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GOOD TIMOTHY A
US64 patents
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METROLOGIC INSTR INC
44 patentsUS7527205B2May 5, 2009
Automated package dimensioning system
METROLOGIC INSTR INC186 citations99
US7104453B1Sep 12, 2006
Unitary package identification and dimensioning system employing ladar-based scanning methods
METROLOGIC INSTR INC125 citations99
US6971580B2Dec 6, 2005
Automated method of and system for dimensioning objects over a conveyor belt structure by applying contouring tracing, vertice detection, corner point detection, and corner point reduction methods to two-dimensional range data maps of the space above the conveyor belt captured by an amplitude modulated laser scanning beam
METROLOGIC INSTR INC162 citations99
US6739511B2May 25, 2004
Method of speckle-noise pattern reduction and apparatus therefor based on reducing the temporal-coherence of the planar laser illumination beam before it illuminates the target object by applying temporal phase modulation techniques during the transmission of the plib towards the target
METROLOGIC INSTR INC115 citations99
US6736321B2May 18, 2004
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) system employing wavefront control methods for reducing the power of speckle-pattern noise digital images acquired by said system
METROLOGIC INSTR INC179 citations99
US6554189B1Apr 29, 2003
Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnel
METROLOGIC INSTR INC102 citations99
US6732929B2May 11, 2004
Led-based planar light illumination beam generation module employing a focal lens for reducing the image size of the light emmiting surface of the led prior to beam collimation and planarization
METROLOGIC INSTR INC122 citations98
US6705526B1Mar 16, 2004
Automated method of and system for dimensioning objects transported through a work environment using contour tracing, vertice detection, corner point detection, and corner point reduction methods on two-dimensional range data maps captured by an amplitude modulated laser scanning beam
METROLOGIC INSTR INC125 citations98
US6517004B2Feb 11, 2003
Automated system for identifying and dimensioning packages transported through a laser scanning tunnel using laser scanning beam indexing techniques
METROLOGIC INSTR INC109 citations98
US6457642B1Oct 1, 2002
Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnel
METROLOGIC INSTR INC124 citations98
US6360947B1Mar 26, 2002
Automated holographic-based tunnel-type laser scanning system for omni-directional scanning of bar code symbols on package surfaces facing any direction or orientation within a three-dimensional scanning volume disposed above a conveyor belt
METROLOGIC INSTR INC171 citations98
US6971577B2Dec 6, 2005
Method of and system for automatically producing digital images of a moving object, with pixels having a substantially uniform white level independent of the velocity of said moving object
METROLOGIC INSTR INC57 citations97
US6857570B2Feb 22, 2005
Method of speckle-noise pattern reduction and apparatus therefor based on reducing the temporal-coherence of the planar laser illumination beam before it illuminates the target object by applying temporal frequency modulation techniques during the transmission of the plib towards the target
METROLOGIC INSTR INC66 citations97
US6830185B2Dec 14, 2004
Method of and system for automatically producing digital images of a moving object, with pixels having a substantially uniform white level independent of the velocity of said moving object
METROLOGIC INSTR INC56 citations97
US7527200B2May 5, 2009
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) systems with integrated despeckling mechanisms provided therein
METROLOGIC INSTR INC17 citations96
US6991166B2Jan 31, 2006
LED-based planar light illumination and imaging (PLIIM) engine
METROLOGIC INSTR INC13 citations96
US6971576B2Dec 6, 2005
Generalized method of speckle-noise pattern reduction and particular forms of apparatus therefor based on reducing the spatial-coherence of the planar laser illumination beam after it illuminates the target by applying spatial intensity modulation techniques during the detection of the reflected/scattered plib
METROLOGIC INSTR INC17 citations96
US6705528B2Mar 16, 2004
Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnel
METROLOGIC INSTR INC63 citations96
US7104455B2Sep 12, 2006
Planar light illumination and imaging (PLIIM) system employing LED-based planar light illumination arrays (PLIAS) and an area-type image detection array
METROLOGIC INSTR INC17 citations93
US7070107B2Jul 4, 2006
Led-based planar light illumination and imaging (PLIIM) systems
METROLOGIC INSTR INC21 citations93
US6616048B2Sep 9, 2003
Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through an omnidirectional laser scanning tunnel
METROLOGIC INSTR INC18 citations93
US7753269B2Jul 13, 2010
POS-based code driven retail transaction system configured to enable the reading of code symbols on cashier and customer sides thereof, during a retail transaction being carried out at a point-of-sale (POS) station, and driven by a retail transaction application program
METROLOGIC INSTR INC35 citations92
US7600689B2Oct 13, 2009
Tunnel-based object identification and dimensioning system
METROLOGIC INSTR INC15 citations92
US7140543B2Nov 28, 2006
Planar light illumination and imaging device with modulated coherent illumination that reduces speckle noise induced by coherent illumination
