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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7562826 | Scan engine with dual chip architecture for use in electro-optical readers A microprocessor and an application specific integrated circuit are embodied as two chips mounted on a printed circuit board which is, in turn, mounted on a scan engine for use in an electro-optical reader. This dual chip architecture is readily configurable and con... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7431215 | Automatically-activated hand-supportable omni-directional laser scanning bar code symbol reader having a user-selectable linear scanning menu-reading mode supported by a omni-directional laser scanning pattern having temporally varying intensity characteristics for improved bar code symbol navigation and alignment during menu-reading operations An automatically-activated bar code reading system including: a visible laser light source, scanning element and a plurality of stationary mirrors. When arranged in a first configuration, the visible laser light source, scanning element and plurality of stationary m... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7380721 | Low-cost compact bar code sensor A barcode sensor package has an optical emitter circuit and an optical detector circuit which are formed as one or more integrated optical circuits disposed in a housing which has a reading surface and one or more apertures located between the optical emitter and de... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7365892 | Scanned light display system using array of collimating elements in conjunction with large numerical aperture light emitter array A scanned light display system includes a light emitter array having a plurality of light sources operable to emit diverging light and an array of collimating elements positioned so that each of the collimating elements receive at least a portion of the light emitte... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7316355 | System and method for optimizing range of an electronic article surveillance system An electronic article surveillance (EAS) system including: an EAS device and an EAS range finder system for providing indication as to when the EAS device is within an operational distance from the EAS tag. The system may include a barcode scanner for providing an o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306151 | Method and apparatus for optically reading information from object based on control of optical path length An optical information reading apparatus for reading information codes such as a bar code and a two-dimensional code includes, an image-forming lens fixed at a given point and imaging a reflection light from the information code, an optical sensor locating at a posi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306154 | Barcode scanning system with a compensation circuit A barcode scanning system is provided, which comprises an amplitude compensation circuit to change the amplitude of signals corresponding to each location on the barcode such that all the signals have the same amplitude. The changing of the amplitude may be determin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293715 | Marking system and method A marking system and method for a well site sample is provided. The system includes a container for collecting the well site sample, a marker applied to the container and a scanner adapted to read the marker. Data may be uploaded to and/or downloaded from the marker... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7255280 | Electronically-controlled mechanically-damped off-resonant light beam scanning mechanism and code symbol readers employing the same Apparatus for deflecting a light beam, comprising: a scanning element having a base portion, a light beam deflecting portion, and a gap region disposed therebetween. The base portion is anchored with respect to an optical bench to permit the light beam deflecting po... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7225985 | Optical scanner An optical scanner is provided with a carrier, a casing, a driving unit and a transmission unit. The carrier has a connecting unit and an optical system mounted thereon. The casing has a guiding rail formed as integral unit on the interior wall. The guiding rail has... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7182262 | Inertial drive scanning arrangement and method A light scanning arrangement includes a frame directly moved by an inertial drive in order to oscillate a scan element supported by a hinge on the frame at high scan rates and with minimal electrical power consumption. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152798 | Laser scanning unit having a sensor for detecting both start-of-scan and end-of-scan positions of a corresponding laser beam A laser scanning unit is provided. It comprises a housing; a scanning device; a pre-scan assembly generating a light beam and directing the light beam toward the scanning device; and a post-scan optical assembly receiving a scanning beam reflected from the scanning ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7125180 | Collapsible keyboard with supporting structure A collapsible keyboard with supporting structures for an electronic device. The collapsible keyboard comprises a body, a first supporting structure and a second supporting structure. The body comprises a first section and a second section rotatably connected thereto... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100831 | Method and apparatus for processing read-out images A scanning device or alight beam is moved for reciprocal scanning with respect to an image carrier, which carries image information thereon, and in a main scanning direction. The scanning device or the light beam is also moved with respect to the image carrier and i... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097105 | Automatically-activated hand-supportable omni-directional laser scanning bar code symbol reader having a user-selectable linear scanning menu-reading mode supported by a stroboscopically-pulsed omni-directional laser scanning pattern for improved bar code symbol navigation and alignment during menu-reading operations A multi-mode laser-based bar code symbol reading device having a hand-supportable housing with a light transmission aperture, wherethrough visible light can exit and enter the hand-supportable housing. A laser scanning engine, disposed within the hand-supportable ho... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077326 | Generating a scan pattern over multiple surfaces of symbol-bearing objects passing through flat bed reader Scan lines are projected through a single horizontal window of a slot scanner and onto multiple surfaces of a product bearing a bar code symbol to be electro-optically read. The symbol may be in any orientation and on any vertical surface of the product, as well as ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065645 | System, method, and apparatus for visual authentication A visual tag having an imprinted image, a processor for calculating a response string corresponding to the content of the imprinted image and a challenge string, and a changeable screen to display the response string in machine-readable symbols. An authentication de... