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Apparatus and method of scanning light using an array of light sources
US8928720B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8928720-B2 |
| Application number | US-9032208-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | Oct 27, 2005 |
| Publication date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
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Apparatus comprising a two-dimensional array of light sources ( 40 ) and a scanning device ( 26 ) arranged to scan light ( 14 ) emitted from the light sources ( 40 ) onto a medium ( 10 ) to generate a plurality of scan lines ( 52 ) on the medium ( 10 ), the light sources ( 24 and scanning device ( 26 ) being arranged such that a plurality of light sources ( 24 ) can be used to generate each scan line ( 52 ) of the plurality of scan lines ( 52 ).
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: a two-dimensional array of light sources, each light source in the two-dimensional array producing at least three exposure levels; a scanning device arranged to scan light emitted from the light sources onto a medium to generate a plurality of scan lines on the medium; each scan line produced by scanning a plurality of light spots generated by the plurality of light sources onto the medium; the light sources and scanning device…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8928720B2 cover?
- Apparatus comprising a two-dimensional array of light sources ( 40 ) and a scanning device ( 26 ) arranged to scan light ( 14 ) emitted from the light sources ( 40 ) onto a medium ( 10 ) to generate a plurality of scan lines ( 52 ) on the medium ( 10 ), the light sources ( 24 and scanning device ( 26 ) being arranged such that a plurality of light sources ( 24 ) can be used to generate each sc…
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- Towner David K, Plotkin Michael, Kella Dror, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G02B26/123. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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