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Electro-optical film-scanning system
Assignee: Aeroflex Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1961-05-04
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1981-05-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Trott Timothy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N3/00; H04N3/02; G; G02; G02B; G02B26/00; G02B26/08; G02B26/10; G02B26/103; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/12; H04N1/126; H04N1/1295
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL FILM-SCANNING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR ARRAY OF OPTICAL FIBERS, ONE END OF SAID ARRAY BEING SUBSTANTIALLY RECTILINEAR FOR DISPOSITION TRANSVERSELY OF A FILM TO BE SCANNED AND THE OTHER END BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ARCUATE; AND ROTATABLE OPTICAL SCANNING MEANS DISPOSED TO SCAN SAID ARCUATE END OF SAID ARRAY AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF TRANSMISSION OF LIGHT TRANSFERRED BETWEEN SAID ARRAY AND THE SCANNING MEANS FROM RADIAL TO SUBSTANTIALLY AXIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL FILM-SCANNING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR ARRAY OF OPTICAL FIBERS, ONE END OF SAID ARRAY BEING SUBSTANTIALLY RECTILINEAR FOR DISPOSITION TRANSVERSELY OF A FILM TO BE SCANNED AND THE OTHER END BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ARCUATE; AND ROTATABLE OPTICAL SCANNING MEANS DISPOSED TO SCAN SAID ARCUATE END OF SAID ARRAY AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF TRANSMISSION OF LIGHT TRANSFERRED BETWEEN SAID ARRAY AND THE SCANNING MEANS FROM RADIAL TO SUBSTANTIALLY AXIAL.
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