METROLOGIC INSTR INC37 citations92
US7000839B2Feb 21, 2006
Automated method of and system for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnel
METROLOGIC INSTR INC24 citations92
US6714351B2Mar 30, 2004
Illumination apparatus with polarizing elements for beam shaping
METROLOGIC INSTR INC13 citations92
US6619550B1Sep 16, 2003
Automated tunnel-type laser scanning system employing corner-projected orthogonal laser scanning patterns for enhanced reading of ladder and picket fence oriented bar codes on packages moving therethrough
METROLOGIC INSTR INC47 citations92
US6382515B1May 7, 2002
Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnel
METROLOGIC INSTR INC43 citations92
US7905410B2Mar 15, 2011
Automated tunnel-type scanning system enabling automated tracking and identification of packages transported therethrough
METROLOGIC INSTR INC8 citations84
US7443587B2Oct 28, 2008
DOE-based systems and devices for producing laser beams having modified beam characteristics
METROLOGIC INSTR INC12 citations84
US7344082B2Mar 18, 2008
Automated method of and system for dimensioning objects over a conveyor belt structure by applying contouring tracing, vertice detection, corner point detection, and corner point reduction methods to two-dimensional range data maps of the space above the conveyor belt captured by an amplitude modulated laser scanning beam
METROLOGIC INSTR INC13 citations84
US7070106B2Jul 4, 2006
Internet-based remote monitoring, configuration and service (RMCS) system capable of monitoring, configuring and servicing a planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based network
METROLOGIC INSTR INC20 citations83
US6588665B2Jul 8, 2003
Omni-directional tunnel-type laser scanning system for scanning bar code symbols on object surfaces facing any direction within a three-dimensional scanning volume disposed above a conveyor belt
METROLOGIC INSTR INC15 citations83
US6997386B2Feb 14, 2006
Planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) device employing a linear image detection array having vertically-elongated image detection elements, wherein the height of the vertically-elongated image detection elements and the f/# parameter of the image formation optics are configured to reduce speckle-pattern noise power through spatial-averaging of detected speckle-noise patterns
METROLOGIC INSTR INC8 citations82
US6991165B2Jan 31, 2006
Method of speckle-noise pattern reduction and apparatus therefor based on reducing the temporal coherence of the planar laser illumination beam before it illuminates the target object by applying temporal intensity modulation techniques during the transmission of the plib towards the target
METROLOGIC INSTR INC9 citations82
US6978935B2Dec 27, 2005
Planar light illumination and imaging (pliim) based system having a linear image detection chip mounting assembly with means for preventing misalignment between the field of view (fov) of said linear image detection chip and the co-planar laser illumination beam (plib) produced by said pliim based system, in response to thermal expansion and/or contraction within said pliim based system
METROLOGIC INSTR INC9 citations82
US6971575B2Dec 6, 2005
Hand-supportable planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) device employing a pair of linear laser diode arrays mounted about an area image detection array, for illuminating an object to be imaged with a plurality of optically-combined spatially-incoherent planar laser illumination beams (plibs) scanned through the field of view (fov) of said area image detection array, and reducing the speckle-pattern noise power in detected 2-d images by temporally-averaging detected speckle-noise patterns
METROLOGIC INSTR INC8 citations82
US6948659B2Sep 27, 2005
Hand-supportable planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) device
METROLOGIC INSTR INC9 citations82
US6880756B2Apr 19, 2005
Method of speckle-noise pattern reduction and apparatus therefor based on reducing the temporal-coherence of the planar laser illumination beam (plib) after it illuminates the target by applying temporal intensity modulation techniques during the detection of the reflected/scattered plib
METROLOGIC INSTR INC6 citations82
US6877662B2Apr 12, 2005
Led-based planar light illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based camera system employing real-time object coordinate acquisition and producing to control automatic zoom and focus imaging optics
METROLOGIC INSTR INC9 citations82
US6969001B2Nov 29, 2005
Method of speckle-noise pattern reduction and apparatus therefor based on reducing the spatial-coherence of the planar laser illumination beam before it illuminates the target object by applying spatial intensity modulation techniques during the transmission of the plib towards the target
METROLOGIC INSTR INC6 citations80
US7275693B2Oct 2, 2007
Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnel
METROLOGIC INSTR INC7 citations74
US7104454B2Sep 12, 2006
Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through an omnidirectional laser scanning tunnel
METROLOGIC INSTR INC8 citations74
US7086594B2Aug 8, 2006
Planar light illumination and imaging (PLIIM) systems employing LED-based planar light illumination arrays (PLIAS) and linear electronic image detection arrays
METROLOGIC INSTR INC5 citations74
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
3 patents(unassigned)
1 patentMETPOLOGIC INSTR INC
1 patentITW INC
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