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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4780588 | Microwave oven having a plurality of stored cooking programs A microwave oven including an oven main body having a heater, and a function unit removably attachable to a front portion of the main body is provided. The function unit includes an optical reader for reading cooking data, an input device for entering res... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4764879 | Fast/accurate calibration for a physical property sensor The unique signal generating characteristics of a sensing transducer are defined by integrally incorporating an encoded form of the characteristics into the sensing transducer such that the encoded characteristics can be read by a data reader incorporated... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4677604 | Method for controlling access to recorded data Access to a complete data base stored on optical disk media is limited to portions of the data base to which individual users are entitled by provision of an additional code on the optical disk, indicating the portions of the data base which the customers... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4673805 | Narrow-bodied, single- and twin-windowed portable scanning head for reading bar code symbols A narrow-bodied, single- and twin-windowed, hand-held, laser scanning head for reading bar code symbols includes at least one window mounted at the rear region of the head, and through which either the incident beam going to the symbol and/or the reflecte... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4660221 | System for printing encrypted messages with bar-code representation A system for the metering of encrypted postage and similar indicia includes a device for printing such indicia and a device for reading such indicia. The printing is accomplished with a bar-code printer driven by signals obtained from a keyboard and from ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4646353 | Method for checking patterns and apparatus to carry out such method A method and apparatus for checking deviations in dimensions and contrast of patterns 1 which are presented for checking purposes at a practically constant speed v of a continuously variably adjustable magnitude, in particular of identical patterns 1 prin... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4642470 | Method and an apparatus for the identification of metal cans A method for the identification of metal cans for beverages or the like, at least one area of identification (7; 8) being provided extending around the entire circumference of the can (1) and not being interrupted by a possible other decoration or the lik... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4636634 | Apparatus with intelligent bins indicating the presence and identity of stored coded articles In an apparatus for storing articles, bins have a sensor for detecting the presence of an article in a bin and an optical code reader for reading a bar code on the article. The presence detector and the optical code reader are coupled to a circuit which p... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4627819 | Teaching or amusement apparatus A printed substrate has areas printed in a screen of carbon black ink dots and other areas printed in a corresponding screen of infrared transparent ink dots, whereby, the presence of the carbon black ink dots is made visually undetectable but can readily... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4625101 | Bar code configuration and method of molding A bar code configuration which may be molded in the sidewall of a tire and has even surface portions and uneven surface portions for selectively reflecting light from a light source toward a receiving sensor to define bars of a bar code. The uneven surfac... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4621259 | Consumer electronics equipment combination consisting of a television receiver and of a video recording and/or reproducing apparatus In order to be able to use the combination of a commercially available type of television receiver (1) with a commercially available type of video tape recorder (3) or video disk recorder, additionally also as a home computer, a data and address bus (32) ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4613759 | Small photoelectric reading apparatus A photoelectric reading apparatus comprises a linear image sensor, an optical system for causing characters or figures on the surface of paper such as an original to be imaged on the light-receiving surface of the linear image sensor, index mark means for... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4608489 | Method and apparatus for dynamically segmenting a bar code A method and apparatus are disclosed for reading a two-dimensional bar code having bars located nominally at predetermined pitch increments. The invention provides a method and apparatus for reading a two-dimensional bar code and dynamically segmenting it... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4604847 | Medicine package, method of opening the package, and machine for performing the method A medicine package including a reservoir containing the medicine, the package bearing a machine readable code indicative of the characteristics of the medicine contained therein. If from reading the code it is determined that the medicine contained in the... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4598196 | Debit card An optical information-bearing debit card having servo tracks and calibration works on a recording medium for aligning a reading or writing light beam with a nearby value site area. The medium is an elongated strip of reflective information storage materi... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4592893 | Analysis test strip An analysis test strip and a process for the production of analysis test strips with a longitudinal carrier upon which is fixed at least one test field. The test field material is produced batchwise in an amount sufficient for a plurality of test strips, ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4590366 | Method of securing simple codes The invention relates to a method of securing simple codes (5), which are built-up of a plurality of lines, symbols or patterns, which are readable by a machine, and which codes (5) are intended to be located on documents (2), valuable documents or marked... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4553026 | Capacitive label reader A capacitive label reader includes an outer ring transmitting portion, an inner ring transmitting portion, and a plurality of insulated receiving portions. A label is the mirror-image of the reader except that identifying portions corresponding to the rec... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4538059 | Identification card with concealed coding and a simple reader module to decode it An instruction or identification card or badge for use in a time recording system, to authorize admission to restricted locations or for use in credit transactions comprises layers of material that is opaque to visible light but transparent to infra-red r... