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Image reading apparatus with block lighting and pulsing

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-01-23
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Granted: 1990-05-15
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Expires: 2007-01-23
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Abstract

Abstract An image reading apparatus in which a plurality of light sources are provided and the lights emitted from the light sources are incident on to photoelectric converting means from an object to be read, thereby reading an image of the object; and dividing the light sources into a plurality of blocks, for sequentially divisionally lighting on the light sources every block, and for lighting on, in a pulse-like manner, the light sources of the blocks which are not divisionally lit on.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hirofumi Iwamoto
  • 👤 Tatsundo Kawai
  • 👤 Makoto Ogura
  • 👤 Katsumi Nakagawa
  • 👤 Shinichi Seitoh
  • 👤 Noriyuki Kaifu

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 15:53
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/024; H04N1/028; H04N1/02815; H04N1/02845; H04N1/02865; H04N1/40; H04N1/40056

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 84 words
An image reading apparatus in which a plurality of light sources are provided and the lights emitted from said light sources are incident on photoelectric converting means from an object to be read, thereby reading an image of the object, comprising: light-on control circuitry for dividing said light sources into a plurality of blocks, for sequentially divisionally lighting on the light sources every block, and for lighting on, in a pulse-like manner, the light sources of the blocks which are not divisionally lit on.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 84 words
An image reading apparatus in which a plurality of light sources are provided and the lights emitted from said light sources are incident on photoelectric converting means from an object to be read, thereby reading an image of the object, comprising: light-on control circuitry for dividing said light sources into a plurality of blocks, for sequentially divisionally lighting on the light sources every block, and for lighting on, in a pulse-like manner, the light sources of the blocks which are not divisionally lit on.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-05-14 1993-11-13 1994-05-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-05-14 1997-11-13 1998-05-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-05-14 2001-11-13 2002-05-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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