US Patent 7684095 Scanning apparatus having an ultraviolet light source

Patent 7684095 was granted and assigned to Lexmark International, Inc. on March, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Lexmark International, Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7684095

Date of Patent

March 23, 2010

Patent Application Number

10951062

Date Filed

September 27, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Gabriel I. Garcia

Patent abstract

A scanning apparatus includes a scan bar configured to generate image data to reproduce a document scanned by the scanning apparatus. The scan bar includes a light source and a plurality of light sensors. The light source and the plurality of light sensors define at least one ultraviolet light channel and at least one visible light channel. The light source may emit visible light and ultraviolet light. The plurality of light sensors may be configured to allow the scanning apparatus to distinguish between the visible light and the ultraviolet light.