ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,990, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to E-Seek Inc. (San Diego).

"Document reader having an optical filter with variable light transmission" was invented by Ali Lebaschi (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A document reader system configured to capture an image of a document is described. The document reader system includes a document reader having a transparent scan area, a light source, an optical filter, and an image sensor. The transparent scan area is configured to receive the document on a first side of the transparent scan area. The light source is positioned on a second side of the transparent scan area opposite the first...