Bizarre Patents
A gun that fires a missile, powered by gas "discharged by the operator of the toy."
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7332712 | Camera module fabrication method including the step of removing a lens mount and window from the mold An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window s... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7253935 | Optical scanner, image forming apparatus, and optical scanner attitude correcting method An optical scanner includes a light source that emits a light beam, a deflection unit that deflects the light beam, an optical unit that introduces the light beam to a target surface, a housing unit that stores these components, and a member that contacts the light ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7227236 | Image sensor package and its manufacturing method Disclosed are an image sensor package and its manufacturing method. As an example, an infrared ray protection glass is positioned directly on an image sensing region of an image sensor die. An electrically conductive wire and so forth located outside the image sensi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7202980 | Mounting structure for inverter circuit board for light source lamp of image reader A mounting structure for an inverter circuit board for a light source lamp of an image reader in which mounting means for mounting the inverter circuit board for a light source lamp of an image reader onto a carriage is located to be operated from the direction in w... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199359 | Camera module fabrication method including singulating a substrate An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7170650 | Luminous apparatus capable of adjusting the luminance A luminous apparatus capable of adjusting the luminance is equipped in a scanner. Before mounting the luminous apparatus in the scanner, a detective device is used for detecting luminance generated from the luminous apparatus. The luminous apparatus contains the ele... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7146106 | Optic semiconductor module and manufacturing method An optic semiconductor package includes a main board of a substantially planar plate shape. The main board includes an aperture therethrough and a plurality of board metal patterns formed at the periphery of the aperture. A package portion is coupled to the main boa... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7136203 | Image sensor and image reading apparatus In a contact type image sensor including an illumination section including a light source and light guide to illuminate a document, an image sensing element for converting an optical image of the document into an electrical signal, a cylindrical rod lens for forming... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7126111 | Camera module having a threaded lens barrel and a ball grid array connecting device An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123553 | Lens support mechanism, optical head device and optical information processor A lens support mechanism including a semiconductor laser 10 for emitting a laser beam, an optical head enclosure 3 to which the semiconductor Laser 10 is fixed and located, a collimator lens 21 disposed coaxially with the laser beam emitt... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7079791 | Apparatus for reducing warm-up time by auxiliary light source and method for the same An apparatus for reducing start-up time uses an auxiliary light source and method for the same are proposed. The auxiliary light source has relatively short start-up time to compensate a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) with long start-up time. The auxiliary lig... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059040 | Optical module with lens integral holder fabrication method A method of forming an optical module includes mounting an image sensor to a base of a substrate and bonding a lens housing to a sidewall of the substrate. A mounting surface of the lens housing includes a locking feature having a horizontal surface and a vertical s... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7042591 | Image exposure apparatus and image forming apparatus The present invention provides an image exposure apparatus which has a light emitting chip including a plurality of light emitting elements, a base plate for mounting the chip thereon, a lens for imaging light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements on... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034967 | Image reading apparatus and transparent original adapter An image reading apparatus for imaging an original document or photographic film includes an original placement bed on which to place the original, and a reading device to form an image of the original. A transparent original adapter, detachably connected to the ima... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6995513 | Coil antenna/protection for ceramic metal halide lamps The invention relates to improvements in high-pressure discharge lamps of the ceramic metal halide type of the Philips MasterColor series having a metal coil wrapped around the discharge vessel and/or at least a portion of the electrode feed through means, and havin... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6917452 | System and method for providing uniform illumination as received by an optical detector The present invention is directed to a system and method which capture images by use of an optical detector. The system and method illuminate a scan region utilizing a bulb that emits light of greater intensity near its extremities than at its center to provide imag... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6891328 | Light source for image reading apparatus and image reading apparatus A light source using electroluminescence layers of which width and thickness are adjusted so that emission luminance does not depend on the position on the layer. Also, a light source using red, green and blue electroluminescences light media for a color source of w... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6684044 | Light source lamp for image reader A light source lamp socket of an image reader is formed to be capable of being placed as close to a platen glass as possible to increase the intensity of light beams to be irradiated on a original. A part of each of lamp socket attached on the both ends o... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6605405 | Electrophotographic method and electrophotographic apparatus Provided are an electrophotographic method and an electrophotographic apparatus that can reduce ghost memory latent in an a-Si photosensitive member, relieve potential unevenness, and provide image copies with high quality. In an electrophotographic proce... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6549743 | Image reading device An image reading device includes a feeding cable which connects a voltage applying part and a light source, and includes a conductive cable with an outer circumference covered with an insulating film. A first portion at one end side of the feeding cable i... