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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179562 | Image-capturing device having cover with inclined plane An image-capturing device including a body, an optical module and an upper cover is provided. The body has an upper surface and a first inclined plane, wherein the upper surface has an image-capturing area, and the first inclined plane is connected and located adjac... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177219 | Transmission mechanism and automatic sheet feeder using the same A sheet feeder has a transmission mechanism which includes an output gear mesh with a transmission gear train, and a switch element, disposed between the transmission gear train and the output gear, for switching a rotational direction of the output gear. The switch... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8157258 | Torque limiting roller and medium separating mechanism using the same A torque limiting roller includes a shaft, a frictional unit, a roller assembly, a fixing unit and an elastic unit. The shaft includes a first end and a second end. The frictional unit is mounted on the first end of the shaft. The roller assembly is rotatably mounte... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7984907 | Automatic feeder with separable transmission gears and image acquiring apparatus In an automatic feeder and an image acquiring apparatus, a cover is rotatably connected to a body through a first pin and openable and closable with respect to the body. A roller gear rotates a transporting roller to transport a sheet. An actuating member is attache... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7946572 | Paper pick-up mechanism and feeder using the same A paper pick-up mechanism for a feeder includes a pick-up roller, a pick-up roller shaft, a separation roller, a transmission shaft, a gear set and a transmission gear shaft. Two one-way clutches are respectively coupled to the transmission shaft and the transmissio... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7940430 | Method of calibrating a test chart and a scanning device A method of calibrating a test chart is provided. First, a reference scanning device scans a reference test chart to obtain a plurality of reference optical density (OD) values. The reference test chart includes a plurality of reference blocks. Then, the reference s... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933050 | Method of generating an image of a single document A method of generating an image of a single document includes the steps of: transporting a plurality of documents across a scan position one by one; starting reading the documents at the scan position before a first document of the documents reaches the scan positio... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7920307 | Scanning device having a document pressing unit A scanning device includes a transparent platen, a scanning module, a sheet-feeding mechanism, a section and a pressing unit. The scanning module is disposed at a scan position and acquires an image of a document through the transparent platen. The sheet-feeding mec... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920303 | Scanning device with multiple LED light sources and application thereof A scanning device with multiple LED light sources and an application thereof. The scanning device includes a housing, a chassis, a main LED light source and an auxiliary LED light source. A horizontal plane of the housing is connected to a sloped plane of the housin... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7903300 | Scanning device and method thereof A scanning device and a method thereof are provided. The scanning device includes a scanning platform and an optical chassis. The scanning platform is for supporting an object. A reference origin is defined on the scanning platform for positioning the object. The op... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7903299 | Scanner capable of selecting scanning positions and scanning method for the scanner A scanner capable of selecting scanning positions includes a scanning window, a scanning module and a control processing unit. Before a sheet of documents is scanned, the control processing unit moves the scanning module to a first location to generate a first image... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7890035 | Image forming apparatus and image transferring method therefor An image forming apparatus and an image transferring method therefor are provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of photosensitive units, an intermediate transfer member, and a sheet-conveying unit. Each of the photosensitive units bears a first toner image. Th... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887042 | Separation roller and sheet separating mechanism using the same A separation roller includes a body, a shaft assembly and two friction roller assemblies. The shaft assembly is connected to the body. The friction roller assembly is mounted on two ends of the shaft assembly and located on two sides of the body. The friction roller... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7822377 | Cover assembly of image capturing device A cover assembly of an image capturing device is provided. The image capturing device includes a housing having a platen for supporting the document. The cover assembly includes a buffer, a background sheet and a stretching-compressing mechanism. The cover is pivota... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817312 | Image acquiring device having an optical signal transmission medium An image acquiring device includes a scanning module, an optical signal transmission medium and a mainboard module. In the scanning module having a rechargeable battery, a scanning unit scans a document to obtain an electrical document signal, a first signal convert... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817310 | Sheet-size detecting mechanism for image scanning apparatus A sheet-size detecting mechanism for an image scanning apparatus detects the width of a sheet before a complete image of a sheet is acquired by the means of varying optical paths and obtaining a partial image of the sheet in advance so as to judge a width of the she... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7763844 | CCD scanner capable of scanning at an arbitrary angle with elastic swinging locking bar attached to chassis The invention includes at least one swingable elastic locking bar mounted on the chassis of the scanner, and the end of the elastic locking bar is provided with a contact member having a low friction coefficient, and let the contact member on the elastic locking bar... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758183 | Automatic image processing apparatus and sheet feeding device thereof An automatic image processing apparatus includes a sheet feeding device and an image processing device. The sheet feeding device supports a plurality of sheets and feeds the sheets one by one. The image processing device receives the sheets coming from the sheet fee... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7747208 | Cover structure for scan device A cover structure for a scan device comprises a cover mounted on a housing of the scan device and an angle-positioning mechanism disposed between the housing and the cover. The cover includes a first cover portion and a second cover portion. The angle-positioning me... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7746518 | Area image acquiring method for image reading apparatus An image acquiring method of a scanned image is applying to an image reading apparatus having an automatic sheet-feeding function. The method includes the steps of: acquiring a first image at a scan region of the image reading apparatus by performing a sheet-feeding... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7746513 | Scanner and method thereof A scanner including a light source, an optical module, a driving device, and a control unit is provided. The light source emits a light beam to the to-be-scanned document. The optical module includes a photo sensing device for receiving the light beam reflected by t... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7733542 | Image reading apparatus and optical module thereof An image reading apparatus includes a casing, an upper plate and a transparent plate. The casing has a first opening, and a reading means is disposed in the casing. The upper casing plate is disposed over the casing and has a second opening that is positioned opposi... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7733537 | Scanning device and calibration mechanism thereof A scanning device includes a first chassis, a second chassis and a calibration mechanism. The first chassis is for scanning one side of a document. The second chassis is for scanning the other side of the document. The second chassis is movably disposed opposite the... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731181 | Paper feeding apparatus with paper size determining means A paper feeding apparatus with a paper size determining means includes a paper tray, paper guide, a belt, a roller set, a sensing mechanism and a control unit. The paper tray has a front surface for supporting paper and a rear surface. The paper guide is movably dis... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7710615 | Multi-stage scanning method for increasing scanning speed and enhancing image quality In a multi-stage scanning method for increasing a scanning speed and enhancing an image quality, an optical module is firstly moved from a start position to a forward-internal position in a forward direction, and then enabled to scan a first portion of a document to... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7657121 | Method for simultaneously capturing images of multiple areas and image processing device A method for simultaneously capturing images of multiple areas is applied to an image processing device. The method includes scanning a document and obtaining a preview image of the document; providing N scan windows for selecting N to-be-scanned areas from the prev... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654527 | Method of transporting and processing documents A method includes the steps of rotating an input roller to transport a first leading edge of a first document from an input tray to an input passageway, a scanning position and an output passageway sequentially; rotating the input roller to transport a second leadin... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654525 | Reflective sheet detector A reflective sheet detector includes first and second guide plates constituting a sheet travelling path, an emitter, a receiver and a reflecting portion. The emitter is disposed on a first side of the sheet travelling path and close to a first input opening of the f... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7643680 | Method of calibrating image luminance values A method of calibrating image luminance values is provided. At first, a calibration chart is scanned, and a dark actual luminance value and a white actual luminance value are obtained accordingly. Next, a document is scanned, and a scan luminance value is obtained a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7634205 | Sheet feeder with electrostatic dust-collecting function A sheet feeder with electrostatic dust-collecting function includes a paper path, a feeding roller, a dust-collecting passageway, an electrostatic charge generator and a dust-collecting box. The feeding roller located on the paper path feeds a sheet through the pape... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7630105 | Book scanner with enhanced edge image quality A book scanner for scanning a book having first and second inner surfaces and a ridge. The scanner includes a transparent platen for supporting the first inner surface, a housing, and a scanning module. The housing has a housing platen for supporting the second inne... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630101 | Structure of a scanning window A structure of a scanning window of an image scanning device has a housing, a transparent platen, a plurality of bases and a plurality of supporting blocks. The bases are formed on the inner walls of the housing. The supporting blocks are disposed on the bases and e... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7593145 | Chassis shock lockup apparatus for an image scanning device A shock lockup apparatus is mounted on the chassis of an image scanning device includes a stopping block and a lockup module, with part of the transmission belt driving the chassis of the image scanning device being placed in between. In such a manner, when the imag... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591461 | Automatic document feeder having a sheet-lifting mechanism An automatic document feeder includes a paper tray, a pick-up roller and a sheet-lifting mechanism. A plurality of sheets including a first sheet and a second sheet disposed above the first sheet is stored in the paper tray. The paper tray includes a bottom plate in... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7580163 | Slip-resistant and portable scanner A slip-resistant and portable scanner for scanning a document placed on a document platen includes a housing, a scan window, and a scanning module and a slip-resistant structure. The scan window is mounted on the housing to closely face the document. The scanning mo... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7564598 | Hinge assembly capable of retaining a cable A hinge assembly capable of retaining a cable includes a hollow hub disposed on a first body, a bracket holder disposed on a second body, and an integrating member rotatably disposed on the hollow hub for integrating the hollow hub to the bracket holder and having a... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7564597 | Image sensor and method therefor An image sensor includes P (P≧2) red-light, P green-light and P blue-light photosensors and is mounted in an image scanning device to expose and read multiple scan lines of a to-be-scanned document. The scanning device includes a driving device for driving the ima... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7559480 | Method and device for printing value-added information A method and a device are provided for printing value-added information onto a continuous printing medium. The continuous printing medium comprises the first printing medium connected with the second printing medium. The first printing medium has the first transacti... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7538915 | Book scanner with a minimized scan margin A book scanner with a minimized scan margin scans an open book, which has a first inner surface, a second inner surface and a binding section. The book scanner includes a book supporting structure and a scanning module. The book supporting structure is composed of a... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7535604 | Book scanner with a uniform light source A book scanner comprises a transparent platen, a carriage and a housing. The carriage is disposed in the housing, and the transparent platen with an angular structure is disposed on the housing for an original placed to be scanned. The carriage has a strip-shaped li... | 05/19/2009 |
