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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341188 | Position detection system, game system, and control method for position detection system A position detection system includes: a scan beam illumination section which causes a first-direction line-shaped scan beam that is parallel to the X-axis to scan in the Y-axis direction at a predetermined scanning speed, then causes a second-direction line-shaped s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328846 | Display apparatus, light receiving apparatus, communication system, and communication method A communication method performed between a display apparatus having a display screen capable of displaying moving pictures and a light receiving apparatus having a light receiving means capable of receiving light by using a two-dimensional dynamic code which is a tw... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7190522 | Chemical synthesis using diffraction grating-based encoded optical elements An optical identification element having a synthesized chemical attached thereto includes an optical substrate having at least one diffraction grating disposed therein, the grating having a resultant refractive variation at a grating location, said grating being emb... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7151859 | Method and system for correcting direction or orientation of document image A document image is often accidentally placed at an undesirable angle during image scanning. In order to correct the orientation of the image document, an angle must be determined based upon the document image. In determining the angle, the document image is process... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7072527 | Image correction apparatus An image correction apparatus 1 includes an image input device 3, a memory device 4, a central processing unit 2, and and image output device 5. In the image correction apparatus 1, a locally wrinkled document or a document ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6736319 | Optical mark reader An optical mark reader includes a housing formed by a base and an upper housing assembly. A scanner is associated with the upper housing assembly for performing scanning operations on cards that are input into the housing. The base and the upper housing are detachab... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6732925 | Card processing device and card processing method A card processor having a diagnosis process that can be started easily. A card processor comprising a card insert port (4), card moving unit (22 to 25), detection unit (13), a card reading unit (16, 17), power switch (2), an... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6712270 | Positioning of photodetectors in optical scanning modules for use in bar code readers for reducing specular reflection An optical scan module includes a scanner for scanning a scanning beam over a target plane at which indicia to be electro-optically read is located, and a pair of spaced-apart detectors for sensing light reflected from the indicia over respective fields of view. The... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6659349 | Device for identifying objects In a device for identifying objects resting on a carrier that are being moved along a conveyor line by a conveyor system and which undergo various processing steps along the conveyor line, with a marking carrier connected to the object and with a fixed re... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6637654 | Scan device with elastic reserve type and its scan method The invention is a scan device with elastic reserve type and its scan method, mainly applied to the light, thin, short and small scanner, image recorder, etc. The invention includes a guide bar, a chassis, a gear structure, an elastic module, a fastening ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6550678 | High capacity card and reader system Optical data card and reader system for recording data in which the card has approximately the dimensions of a credit card, the card having a laser readable layer comprising plural tracks of light-detectable indicia arranged in an angular or X-Y grid, and... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547139 | Method and apparatus for extending operating range of bar code scanner The operating depth of field for a bar code scanner, preferably a laser scanner, is increased by placing a cubic phase mask (CPM) in the scanning beam. The masked beam is then scanned and reflected off a bar code and received by a photodetector. The recei... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6494374 | Scanner which can scan transparent and reflective documents with only one light source A scanner has a casing with a transparent surface, a scanning module, a reflecting surface module, a driving device and a control circuit. The scanning module is moveably installed inside the casing under the transparent surface, and is used to scan the d... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6345763 | Image reading apparatus for reading a bookform document placed on a document table in face-up state An image reading apparatus which reads out a document, such as as a book, placed face-up and opened on a document table. The apparatus includes an image reading device for reading out the document image placed on the document table, a mirror for imaging t... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6286758 | Reconfigurable checkout system A reconfigurable checkout system which is suited for self-service and full-service operation. The system includes a first portion including a dual-aperture bar code scanner rotatably mounted within the first portion. The dual-aperture bar code scanner is ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6152371 | Method and apparatus for decoding bar code symbols A method and apparatus for reading and decoding one-dimensional (1D) bar code symbols. A 1D bar code symbol is imaged by an optical assembly which includes a cubic phase mask that causes the optical transfer function of the optical assembly to remain appr... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6142376 | Method and apparatus for reading symbols on items moved by conveyor A method and apparatus for reading encoded symbols such as bar code labels at any orientation to a raster scanning device. Objects bearing encoded symbols are transported from one conveyor across a relatively narrow gap to a second conveyor, with a linear... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5975418 | Bar code scanner with increased number of scanning beams having different directions A bar code scanner has an increased number of outgoing beams and number of directions of the beams effective for reading of a bar code. The bar code scanner includes a light source for generating a laser beam, a rotary scanning mechanism for receiving the... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5923022 | Method and apparatus for identifying bar code symbols using reading gates A bar code symbol reading system includes a memory for storing a plurality of reading gate locations, each reading gate location defining coordinates for a reading gate area surrounding one of the bar code symbols. The memory also stores a lookup table co... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5902986 | Bar code reader with means for discriminating between a moving indicia and a stationary indicia A reader generates a scanning beam for reading a bar code symbol on a selected item. The reader includes a motion sensor or software program for discriminating between the selected item and other items also having bar code symbols thereon. The motion sens... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5031797 | Reagent storage and delivery system A reagent storage and delivery apparatus comprises a reagent cartridge having a plurality of fluidic chambers and includes a flange means for receiving a label to define a code indicating information concerning the contents of the cartridge. Preferably, a... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4599511 | Card reading system A system for generating a unique signal indicative of a particular identity carried by a card. The card has a series of zones along the sides thereof with holes extending through one or more of the zones. A receptacle is provided for the card, the recepta... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4230265 | Adaptive threshold optical reader An adaptive threshold optical reader for detecting optically encoded information when positioned within an optical path, including a light source for producing light energy along the optical path, a light detector responsive to the light energy along the ... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4150781 | Access authentication system This invention describes a system for access control, wherein a control card is presented to a control means. If the control card is authenticated, then access is gained. If it is not authenticated, access is not gained, the control card is retained, and ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 3959633 | Security guard recording system A watchman's tour recording system which includes a watchman's unit having a clock means for producing digital time signals, a station identification signal producing means for producing digital station signals, at least two digital bit storage or memory ... | 05/25/1976 |
