US4594527A
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Vacuum fluorescent lamp having a flat geometry
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1983-10-06
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Granted: 1986-06-10
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Expires: 2003-10-06
Abstract
Abstract A vacuum fluorescent lamp has a novel planar construction permitting it to be closely positioned to an object plane and hence, used as an efficient illuminator. The lamp is constructed so that the lamp surface interfacing the object plane is optically transparent so as to permit illumination to reach a scan illumination strip. The lamp surface opposite the interface surface has an optical window formed therein which permits light rays reflected from the document to exit the lamp along an optical path extending through the lamp.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank C. Genovese
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:24
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/04; G03G15/04036
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A planar vacuum fluorescent lamp for illuminating a document at an object plane, the top surface of said lamp placed juxtaposed said object plane, said lamp comprising: a substantially rectangular transparent lamp envelope, a continuous layer of reflective, conductive material applied to the interior surface of said envelope, said coating being omitted from a first longitudinal strip at the top surface; said first strip defining a document illumination slit, and from a second longitudinal strip at the surface opposite said top surface, said second strip defining an exit window for illumination reflected from the document, a phosphor layer applied over said reflective conductive material, and a plurality of axially extending cathode filaments positioned within the lamp, whereby when said lamp is energized, light reflected from a document in the object plane is directed along an optical path extending through the interior of said lamp exiting the lamp at said exit window.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A planar vacuum fluorescent lamp for illuminating a document at an object plane, the top surface of said lamp placed juxtaposed said object plane, said lamp comprising: a substantially rectangular transparent lamp envelope, a continuous layer of reflective, conductive material applied to the interior surface of said envelope, said coating being omitted from a first longitudinal strip at the top surface; said first strip defining a document illumination slit, and from a second longitudinal strip at the surface opposite said top surface, said second strip defining an exit window for illumination reflected from the document, a phosphor layer applied over said reflective conductive material, and a plurality of axially extending cathode filaments positioned within the lamp, whereby when said lamp is energized, light reflected from a document in the object plane is directed along an optical path extending through the interior of said lamp exiting the lamp at said exit window.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-06-09 | 1989-12-09 | 1990-06-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-06-09 | 1993-12-09 | 1994-06-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-06-09 | 1997-12-09 | 1998-06-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |