H04N 1/0306
Using a plurality of optical elements arrayed in the main scan direction
Official title: {using a plurality of optical elements arrayed in the main scan direction, e.g. an array of lenses}
H04N1/0306 (Using a plurality of optical elements arrayed in the main scan direction) appears on 90 US grants and 86 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 90
- Published applications
- 86
- Assignees
- 35
- Inventors
- 172
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Optical device, image reading unit, and image forming apparatus correcting a width of a slit for reflected light29 Sep 2026US 12,750,452 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Optical device and image reading device with a plurality of lenses and light-blocking body5 May 2026US 12,619,013 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Optical device21 Apr 2026US 12,607,835 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image reading device comprising a lens array including first lens bodies and second lens bodies, a light receiver and light blocking plates that are between the light receiver and second lens bodies, the thickness of the light blocking plates equal to or greater than the second lens bodies thickness6 Jan 2026US 12,519,896 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Multi-source illuminator23 Sep 2025US 12,422,595 B2Datalogic IP Tech S.R.L.
- Image reading device29 May 2025US 2025/0172801 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Multi-source illuminator23 Jan 2025US 2025/0028088 A1Datalogic IP Tech S.R.L.
- Optical device, image reading unit, and image forming apparatus22 Aug 2024US 2024/0283881 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Optical member and image reading device8 Aug 2024US 2024/0264337 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Optical member and image reading device25 Jul 2024US 2024/0251049 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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- Image reader with flare prevention using light shield plates36US 5,570,204 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1996
- Image device having thermally stable light emitting/receiving arrays and opposing lenses30US 5,655,189 AKYOCERA Corporation · 1997