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051938 | System and method for a multi-directional imaging system An electronic device (100) and a method for use thereof having an integral camera (102) for taking pictures from multiple sides of the electronic device. The electronic device (100) has a case (101) and a moveable assembly (108) fo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021542 | Imaging and illumination engine for an optical code reader An imaging and an illuminating engine is provided for an optical code reader to image and illuminate remote target indicia. The engine includes an image sensor for receiving reflected illumination from the remote indicia and at least two illumination assemblies for ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017815 | Compact externally-driven scanner A device, arrangement, and scanner are provided which are compact, reliable, and cost effective. The device is generally of the type in which a moving beam is scanned along a target object, and light reflected from the target object is detected and analyzed by the d... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994256 | Barcode reader The present invention provides a barcode reader, which irradiates a scanned laser beam onto a barcode symbol and reads the information written in the symbol, wherein a laser beam scanning unit is made by insertion molding as one body with a movable support member, a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969005 | Optical unit for optical symbol reader An optical unit for an optical symbol reader comprises an optical scanner for scanning an optical symbol with the laser beam emitted by a light source, by angularly oscillating a reflection face for reflecting the laser beam owing to an electromagnetic force. The op... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951304 | Polygon-based bioptical pos scanning system employing dual independent optics platforms disposed beneath horizontal and vertical scanning windows A bioptical laser scanning system employing a plurality of laser scanning stations about a two independently controlled rotating polygonal mirrors. The system has an ultra-compact construction, ideally suited for space-constrained retail scanning environments, and g... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6902112 | Apparatus and method for scanning a surface Apparatus and method for scanning a surface. An optical system generates a light beam to illuminate a surface. A carrier supports the surface for reciprocating motion with respect to the light beam to form one axis of a raster. A propulsion system moves the carrier ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860427 | Automatic optical projection scanner for omni-directional reading of bar code symbols within a confined scanning volume An automatic scanner which can be used at a point-of-sale (POS) station. The scanner provides a confined scanning volume, so as to avoid unintentional scanning of nearby objects that are located outside of this confined scanning volume. This scanner can be operated ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6708888 | Reflection cowl for a bar-code scanner A reflection cowl for a bar-code scanner features that the light source wherein is a mono luminous element of light-emitting diode (LED) with a reflection cowl disposed in the rear aspect thereof, the reflection cowl is divided by the center line passed through the ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708886 | High speed scanning arrangements High speed scanning arrangements in scanners for reading bar code symbols by oscillating a scanner component in single or multi-axis scan patterns. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6651886 | Optical code readers with holographic optical elements Holographic optical elements are configured and deployed in optical imagers and scanners to produce optical modification of output laser beams and light received and detected by the system. In some preferred embodiments electrically switchable holographic... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6641043 | Articulated scan elements with elastomeric hinges, and methods for manufacture of same A flexible scan element for scanning a light beam, and methods for making and actuating the scan element. The scan element includes a first leaf that is rigidly affixed to a substrate, a second leaf having a mirror affixed thereto, and a flexible hinge th... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6622916 | Optical indicia scanner and method of use In a preferred embodiment, an optical indicia scanner, including: a housing; a light source disposed in the housing; a photodetector head disposed in the housing; and an optical indicia engaging, clear front plate disposed on the housing through which cle... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6604684 | Automatic optical projection scanner for omni-directional reading of bar code symbols within a confined scanning volume An automatic bar code symbol reading system having an automatic laser scanning device which can be used at a point-of-sale (POS) station as either a portable hand-supported laser scanner when operated in its automatic hands-on mode of operation, or as a s... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6585160 | High speed scanning arrangements A flexible member mounts a scanner component for angular oscillating movement relative to a support about an axis in alternate circumferential directions between scan end positions. The scanner component is electromagnetically driven in order to scan a li... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581833 | Smart energy emitting head An energy emitting system includes a housing with a controller, scanner and non-interruptible interface, having a bandwidth of at least 20 KHz and a latency of not more than 5 milliseconds, disposed therein. An interface port receives input at the housing... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6575370 | Electro-optical scanning assembly with one-piece, oscillatable, focusing/scan element A compact assembly for electro-optically scanning indicia includes an oscillatable component operative for focusing, and for sweeping, a light beam across the indicia and, optionally, for correcting for scan aberration. A laser diode for emitting the beam... | 06/10/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6529296 | Hologram scanner A hologram scanner is constructed with a driving source for providing a rotational force, a deflection disk installed at the rotation shaft of the driving source for forming a scanning line, the deflection disk having a plurality of sectors where a hologr... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527182 | Image reading apparatus and image processing apparatus An image reading apparatus comprises an image reading section which optically reads one line of an image on a paper at a specific time interval and inputs the acquired image data to an image signal processing section which converts the image data into a b... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520414 | Laser beam scan type barcode reader and program recording mediums A laser beam scan type barcode reader which reads a pair of spaced marks which adjusts or specify corrects start and stop positions of the laser beam irradiation. The distance between the pair of marks corresponds to a length of a barcode to be read. The ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6439461 | Multi-dimensional scanning arrangement with U-shaped planar spring High speed scanning arrangements in scanners for reading bar code symbols by oscillating a scanner component in single or multi-axis scan patterns.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6419155 | Laser beam scan type barcode reader and program recording mediums A laser beam scan type barcode reader which reads a pair of spaced marks which adjusts or specify corrects start and stop positions of the laser beam irradiation. The distance between the pair of marks corresponds to a length of a barcode to be read. The ... | 07/16/2002 |