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4511793 | Mail metering process and machine A mail metering machine having the ability to allocate postage costs among designated accounts. A bar code is assigned to each designated account and is applied to that accounts mailing envelopes. A bar code scanner is incorporated into the mail metering ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4488035 | Through-ticketing in a passenger transport system A passenger-carrying vehicle (for example a bus) in a passenger transport system is equipped with a ticket reader (18) capable of optically reading information printed on a ticket (10) in bar-code and determining whether or not the ticket is valid. A tick... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4469149 | Monitored delivery systems A liquid fuel pump nozzle (11) carries an optical bar code reader (20). A vehicle fuel reservoir has an entry port (10) provided with an optical bar decode strip (14) having bars (15) extending circumferentially of the port so that the bars are axially sp... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4467196 | Single fiber optic wand system A fiber optic scanner system for reading coded patterns is provided having a single optical fiber extending from the reading end of the scanner tip to a remote terminal. The remote terminal includes an optical signal generator for generating and driving l... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4449052 | Method of printing and detecting optimum bar code test patterns Test patterns (6) in bar code of different densities are printed at the start of document (20) preparation on the line with a alignment mark (5). The test patterns (6) are immediately read at different timing intervals (59) corresponding to the densities ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4445028 | Unidirectional code for interactive map system A system for plotting information on maps and reading information therefrom omprising maps which have machine-readable codes on the backs thereof arranged to indicate the coordinates of the map. A stylus is adapted to be moved over the map surface to read ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4440248 | Bar code printer A bar code printer is disclosed which may be used as a standard desk type bar code printer, a weighing bar code printer, etc. by connecting outer peripheral equipment, such as weighing instruments or price indicating balances, to the bar code printer. A c... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4439672 | Control system for automated manipulator device A control system controls the movement and position of an automated device as it moves along a movement track. The control system comprises a chart extending stationarily transversely adjacent along an operative portion of the movement track which include... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4434360 | Optical sensing device for reading bar code or the like A single optical fiber is placed at or near the nadir of the curvilinear section of the optical surface of a light emitting device. The LED element illuminates the bar code characters on the surface of the object being read, and the reflected light is tra... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4425099 | Educational aid for use with workbook An educational learning aid which obtains its procedural data via bar code or other indicia imprinted on the edge of detachable work book sheets. The aid holds the detachable sheet over a touch sensitive array of switches so that touching or marking of th... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4422745 | Camera system A microprocessor controlled camera system for exposing film with a photographic subject, a field of bar code data relevant to the subject and a field of data taken from a written card. The camera system includes an elevator assembly for raising and loweri... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4415802 | Cross identification system and lock The system described is a positive cross identification system finding use in assuring that the proper medicaments are used for the proper patient. In this system, a patient's identification (I.D.) number is read by an optical scanner. Next, the I.D. numb... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4349741 | Ear code with alignment mark Alignment mark 5 is printed by printer 30 during the same operation in which bar code 3 is printed. Subsequent alignment is by the optical scanner 32 centering on mark 5. In a specific application a factor relating to the vertical position of scanner 32 t... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4349196 | Computer control toy track system A toy track system having an electro-optical sensing device in the roadway senses the passage and identity of a plurality of individual cars on that roadway and provides the sensed information to a microprocessor based operator control panel. The operator... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4337375 | Manually controllable data reading apparatus for speech synthesizers The present invention uses a speech synthesizer apparatus to produce sounds in response to code input received from a code record pick-up manually moved over a selected strip on a code record sheet or panel. The code record sheet or panel has visual symbo... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4322754 | Systems for processing printed data A data processing unit including means for reducing original data or producing the data in coded form and for recording the same on photographic or magnetic media e.g. photographic film or disc or magnetic tape, scanning means for sensing the data recorde... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4292511 | Apparatus and method for reading an identifying label on an information record An apparatus and method for reading an identifying label on an information record where the label consists of alternating regions of the record surface having different surface effects. The apparatus comprises a light source, collimating optics, focusing ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4230266 | Method and apparatus of cavity identification of mold of origin of a glass container A system is disclosed for determining which of a plurality of molds produced a particular container. A specific concentric ring code is molded into the bottom of each container as it is produced. This code is defined by absence or presence of rings at pos... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4204637 | Ticket and reading device A ticket reading device for reading a ticket having at least one row of indicia thereon as disclosed including means at a loading station for accepting the ticket and sensing its presence when presented for reading, means for moving the ticket from the lo... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4195772 | Mark sensing apparatus A mark sensing apparatus for detecting the presence of electrically conductive mark traces at designated files on a mark sheet. A plurality of thin, insulated electrically conductive brushes contact each mark file. The brushes are arranged as interleaved ... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4171864 | Identification document and display unit therefor An identification document contains idential data both in visual and holographic form. Simultaneous display of the visual data and holographic data in closely adjacent relationship permits ready detection of counterfeiting, alteration and misuse.... | 10/23/1979 |
