US3264407A
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Facsimile scanning apparatus
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1963-06-24
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1983-06-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Franklin L Headd
- 👤 John R Miles
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00567; H04N1/0057; H04N1/00588; H04N1/00591; H04N1/00599; H04N1/0061; H04N1/024; H04N1/028; H04N1/0281
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A DOCUMENT SCANNING APPARATUS INCLUDING A CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING A DOCUMENT THROUGH A PATH OF MOVEMENT PASSING A SCANNING STATION AT A PREDETERMINED RATE, A LIGHT SOURCE FOR SCANNING A DOCUMENT AT THE SCANNING STATION TRANSVERSELY TO THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF THE DOCUMENT, A DOCUMENT SUPPORT PLATEN POSITIONED AT THE SCANNING STATION ON ONE SIDE OF THE DOCUMENT PATH, SAID PLATEN HAVING A LIGHT REFLECTIVE SURFACE ADJACENT THE DOCUMENT PATH, A DOCUMENT GUIDE POSITIONED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DOCUCMENT PATH FROM THE SUPPORT PLATEN TO HOLD THE DOCUMENT ON THE SUPPORT PLATEN, THE DOCUMENT GUIDE BEING TRANSPARENT AND POSITIONED TO INTERCEPT LIGHT REFLECTED FROM THE DOCUMENT SURFACE AND FROM THE PLATEN SURFACE, AND SHAPED TO CONVEY THE REFLECTED LIGHT TO A PREDETERMINED POINT FOR USE IN PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A DOCUMENT SCANNING APPARATUS INCLUDING A CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING A DOCUMENT THROUGH A PATH OF MOVEMENT PASSING A SCANNING STATION AT A PREDETERMINED RATE, A LIGHT SOURCE FOR SCANNING A DOCUMENT AT THE SCANNING STATION TRANSVERSELY TO THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF THE DOCUMENT, A DOCUMENT SUPPORT PLATEN POSITIONED AT THE SCANNING STATION ON ONE SIDE OF THE DOCUMENT PATH, SAID PLATEN HAVING A LIGHT REFLECTIVE SURFACE ADJACENT THE DOCUMENT PATH, A DOCUMENT GUIDE POSITIONED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DOCUCMENT PATH FROM THE SUPPORT PLATEN TO HOLD THE DOCUMENT ON THE SUPPORT PLATEN, THE DOCUMENT GUIDE BEING TRANSPARENT AND POSITIONED TO INTERCEPT LIGHT REFLECTED FROM THE DOCUMENT SURFACE AND FROM THE PLATEN SURFACE, AND SHAPED TO CONVEY THE REFLECTED LIGHT TO A PREDETERMINED POINT FOR USE IN PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-08-01 | 1974-01-31 | 1974-08-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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