Global Patent Index - EP 1157537 A4

EP 1157537 A4 20020717 - CCD ARRAY AS A MULTIPLE-DETECTOR IN AN OPTICAL IMAGING APPARATUS

Title (en)

CCD ARRAY AS A MULTIPLE-DETECTOR IN AN OPTICAL IMAGING APPARATUS

Title (de)

CCD-ARRAY ALS MEHRFACHDETEKTOR IN EINEM GERÄT ZUR OPTISCHEN ABBILDUNG

Title (fr)

RESEAU CCD UTILISE EN TANT QUE DETECTEUR MULTIPLE DANS UN APPAREIL D'IMAGERIE OPTIQUE

Publication

EP 1157537 A4 20020717 (EN)

Application

EP 00909894 A 20000204

Priority

  • US 0000516 W 20000204
  • US 11874599 P 19990205

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0046979A2] A scanner assembly for a laser imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of collimators disposed in an arc around an opening in which an object to be scanned is disposed; a plurality of fiber optic cables, each having one end being associated with a respective collimator; a light tight enclosure; and a CCD array disposed within the enclosure and disposed at the other ends of the fiber optic cables to detect light picked up by the collimators and transmitted by the fiber optic cables.

[origin: WO0046979A2] A scanner assembly for a laser imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of collimators (56) disposed in an arc around an opening in which an object to be scanned is disposed; a plurality of fiber optic cables (4), each having one end being associated with a respective collimator; a light tight enclosure; and a CCD array disposed within the enclosure (15) and disposed at the other ends of the fiber optic cables to detect light picked up by the collimators and transmitted by the fiber optic cables.

IPC 1-7

H04N 5/225; A61B 5/00

IPC 8 full level

G01N 21/17 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 21/35 (2006.01); G01T 1/00 (2006.01); G21K 4/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [Y] US 4767928 A 19880830 - NELSON ROBERT S [US], et al
  • [Y] US 5749830 A 19980512 - KANEKO MAMORU [JP], et al
  • [Y] EP 0614645 A1 19940914 - HITACHI LTD [JP]
  • [Y] EP 0466490 A2 19920115 - DE BEERS IND DIAMOND [ZA]
  • [Y] SCHMIDT F: "OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC BRAIN IMAGING OF NEW-BORN INFANTS", ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, MORGAN-GRAMPIAN LTD. LONDON, GB, vol. 70, no. 859, July 1998 (1998-07-01), pages 63,65,67, XP000848048, ISSN: 0013-4902
  • [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 01 29 January 1999 (1999-01-29)
  • See references of WO 0046979A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0046979 A2 20000810; WO 0046979 A3 20001130; WO 0046979 A9 20010830; AU 3207900 A 20000825; CA 2360129 A1 20000810; CN 1362868 A 20020807; EP 1157537 A2 20011128; EP 1157537 A4 20020717; HK 1043270 A1 20020906; JP 2003520345 A 20030702

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0000516 W 20000204; AU 3207900 A 20000204; CA 2360129 A 20000204; CN 00805682 A 20000204; EP 00909894 A 20000204; HK 02103695 A 20020516; JP 2000597944 A 20000204