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Imaging apparatus for copying bound documents

US5751444A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 1995
Grant dateMay 12, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0434
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable apparatus for reproducing individual pages of a bound document without optical distortion or damage to the bound document, including a substantially flat sensor array which may be inserted between pages of a book. Sensors scan one or both opposed pages. Alternatively, the sensor array surfaces may be set at an angle, also creating a reproduction apparatus capable of insertion between pages of a bound document.

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