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Facsimile device

CA 1337975 C · Owner: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha · Inventors: Shirakoshi, Hiroshi; Tanaka, Hironori

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A facsimile device has optical reader unit an, original transport unit, a printing unit and a base unit. The optical reader unit comprises a light source for illuminating an original document, and an image reading element for receiving and reading the light reflected from the original document. The original transport unit comprises a feed roller and original guides for transporting the original document to an original reading position of the optical reader unit. The printing unit comprises a printer head and a flexible member which presses the printer head on a recording paper to be copied. The base unit comprises a recording paper holder and a platen. The base unit is provided for …

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  • Granted January 23, 1996. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 23, 2013.
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FiledSeptember 26, 1989
GrantedJanuary 23, 1996
Term endedJanuary 23, 2013
Patent numberCA 1337975 C
Classification (IPC)H04N1/00 +2 more

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19901993199619992002200520082011Application filedSep 26, 1989Patent grantedJan 23, 1996Term endedJan 23, 2013

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