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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360911 | Oscillating belt and pulley drive system for high performance light emitting diode warning light assembly A plurality of support casings for light emitting diode warning lights are driven in synchronous arc movements by a belt and pulley drive system having a compact construction with four belt segments. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339602 | Image-drawing device and image-drawing method An image-drawing device, which carries out image-drawing on the basis of image-drawing data, has image-drawing heads which are moved relatively in a predetermined scanning direction along an image-drawing surface. The image-drawing heads have a large number of image... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7184181 | Scanning module capable of finely tuning the optical length A scanning module capable of finely tuning the optical length comprises a lamp tube, a base, a photosensitive substrate, and an adjustment unit. The lamp tube provides a required light source for a document to be scanned. The base has a reflective mirror set and a c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7151622 | Image reading and recording apparatus An image reading and recording apparatus is provided with a carriage having the drive switching gear, which transmits driving power to a reading drive gear train only in a drive switching position. Then, when a reading command is issued, the carriage moves to this d... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6993411 | System and method for discrete time trajectory planning for lithography A lithography system and method for calculating an optimal discrete time trajectory for a movable device is described. A trajectory planner of the lithography system calculates an optimal discrete time trajectory subject to maximum velocity and maximum acceleration ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6907794 | Torque measuring apparatus for rotating body A torque measuring apparatus includes a rotor having a hollow body portion formed between a drive-side flange portion and a load-side flange portion. Light emitting elements are disposed on a periphery of the rotor, for emitting optical signals based on an output fr... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6629292 | Method for forming graphical images in semiconductor devices High resolution gray scale graphical images are formed in a semiconductor substrate by the use of two or more levels of indicia having a plurality of image segments and having a continuous conductive line formed in the surface of the substrate, each image... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6603116 | Method and apparatus for image forming with multiple laser beams An image forming apparatus includes a light source, a light beam controlling mechanism, a sensor, and a signal controller. The light source emits parallel light beams with an angle smaller than 90° relative to a sub-scanning direction. The light beam con... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6366343 | Scanning apparatus having two transmission systems A scanning apparatus having two transmission systems. The motor through a transmission gear-wheel with high gear-change rate and a transmission gear-wheel with a low gear-change rate transmits the motion of the carriage. One-way clutches are also used to ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6275281 | Image forming apparatus and controlling method therefor The invention intends to match the image writing start positions for different color components, even in case of the rotation speed of the photosensitive member etc. fluctuates by the variation in the load or by the backlash of the driving gears. For atta... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6121993 | Apparatus for forming an image by a plurality of light emitting elements An apparatus for forming an image comprises a plurality of light emitting elements each emitting light having substanitially the same peak wavelength as those of others; a conveyor to convey a recording medium to receive light emitted from the plurality o... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6122038 | Method and apparatus for a large-format scanner An apparatus and method for a large-format scanner. In a preferred embodiment, a device for scanning an image on a medium having a width and providing signals representing the image includes a frame, a transport, a lamp and a plurality of sensors. The tra... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6115109 | Apparatus and method for scanning a light beam over an image surface Apparatus for scanning a light beam over an image surface includes a carriage assembly, including structure for directing a light beam over the image surface. A pad assembly, which is rotatably mounted to the carriage assembly, includes a pad surface. A s... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6104475 | Platesetter Apparatus for scanning a light-beam across a sheet mounted on a flat bed, the apparatus including a bridge that extends across the bed from one side to the other and is supported at each end on carriage guided along a respective one of said sides of the b... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5917583 | Image recording apparatus and application device thereof An image recording apparatus which effects digital exposure while aiming for compactness. An exposure unit digitally exposes a photosensitive material successively while moving above a stage. An application unit moves from the rear side of the exposure un... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5717503 | Actuating mechanism for optical scanner An actuating apparatus for optical scanners which can cause the lamp and the reflecting mirror to travel at a desired ratio of distances such that the total distance of scanner's light path before and after the lamp movement remains substantially unchange... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5625469 | Apparatus for alignment of material to be scanned in a flat-bed scanner A scanning apparatus providing an object focal plane for original documents to be scanned, wherein a scan carriage containing illumination, sensor, and optical elements is moved together to scan an original document and to obtain a digitized representatio... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5619306 | Apparatus for duplicating X-ray type photographic films Photographic films, such as X-rays, are duplicated by exposing an unexposed copy film in the presence of an intimately overlying developed film to be copied. The device exposure station has a pair of rollers at the entrance to drive the film pair and to r... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5612172 | Method and apparatus for writing onto a photosensitive material using a modulated light beam A method and apparatus for printing on to a photosensitive material. The apparatus includes a light source for producing light composed of at least two colors, a collimator for collimating the light produced by the light source so as form a beam of light,... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5594528 | Flash bulb type thermal copying device Provided is a flash bulb type thermal copying device which allows divided exposure to be carried out in a simple but highly efficient manner. The thermal copying device comprises an exposure unit 10 having a light radiating window 22, and a flash light so... