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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8400689 | Image reading apparatus This invention provides an image reading apparatus which can start image processing on a joint portion between divided first and second half portions without waiting for image reading and shorten throughput time of image processing by outputting data from the joint ... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8107138 | Image sensing apparatus An image sensing apparatus having a large depth of focus (DOF) and being compact in size is provided. The image sensing apparatus includes a plurality of light sources that shines light beams on an illumination portion of a document; a first mirror that receives inc... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107137 | 4-line CCD sensor and image input apparatus using the same A 4-line CCD sensor according to one embodiment of the present invention has a monochromic reading line sensor section and a color reading line sensor section. This 4-line CCD sensor is characterized in that amplification factors for amplifiers 1 to 4 ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7957040 | Scan bar for scanning media sheet in image scanning device and method thereof A scan bar for scanning a media sheet in an image scanning device and a method for scanning the media sheet in the image scanning device are disclosed. The scan bar comprises a sensor arrangement and a lens arrangement. The sensor arrangement comprises a first senso... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7884976 | Image sensing apparatus An image sensing apparatus having a large depth of focus (DOF) and being compact in size is provided. The image sensing apparatus includes a plurality of light sources that shines light beams on an illumination portion of a document; a first mirror that receives inc... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7826108 | Scanning apparatus for preventing defocus aberration A scanning apparatus for preventing defocus aberration is provided. The scanning apparatus includes a flatbed scanning portion and a scanning module. The flatbed scanning portion includes a glass platform. The scanning module includes a scanning module case, a light... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7751097 | Methods and apparatuses for changing driving sequence to output charge coupled device signal A method of changing driving sequence to output a charge coupled device signal, the method is applied to a scanner. The scanner has a pixel processor and a charge coupled device. A plurality of charge signals detected by the charge coupled device is sequentially out... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7656564 | Apparatus and method for compensating for pixel distortion in reproduction of hologram data An apparatus for compensating for pixel distortion while reproducing hologram data includes an extraction unit, a determination and calculation unit, a table, and a compensation unit. The extraction unit extracts a reproduced data image from a reproduced image frame... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7656563 | Method for controlling the on/off function of an LED in a scanner A method for controlling ON/OFF of LED in a scanner which replaces CCFL with LED as a light source is provided so as to solve the problem of excessively long warm-up time of CCFL in the prior art. Meanwhile, to achieve intermittent heat dissipation, LED is switched ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7636181 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus In an image reading apparatus, a plurality of reading sensors extend in a main scanning direction and separated from each other in the main scanning direction so as to be located in a staggered arrangement in which a part of one of the reading sensors in the longitu... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7609422 | Document reading apparatus that reads a document image with a CCD image sensor A document reading apparatus includes average output value detecting circuits and random value generating adder/subtractor circuits. The average output value detecting circuits detect and hold the average output values of the pixels of the FO, FE, LO, and LE outputs... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7554703 | Optical reading device of scanning apparatus An optical reading device of a scanning apparatus includes two light sources and a movable lens. The first light source emits a first light when the optical reading device is operated in a flatbed scanning mode. The second light source emits a second light when the ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7538912 | Image reading apparatus and circuit board unit used therefor An image reading apparatus (X) includes a light source, a case (2) for accommodating the light source, and a substrate (8) mounted to the case (8). A plurality of sensor IC chips (7) for detecting the light traveling from an image reading... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7538913 | Stagger sensor and method for improving modulation transfer function A stagger sensor and a method for improving modulation transfer function. The method of using the stagger sensor for improving modulation transfer function can be applied to scan an object. The stagger sensor includes a plurality of sensing modules. The method of in... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7508554 | Image reader An image reader includes a transparent plate (1) having end portions (1a and 1b) that are chamfered in a direction in which a document is carried thereon. The transparent plate (1) has recess portions (11a and ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7502146 | Image reading apparatus including reading unit having conductive abutting portion An image reading apparatus has a placing member where an original is placed, a reading unit for reading an image of the original in a way that moves relatively to the placing member, and a press member for pressing the reading unit against the placing member. The re... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7457009 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus In order to shorten a time for preliminary original reading which is performed prior to reading of an original image, an image reading apparatus of the present invention scans an original mounted on a platen glass by a scan optical system that moves to the original ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7436556 | Image reading apparatus and light conductor used for the same An image reading apparatus includes a light source for illuminating an image reading region extending in the primary scanning direction, and a plurality of lenses for focusing light reflected on the image reading region and for producing reduced images. Each of the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426064 | Scan bar and method for scanning an image A scanner is obtained having a subscan axis and having a scan bar including sensor elements positioned in at least one substantially linear array. Each array lies substantially in a plane defined by the subscan and scan-bar longitudinal axes. Each array is tilted wi... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423790 | Photoelectric conversion apparatus and contact-type image sensor To prevent such a situation that a signal from a pixel in a dark state is output at a level shifted from an originally set level to deteriorate an image quality, and to improve the image quality. A photoelectric conversion apparatus according to the present inventio... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423787 | Optical scanning module, device, and method, and imaging apparatus An optical scanning module includes a light-emission source emitting a light beam, a movable mirror reflecting the light beam, and a movable mirror driving part that causes the movable mirror to oscillate in first and second opposite directions. A frequency of pixel... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417774 | Method and apparatus for selective processing of captured images Methods and apparatus are disclosed for identifying intended response marks in an optically scanned image of a response sheet having key marks and response targets printed in the same color. Pixel darkness values assigned by a digital imaging scanner are used to loc... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414763 | Contact image sensor fixing device A contact image sensor fixing device for an office machine having a frame, a contact image sensor, and a white roller, the contact image sensor fixing device including an elastic unit mounted on the frame to push the contact image sensor against the whiter roller wi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414761 | Imaging optical system and image reading apparatus To provide a compact imaging optical system in which occurrence of an asymmetrical aberration is reduced and the optical performance is not deteriorated significantly by constituting the system by off-axial reflection surfaces, and an image reading apparatus using t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414762 | Single pass duplex document path for a digital scanner A document handling system includes an imaging area; a light source located in proximity to the imaging area; a raster imaging scanning system located in proximity to the imaging area; and a looped document path, located in proximity to the imaging area, having an e... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405848 | Scanning device and method using paired differential analog signals A scanning device having a cable for connecting various parts is provided. A method is provided using a differential pair of clock generated signals to cancel each other, thereby reducing electromagnetic emissions. The differential pair is characterized by each bein... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7397620 | Image reading apparatus using image reading lens An image reading apparatus with an image reading lens configured to reduce a field curvature and a magnification error in the sub-scan direction, includes a photoelectric conversion element having picture elements arrayed in the main-scan direction, and an image rea... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394579 | Data writing apparatus and image processing apparatus An image reading apparatus of the present invention converts respective pixel signals outputted from first, second and third shift registers to pixel data in an analog frontend IC and outputs pixel data as a serial data stream in a predetermined pattern. The address... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391543 | Image reading apparatus A document platen. A support member supports an end portion of the document platen from below in a sub scanning direction. A sensor module has a first protruding portion protruding in the sub scanning direction. The sensor module includes a first sensor, and a secon... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388692 | Color image processing device and color image processing method A color image processing device includes an acquiring unit that acquires sample values of an original document at a prescribed cycle from a plurality of line sensors provided in parallel with a main scanning direction at a prescribed interval between one another, a ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385734 | Method and apparatuses for changing driving sequence to output charge couple device signal A method of changing driving sequence to output a charge coupled device signal, the method is applied to a scanner. The scanner has a pixel processor and a charge coupled device. A plurality of charge signals detected by the charge coupled device is sequentially out... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382503 | Scanning apparatus The scanning apparatus includes a movable chassis and a main board fixed on the body. A charge-coupled device module and a front end processing device are disposed on the chassis. An application-specific integrated circuit is positioned on the main board. After the ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381938 | Photoelectric converter and x-ray image pick-up device A photoelectric converter includes a plurality of substrates, which are located adjacent to each other and on which a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices are two-dimensionally arranged, and either scan circuits or detection circuits that are arranged on tw... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379217 | Image reading apparatus To set at least the main portion of a read original on an image reading apparatus while avoiding a discontinuous portion, the position of the discontinuous portion of photoelectric conversion element arrays is indicated, or an original holder to be used to set the o... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375864 | Document reading apparatus and imaging apparatus implementing same A document reading apparatus arranged to reduce inconsistencies in the output signals of its linear image sensor is provided. The document reading apparatus includes a linear image sensor, a light source control circuit, and a light source driver. The light source c... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375832 | Adjustable sensor assembly for printers A print media sensor mounting assembly includes a housing having a sensor mounting element. The sensor mounting element has a sensor position movably mounted therein for movement of the sensor position amongst a plurality of positions corresponding to a width of a p... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365888 | Image read apparatus There is disclosed an image read apparatus including an image sensor including: first and second sensors including light receiving devices arranged in one row; a first shift register for outputting the pixel signals of all the light receiving devices of the first se... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362479 | Image reading apparatus The scanner comprises first and second sensors 21, 22 wherein light receiving elements with 600 dpi resolution are arranged, a first shift register 25 which outputs all the pixel signals received from light receiving elements in the first sensor 21,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362477 | Image reader An image reader, detachably attached to an electronic apparatus, for functionally expanding the electronic apparatus and for reading an image on a medium, includes an interface connectible to and disconnectible from the electronic apparatus a housing having an image... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359579 | Image sensor package and its manufacturing method Disclosed are an image sensor package and a method for manufacturing the same. A sealing portion is formed between an image sensor die and a glass substrate to completely isolate the sensing portion of the image sensor die from external environment. Electrically con... | 04/15/2008 |
