Abstract: A system is provided for processing documents. In particular, the system is incorporates a feeder for feeding documents to a device for further processing of the documents. For instance, the system finds particular application in the field of document imaging in which a variety of documents of varying sizes and orientation are to be fed to an imaging system, such as a document scanner. The system may provide an input mechanism for easily identifying a characteristic of one of the documents and the system may include features for handling packets of documents.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a lighting assembly comprising a housing defining an internal space within the housing, and an ambient space surrounding the housing, a light source within the internal space; a high capacity desiccant within the internal space, the high capacity desiccant being nonregenerating at temperatures of up to about 50 degrees Celsius and about 11.0% relative humidity; and a diffusion tube having a first opening proximate to the internal space and a second opening proximate to the ambient space, the diffusion tube providing gaseous communication between the internal space and the ambient space.