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Contact type image replication employing a light piping faceplate

US4868664A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 1988
Grant dateSep 19, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/8063
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for the photogeneration of electrical signals representative of a detectable condition of an image-bearing surface. The apparatus includes a transparent substrate upon which an array of spaced, thin film photosensitive elements is deposited. A substantially loss-free, light transmitting faceplate, preferably formed from a fused array of oriented optical fibers is operatively spaced from that array of photosensitive elements by a layer of optical grease.

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