Patents by Inventor Joseph D. Knox

Joseph D. Knox has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4947039
    Abstract: A light beam scanning device and method comprises a first input source for providing a scanning light beam and a flat stationary scanning surface to be scanned by the beam. An f sine theta lens system focuses the light beam onto the flat stationary scanning surface. A galvanometer mirror provides for repetitively scanning the light beam across the flat stationary scanning surface in a first fast scan direction while a pivoting mirror provides for receiving the light beam and scanning it onto the galvanometer mirror in a second slow scan direction perpendicular to the first direction. The cooperative operation of the galvanometer mirror and the pivoting mirror raster scan the light beam onto the flat stationary scanning surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Eotron Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Lawson, John C. Butler, Richard Sutera, Lawrence C. Calhoun, Danny Potts, Larry E. Price, Robert G. Wolfe, Joseph D. Knox, Paavo Loosberg
  • Patent number: 4561730
    Abstract: A unitary magnification lens system for an electrophotographic imaging system including a folded optical system is made of synthetic resin. It has an f/5.6 aperture for increased light gathering power to ease the requirements of the imaging system illumination system and a moderately wide field angle of 64.degree. to image documents of up to 81/2.times.14 inches at a time. The lens system is non-vignetting and includes aspherical surfaces on its four elements, arranged in two pairs, that deviate to as much as the tenth order from the conic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Coulter Systems Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Lawson, Manfred R. Kuehnle, Joseph D. Knox