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TSIKOS CONSTANTINE J
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METROLOGIC INSTR INC
43 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
US6962289B2Nov 8, 2005
Method of and system for producing high-resolution 3-D images of 3-D object surfaces having arbitrary surface geometry
METROLOGIC INSTR INC73 citations99
US6913202B2Jul 5, 2005
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) engine
METROLOGIC INSTR INC105 citations99
US6837432B2Jan 4, 2005
Method of and apparatus for automatically cropping captured linear images of a moving object prior to image processing using region of interest (roi) coordinate specifications captured by an object profiling subsystem
METROLOGIC INSTR INC200 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
US6742707B1Jun 1, 2004
Method of speckle-noise pattern reduction and apparatus therefor based on reducing the spatial-coherence of the planar laser illumination beam before the beam illuminates the target object by applying spatial phase shifting techniques during the transmission of the plib theretowards
METROLOGIC INSTR INC84 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
US7131586B2Nov 7, 2006
Method of and apparatus for reducing speckle-pattern noise in a planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based system
METROLOGIC INSTR INC36 citations96
US7066391B2Jun 27, 2006
Hand-supportable planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) based camera system capable of producing digital linear images of an object, containing pixels having a substantially uniform aspect-ratio independent of the measured relative velocity of an object while manually moving said pliim based camera system past said object during illumination and imaging operations
METROLOGIC INSTR INC33 citations96
US7028899B2Apr 18, 2006
Method of speckle-noise pattern reduction and apparatus therefore 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 INC19 citations96
US6991166B2Jan 31, 2006
LED-based planar light illumination and imaging (PLIIM) engine
METROLOGIC INSTR INC13 citations96
US6988661B2Jan 24, 2006
Automated object identification and attribute acquisition system having a multi-compartment housing with optically-isolated light transmission apertures for operation of a planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) based linear imaging subsystem and a laser-base
METROLOGIC INSTR INC24 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
US6959868B2Nov 1, 2005
Tunnel-based method of and system for identifying transported packages employing the transmission of package dimension data over a data communications network and the transformation of package dimension data at linear imaging subsystems in said tunnel-based system so as to enable the control of auto zoom/focus camera modules therewithin during linear imaging operations
METROLOGIC INSTR INC29 citations96
US6957775B2Oct 25, 2005
Internet-based method of and system for remotely monitoring, configuring and servicing planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) based networks with nodes for supporting object identification and attribute information acquisition functions
METROLOGIC INSTR INC33 citations96
US6837437B2Jan 4, 2005
Planar laser illumination modules (PLIMS) employed in a planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) system
METROLOGIC INSTR INC33 citations96
US6830184B2Dec 14, 2004
Method of and apparatus for automatically compensating for viewing-angle distortion in digital linear images of object surfaces moving past a planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) based camera system at skewed viewing angles
METROLOGIC INSTR INC34 citations96
US6786414B2Sep 7, 2004
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) systems
METROLOGIC INSTR INC29 citations96
US6631842B1Oct 14, 2003
Method of and system for producing images of objects using planar laser illumination beams and image detection arrays
METROLOGIC INSTR INC58 citations96
US6629641B2Oct 7, 2003
Method of and system for producing images of objects using planar laser illumination beams and image detection arrays
METROLOGIC INSTR INC60 citations96
US7152795B2Dec 26, 2006
Bioptical product and produce identification systems employing planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIM) based subsystems
METROLOGIC INSTR INC20 citations93
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
US6959869B2Nov 1, 2005
Automatic vehicle identification (AVI) system employing planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based subsystems
METROLOGIC INSTR INC51 citations93
US6953151B2Oct 11, 2005
Planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) based camera system for automatically producing digital linear images of a moving object, containing pixels having a substantially square aspect-ratio independent of the measured range and/or a velocity of said moving object
METROLOGIC INSTR INC12 citations93
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
US6830189B2Dec 14, 2004
Method of and system for producing digital images of objects with subtantially reduced speckle-noise patterns by illuminating said objects with spatially and/or temporally coherent-reduced planar laser illumination
METROLOGIC INSTR INC40 citations92
US6988660B2Jan 24, 2006
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based camera system for producing high-resolution 3-D images of moving 3-D objects
METROLOGIC INSTR INC18 citations84
US6971578B2Dec 6, 2005
Planar laser illumination and imaging module (PLIIN) based semiconductor chips
METROLOGIC INSTR INC12 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
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
US6953152B2Oct 11, 2005
Hand-supportable planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) based camera system capable of producing digital linear images of a object, containing pixels having a substantially uniform white level independent of the velocity of the object while manually moving said film based camera system past said object during illumination imaging operations
METROLOGIC INSTR INC11 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
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