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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184353 | Barcode scanning device and method for producing high density scanning pattern by the same Barcode scanning device (3) includes a rotatable polygon mirror (27) and a first fixed reflection mirror (33). The polygon mirror (27) comprises a first reflection surfaces (c), (e) and a second reflection surfaces (a), (b), (d), (f). The... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7990599 | Barcode scanning device and method for producing high density scanning pattern by the same Barcode scanning device (3) includes a rotatable polygon mirror (27) and a first fixed reflection mirror (33). The polygon mirror (27) comprises a first reflection surfaces (c), (e) and a second reflection surfaces (a), (b), (d), (f). The... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7780087 | Multiple plane scanning system for data reading applications An optical system and method for data reading. In one system, a scanner includes a laser diode and a beam splitter for generating first optical beam and a second optical beam, the first optical beam being directed toward one side of a scanning optical element such a... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7681798 | Optical scanner device and image forming apparatus A first wall is installed on a bottom portion of a housing along an outer peripheral thereof orthogonally to the bottom portion. A second wall is installed opposite to the first wall at a predetermined interval. Between the first wall and the second wall, a first ri... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7451933 | Optoelectronic device, process and article for acquiring machine-readable symbols, such as bar codes A device and a process for acquiring symbols by interleaving data samples in a plurality of data sets gathered during sampling of returns from a plurality of scanning passes. In one embodiment, the sampling frequency is proportional to the scanning frequency by a qu... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7422156 | Bioptical laser scanning system for providing six-sided 360-degree omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale station A bioptical laser scanning system at a point of sale (POS) station, that generates and projects a first plurality of laser scanning planes through a horizontal-scanning window, and a second plurality of laser scanning planes through a vertical-scanning window. The f... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7380719 | Barcode scanner with configurable video modes A barcode scanner with configurable video modes which enhances readability of a wide range of barcode types. The barcode scanner includes a video circuit, and a configuration circuit for altering operating characteristics of the video circuit during a scanning opera... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367499 | Scanner with vertical plate force detection and compensation Described is a multi-optic scanner that can detect and/or measure weight placed on its vertical plate. In one embodiment, a portion of the vertical plate is positioned under a portion of a horizontal plate so that a force exerted on the vertical plate is transferred... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341192 | Method of generating a complex laser scanning pattern from a bioptical laser scanning system for providing 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale station A method of generating a complex laser scanning pattern from a bioptical laser scanning system for providing 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale station that employs a plurality of laser scanning stations about a two indepen... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331525 | Cradle/polygon scanner A dual mode cradle, base station having a re-charging mode and a transmitting mode for wireless communication with a remote device and recharging a handheld scanning device is provided. The dual mode cradle, base station includes a transmitting subunit for wirelessl... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331524 | Feedback mechanism for scanner devices A bar code reader indicator feature gives visible indication that a bar code function has been performed. The feature is integrally molded with the exit window to simplify the design and reduce cost. The feature can diffuse light from an existing indicator light wit... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316356 | Optical scanner having a balanced mirrored spinner An optical scanner having a balanced mirrored spinner. The optical scanner includes a laser for producing a laser beam, a mirrored spinner for directing the laser beam to produce scanning light beams, and an apparatus for rotating the mirrored spinner including a mo... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314175 | Methods and apparatus for improved use of partial bar code information to decode a complete bar code Systems and techniques for stitching together partial bar code segments to construct and decode information for a complete bar code. As a scanner operates to generate a scan pattern, information is maintained that can be used to identify a scan line being generated ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314176 | Method of generating a complex laser scanning pattern from a bioptical laser scanning system for providing 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale station A method of generating a complex laser scanning pattern from a bioptical laser scanning system for providing 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale station that employs a plurality of laser scanning stations about two independe... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311260 | Camera positioning and confirmation feedback system An apparatus is disclosed comprising a base capable of receiving a camera including a lens, and a projector coupled to the base and adapted to project a plurality of beams of light onto a plane positioned at a focus distance from the base, wherein the projections of... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7232071 | Scanned beam imager A scanned beam image capture apparatus is adaptable to use in medical imaging applications. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7209272 | Object detecting apparatus having operation monitoring function An object detecting apparatus for a vehicle has a light radiation unit, a reflection mirror, a polygon mirror, a light reception unit, all disposed in a case. The apparatus further has a position adjusting device for adjusting the reflection mirror to a first positi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204420 | Scanner and method for eliminating specular reflection Described is a scanner for reading an optical code which includes a light transmission system and an image acquisition system. The light transmission system projects light on a target. The image acquisition system receives light reflected from the target to generate... