the positions of radiators within said array alternating with those of detectors within said array.
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, said electrostatic radiators being interleaved.
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, said electrostatic radiators being positioned within an encircling electrostatic detector.
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, wherein the dimensions of at least one of said radiators differs substantially from the dimensions of at least one other of said radiators.
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Electrostatic imaging apparatus as defined in Claim 1, comprising two parallel rows of interdigitated pairs of electrostatic radiators.
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