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6521388 | Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and photoreceptor therefor An image forming apparatus including a photoreceptor including a photosensitive layer on a surface of an electroconductive substrate and a light irradiator configured to irradiate the photoreceptor with a light beam having a wavelength λ represented in u... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6492079 | Electrophotographic photoconductor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge using the photoconductor An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support, and a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer successively formed on the electroconductive support, the charge transport layer allowing any monochromatic light with a wav... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6440625 | Method of electrostatic recording on a cylindrical photoreceptor with dielectric coating and an electrophotographic duplicating apparatus A method of electrostatic recording on a cylindrical photoreceptor with a dielectric coating of a photosemiconductor layer is presented. The method includes such main operational steps as charging, exposure and illumination of the photoreceptor, wherein t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6143453 | Electro-photographic photoreceptor and image-forming apparatus using same The object of the invention is to provide an electro-photographic photoreceptor which has high sensitivity to long wavelength light to form a less defective image and exhibits a sufficient electrical charging property at the first rotation of the receptor... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6118555 | Image reading apparatus having a light source including a fluorescent lamp In an image reading apparatus provided with a light source for illuminating an original, the light source includes a fluorescent lamp having a tube surface by means of which a part of a beam of light therefrom is condensed on the surface of the original b... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5978614 | Image scanning apparatus with light source condition testing An image scanner arrangement having a scanner, a document feeder scanning portion and a flat scanning bed. A single white plate is provided between the document feeder scanning portion and flat bed. Before scanning, the scanner scans the white plate to pr... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5950053 | Illumination compensation device of scanner An illumination compensation device of a scanner for balancing the light intensity on the optic-electric sensor of the scanner and facilitating the connection of the power wires and power supply. The device includes at least one curved light source having... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5875377 | Device for illuminating an original A device for illuminating an original for use in an original reading apparatus for reading an original placed on an original supporting table has a light source having a filament having its lengthwise direction disposed so as to be perpendicular to a read... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5864739 | Light source package incorporating thermal expansion compensating device and image forming apparatus using the same A light source package includes a light source, a lens for collimating the light from the light source, and a support member for supporting the light source and the lens so that the optical axis of the lens is set to a desired position relative to the lig... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5808650 | Image forming apparatus with light emitting element head An image forming apparatus includes an LED array head to which a vibration applying unit driven by a driver is attached. The LED array head is shifted by a predetermined amount in a direction at an angle θ relative to the axis of a photosensitive drum. L... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5768663 | Light source arrangement of a scanner A light source mounted in a scanner adjacent to a platform thereof, including a lamp tube, the lamp tube having a straight middle section across the width of the scanner area within the platform, and two curved end sections respectively extended from both... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765073 | Field controlled plasma discharge printing device A field controlled plasma discharge display element is disclosed for light source use in single element and multiple element plasma discharge electrostatic printers. The display element includes a pair of hollow discharge electric field electrodes, and a ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5749029 | Electrophotographic process and apparatus therefor In an electrophotographic process using an electrophotographic photoconductor having a photoconductive layer which contains a charge generation material and a charge transport material, the charge transport material being convertible from a neutral state ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5732308 | Exposing apparatus having disconnection detecting function for exposure lamp An exposing apparatus having exposing function for irradiating light and scanning an original, function for detecting a reflected light from the original, function for setting the exposing function so as to repeat a plural times of the exposing/scanning s... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5655189 | Image device having thermally stable light emitting/receiving arrays and opposing lenses A lens plate is provided with many lenses, and a base plate is provided with many LED arrays and driving ICs arranged at respective opposite ends of the base plate. The lens plate and the base plate are positioned in place relative to each other by spacer... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5616989 | Fluorescent lamp system including an integrated heater/power harness A fluorescent light source includes a fluorescent lamp, lamp bases attached to opposite ends of the fluorescent lamp, and an electrically insulating substrate connected to the fluorescent lamp. A heating element is positioned on the fluorescent lamp, and ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5527651 | Field emission device light source for xerographic printing process A xerographic printing system is constructed using a field emission device 120 as a modulated light source. Alternatively, a lens 122 may be disposed between the field emission device 120 and the photoreceptor drum surface 106. The field emission device 1... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5506659 | Image density control device having an original mounting element with a vertically adjustable means The present invention is directed to an image density control device in an image formation apparatus where a pattern of reference density on a sample original is exposed to light from an exposing light source to image the pattern on photoconductor, densit... | 04/09/1996 |