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198195 | Multiple plane scanning system for data reading applications An optical system and method for data reading. A preferred system is directed to a scanner which includes a laser diode and a beam splitter for generating first optical beam and a second optical beam, the first optical beam being directed toward one side of a scanni... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195163 | Laser scanning unit A laser scanning unit to form an electrostatic latent image according to an image signal by projecting a light onto a photosensitive medium. The laser scanning unit has a light source having a cylindrical shape of a predetermined length; a reflective member surround... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195167 | Modular omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning system with at least one service port for removable installation of scan module insert A modular omnidirectional laser-based bar code symbol scanning system having at least one scan module insert that is removably disposed (e.g., removably installed) within a system housing (or portion thereof) through a service port (e.g., opening) in the system hous... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193758 | Scanner and method for sweeping a beam across a target A scanner such as a bar-code scanner includes a scan-beam generator, a beam reflector having a first magnet, and a beam-sweep mechanism having a second magnet. The beam-sweep mechanism causes the reflector to sweep the scan beam across a target such as a bar-code sy... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188769 | Laser scanner using rotating holographic optical element A scanning device adapted to scan an interface surface provided on a product item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the product item, the product item being provided in a sensing region, the scanning device includ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178734 | Barcode scanner including a multitasking pattern mirror Barcode scanner including a multitasking pattern mirror which allows the size of a scanner to be reduced without decreasing performance. The bar code scanner includes a laser for producing a laser beam, a mirrored spinner for reflecting the laser beam, and a plurali... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152795 | Bioptical product and produce identification systems employing planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIM) based subsystems A bioptical planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based object dimensioning, analysis and identification system comprising a pair of PLIIM-based object identification and attribute acquisition subsystems, wherein each PLIIM-based object identification and at... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149021 | Optical scanner and image forming apparatus using the same An optical scanner for an image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a polygonal mirror for steering a scanning beam incident thereto and an optical device located in the vicinity of the polygonal mirror. The polygonal mirror and optical device are su... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137560 | Optical scanner An optical scanner includes a scanner housing including a scan window, a laser light source, reflected light detector and a mirrored polygon spinner. The spinner is arranged to spin around both a first axis of rotation and a second axis of rotation so as to produce ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128268 | Bar code scanner having a mirrored spinner which operates at different speeds A bar code scanner has a housing including a surface having a transparent scanning window. The housing contains optical components including a spinner and pattern mirrors arranged to produce sets of scan lines. The spinner is operable at two, substantially constant,... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128267 | Device for optical scanning of objects, especially markings A device for optical scanning of markings, such as barcodes, has at least two transmitters (10, 20) that send light beams (12, 22) at different angles toward a rotating polygonal mirror (30), which deflects the light beams onto the markings bein... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111785 | Compact, omni-directional scan pattern generator and method in a reader for electro-optically reading indicia A compact, omni-directional scan pattern generator for generating multiple scan lines used for electro-optically reading bar code symbols includes stationary light-folding mirrors arranged at different elevations on a support, and a rotary mirrored component having ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100832 | Bioptical laser scanning system providing 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at point of sale station 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... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090132 | Long range optical reader An optical reader in one embodiment can include a substrate defining an opening and solder pads coupled to the substrate proximate the opening. A laser diode including first, second, and third electrical leads can also be coupled to the substrate. First, second and ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086597 | Bioptical laser scanning system providing 360 degree of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at point of sale station 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... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083102 | Bioptical laser scanner for six-sided 360° Pos-based scanning 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... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074478 | Optical encoding A substrate, such as a document of value, carries a design feature (F), which includes an array of repeating patterns with the patterns exhibiting discrete differences in one or more visual characteristics, for example, shape, color or optical responses, according t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073716 | Barcode scanner with dual-surface polygon A barcode scanner with a dual-surface polygon which increases total scan line length. The polygon includes generally planar walls arranged in a ring having first mirrored facets facing generally towards a center of the ring and second mirrored facets facing generall... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059529 | Device for reading a barcode A device for scanning and/or recognizing one or more barcodes includes a laser light source for transmitting laser light; a rotatable polygonal mirror for reflecting the transmitted laser light; a number of fixedly disposed flat mirrors for reflecting laser light; a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051939 | Bar code scanner with laser beam oscillator A bar code scanner with laser beam oscillator which rasters a laser beam to produce more scan line coverage. The bar code scanner includes a laser for producing a laser beam, a mirrored spinner, and a laser beam oscillator optically located between the laser and the... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