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5457547 | Original image reading apparatus An original image reading apparatus, capable of simultaneously reading a reflective original and a transmissive original, with optimum shading corrections for both, is disclosed. For this purpose there are provided a shading data RAM of a line and a shadi... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5386267 | Light integrating cavity for a film scanner A film scanner having a support frame for supporting a high intensity light source and a light integrator with respect to a film scanning gate, and apparatus for pivotally moving the light integrator out of the way to facilitate access to the scanning gat... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5386268 | Exposure unit and method for exposing photosensitive materials An exposure unit and method for imaging a photosensitive material includes a source of radiation for exposing the photosensitive material to actinic radiation such that the radiation strikes the photosensitive material at a plurality of angles of incidenc... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5119127 | Photoresist exposure method and apparatus therefor A photoresist exposure apparatus in which a photoresist is coated by electrodeposition on the surface of a printed circuit board. The apparatus operates to expose the printed circuit board, which has been subjected to through-hole plating, to light throug... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5070411 | Color image recording apparatus using masks for forming latent images on photosensitive recording medium with detection and control of color-separated light components An image recording apparatus in which a color image of an original document is copied on a sheet of paper using a photosensitive recording medium and three mask members corresponding to red, green and blue color components. The mask members have light shi... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5043824 | Color mask recording apparatus with light components scanned at set exposure amount conversion rates A color image recording apparatus exposes a photosensitive recording medium to light through a succession of mask members produced by a monochromatic laser printer based on colored image information. An exposure unit exposes the photosensitive recording m... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5010361 | Copying device for modifying (distorting) film patterns The device for the modification (distortion) of film patterns which are arranged on a film to be exposed, comprise a holder 15 for clamping in the pattern 19 for carrying out the relative movement over pattern 19 and film 20. A light source is movable on ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5010415 | Image forming apparatus having switchable color separation filter units An image forming apparatus for forming a mask member on the basis of a color image information and exposing a photosensitive recording medium to light through the mask member to thereby forming a color image, including a light source for emitting light, a... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5006888 | Copying device for modifying (distorting) film patterns The copying device for the modification (distortion) of film patterns, which are arranged on a film to be exposed, comprises a light source 2 which is movable over the film and film pattern. A relative movement between the film pattern and the film is eff... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4992826 | Contact exposure apparatus In a contact exposure apparatus, a film original is overlaid on a photosensitive material, a transparent cover sheet is covered on the film original, the film original and the photosensitive material are brought into contact with each other by vacuum suct... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4987445 | Scanning light contact duplicating apparatus A scanning light contact duplicating apparatus is described which includes an explosure frame having a front and rear edge between which extends a backing plate that is used for supporting an original sheet such as a negative transparency to be copied, to... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4965621 | Compact light collimator for a scanning contact printer In a contact printer comprising means for supporting a film and an original in superposed relationship, means for providing a source of light for exposing the film through the original, and means for moving the light over the surface of the superposed fil... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4962981 | Optical scanner An optical scanner for a laser printer or the like, capable of forming dots on scanning lines which are apparently the same in length. When the respective scanning speeds of spots of laser beams reflected respectively by a plurality of reflecting surfaces... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4962405 | Compact contact printer with a flexible transparent cover sheet An improvement in a contact printer which comprises means for supporting a film and an original in superposed relationship on a vacuum table, means for providing a source of light for exposing the film through the original, and means for moving the light ... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4952973 | Removable cover sheet roll for a contact printer An improvement in a contact printer which comprises means for supporting a film and an original in superposed relationship on a vacuum table, means for providing a source of light for exposing the film through the original, and means for moving the light ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4949122 | Contact printer for exposing sensitized graphic art film and paper A graphic arts contact printer which comprises a vacuum table for supporting a photosensitive film and an original, containing an image to be reproduced, in superposed relationship. A light source provides an elongated beam of photoactive light for exposi... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4942426 | Cover sheet cleaning means for a contact printer An improvement in a contact printer which comprises means for supporting a film and an original in superposed relationship on a vacuum table, means for providing a source of light for exposing the film through the original, and means for moving the light ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4716443 | Photographic image precision reproportioning system A photographic reproportioning apparatus for changing one dimension or edge configuration of a two dimension image contact print exposed on a photosensitive film moved by a support platen in a predetermined linear direction with respect to the image being... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4707116 | Exposure device The exposure device is especially intended for use with the contact print of circuit patterns on printed circuit boards, and is composed of a tubular light source extending with the length thereof throughout the exposure field width and disposed in a hous... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4679930 | One-way reducing and enlarging printer A one-way reducing and enlarging printer to print a reduced or enlarged image in one direction onto a photosensitive material comprising a photosensitive material holder to mount the photosensitive material, a negative holder having a light transmissive p... | 07/14/1987 |
