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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4393411 | Laser read-write system for the production of engravings Engraving apparatus with particular reference to a plate to be engraved having a photosensitive surface in which a write laser beam exposes anid surface by scanning the same in conjunction with a read optical path associated with a copy board positioned p... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4367493 | Raster scanner apparatus and method A raster scanner with linear scanning array, a scanning slit permitting the array to view a document image one line at a time, and document transport for transporting documents past the scanning slit. To accommodate the disparity between scanning rates an... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4348593 | Twisting geometry optical system utilizing imaging array with time delay segments The invention relates to an optical scanning system which utilizes a tilted lens array to image scan line segments onto an area array of detector units. Each line segment is imaged onto a multiple time integration segment which enhances effective exposure... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4314159 | Document scanner A scanner for scanning a document positioned against a backing surface to determine the position of the document includes photoelectric transducers which provide electrical scan signals in dependence upon the light reflected from the document and from the... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4300169 | Facsimile operation method A facsimile operation method comprising the steps of reading an original document for transmission, transmitting the image signals of the original document to a receiving side and, at the same time, transmitting part of image signals corresponding to the ... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4300170 | Picture outline tracing and recording machine A machine for tracing an outline of an original picture and recording the same outline image as the picture for making a cutting mask for photo-printing, which includes an optical head for receiving light from a light spot projected to the picture by a pr... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4297727 | Facsimile apparatus Scanning and recording operations are performed by separate mechanical and electronic units. Signal processing, run length encoding and decoding operations are performed by a microcomputer on a priority interrupt basis utilizing at least two sections of a... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4292621 | Character reader A system for reading characters arranged in a line on a document. The line of characters is scanned in such a manner as simultaneously to generate a plurality of parallel data signals.... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4288821 | Multi-resolution image signal processing apparatus and method An image signal processing architecture for image filtering using high and low image resolution scanning arrays to scan a document original. The image pixels produced by the high resolution scanning array are analyzed to determine the presence of high fre... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4285012 | Light beam scanner A light beam scanner having an optical deflector which can repeatedly scan one surface to be scanned in a predetermined direction with a light beam and can start each scan at a desired time instant. A drive mechanism moves the surface to be scanned, in a ... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4273440 | Method and apparatus for data collection and preparation A method of recording images of selected areas of source documents by photographic, video or similar camera analog recording techniques. Embodiments of apparatus to perform the method include devices for feeding the source record, aiming the camera and ar... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4240117 | Apparatus for electro-optically recording pictorial information for a facsimile transmission system Apparatus for electro-optically recording picture information comprising a scanning a picture with a head having multiple electrical optical scanning devices which can be simultaneously moved across the picture and wherein the output of the scanning devic... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4240118 | Method for electro-optically sensing, transmitting pictorial information The method of electro-optically scanning a picture with a multiple electrical optical scanning head which can be laterally moved across the picture and the outputs of the multiple scanning head are supplied to a first group of shift registers so that indi... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4205349 | Optoelectronic scanning apparatus An original document for facsmile transmission or the like is fed over a horizontal transparent platen by rollers for scanning. A light source illuminates the document and a mirror reflects a light image of a linear portion of the document perpendicular t... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4199784 | Method and apparatus for electro-optically recording pictorial information for a facsimile transmission system Method and apparatus for electro-optically recording picture information comprising scanning a picture with a head having multiple electrical optical scanning devices which can be simultaneously moved across the picture and wherein the output of such scan... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4199789 | Document analyzer in particular for a facsimile transmitter A document analyser for analyzing a document along successive analysis lines as the document moves past the generally stationary analyzer. The analyzer illuminates said document along an analysis line, optically a sensor receives the image of the analysis... | 04/22/1980 |
| 3976833 | Amplifier back-ground control apparatus for use in a document scanning system An arrangement for use in a document scanning system to provide background control of signals representative of the information content of a scanned document. An amplifier includes an automatic background control portion and an automatic black level adjus... | 08/24/1976 |
