...that "patent leather" got its name because the process of applying the polished black finish to leather was once patented?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5923017 | Moving-light indicia reader system A moving-light indicia reader system including a conveyor 12 carrying parcel 14 bearing a destination address 20. A moving-light illumination source 24 defines a spot 30 that moves at the same speed as the conveyor 12 to assist the positioning of the parc... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5920056 | Optically-guided indicia reader system for assisting in positioning a parcel on a conveyor An optically-guided indicia reader 10 system including a conveyor 12 carrying a parcel 14 bearing a destination address 20. An illumination source 24 defines a static area 26 to assist the positioning of the parcel 14 on the conveyor 12. A scanner 32 and ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5857029 | Method and apparatus for non-contact signature imaging A portable, hand-held apparatus for capturing a gray scale image of a signature within a box having fiducial marks in the corners. Portions of the image outside the box are trimmed away and the box is oriented and scaled to a standard size and shape. Sign... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5818528 | Automatic electronic camera for label image capture A hand held label reader is capable of illuminating a label, capturing a digital image of two-dimensional information indicia on the label, and decoding the digital image to provide decoded output data to a terminal. The target label is illuminated by a l... | 10/06/1998 |