Patents Assigned to Zbe Incorporated
  • Patent number: 6452696
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for normalizing the output of multiple light sources used to expose a photosensitive material to print high quality continuous tone and/or color images. Each of the multiple light sources is driven by a different signal weighted to cause all of the light sources to output light of intensity appropriate to produce a uniform image density over a wide range of image densities. In a preferred embodiment, each light source is driven by a different digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and/or timer circuit. A control processor supplies a multibit correction value tog each DAC and/or timer circuit to supply a drive signal to its associated light source weighted to cause all of the light sources to output light of substantially uniform intensity at a certain intensity level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Zbe Incorporated
    Inventors: Zac Bogart, Brian Hart, James Browning