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GOOD TIMOTHY A

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METROLOGIC INSTR INC

44 patents
US7527205B2May 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 patent

METPOLOGIC INSTR INC

1 patent

ITW INC

1 patent

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