Inventor
BLAKE ROBERT
US50 patents
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METROLOGIC INSTR INC
34 patentsUS6209789B1Apr 3, 2001
Optical filtering system for a laser bar code scanner having narrow band-pass characteristics employing spatially separated filtering elements including a scanner window
METROLOGIC INSTR INC294 citations99
US5340971AAug 23, 1994
Automatic bar code reading system having selectable long range and short range modes of operation
METROLOGIC INSTR INC176 citations99
US7527200B2May 5, 2009
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) systems with integrated despeckling mechanisms provided therein
METROLOGIC INSTR INC17 citations96
US6412700B1Jul 2, 2002
Method and apparatus for automatically reading bar code symbols
METROLOGIC INSTR INC42 citations96
US5886337AMar 23, 1999
Method and apparatus for automatically reading bar code symbols
METROLOGIC INSTR INC45 citations96
US5825012AOct 20, 1998
Hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reader with bar code symbol detection activated symbol decoder
METROLOGIC INSTR INC41 citations96
US5789731AAug 4, 1998
Laser code symbol scanner employing optical filtering system having narrow pass-band characteristics and spatially-separated optical filter elements with laser light collection optics arranged along laser light return path disposed therebetween
METROLOGIC INSTR INC49 citations96
US5789730AAug 4, 1998
Automatic hand-supportable laser scanner and method of reading bar code symbols using same
METROLOGIC INSTR INC50 citations96
US5627359AMay 6, 1997
Laser code symbol scanner employing optical filtering system having narrow band-pass characteristics and spatially separated optical filter elements with laser light collection optics arranged along laser light return path disposed therebetween
METROLOGIC INSTR INC56 citations96
US5528024AJun 18, 1996
Device for selectively reading code symbols in spatially-defined portions of the scan field
METROLOGIC INSTR INC59 citations96
US5525789AJun 11, 1996
Automatic laser bar code symbol reading system and method of reading bar code symbols using same
METROLOGIC INSTR INC55 citations96
US5663828ASep 2, 1997
Accessory device for modulating the laser output of a pen-clip actuatable laser pointer
METROLOGIC INSTR INC37 citations93
US7325740B2Feb 5, 2008
Automatically-activated laser scanning 2D bar code symbol reading system employing a visible linear-type laser scanning pattern and an audible feedback signal during scan data capturing and buffering operations
METROLOGIC INSTR INC10 citations92
US7281663B2Oct 16, 2007
Wireless bar code symbol reading system having hand-supportable unit and remote base station
METROLOGIC INSTR INC13 citations92
US7172126B2Feb 6, 2007
Wireless automatic laser scanning bar code symbol reading system, wherein the RF-based transceiver chipsets within the wireless hand-supportable unit and base station thereof are automatically deactivated and said RF data communication link therebetween terminated when said system enters its power-saving sleep mode, and reactivated and re-established when re-entering its operational mode
METROLOGIC INSTR INC18 citations92
US7111786B2Sep 26, 2006
Automatically-activated wireless hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with data transmission activation switch and automatic communication range dependent control
METROLOGIC INSTR INC21 citations92
US7028904B2Apr 18, 2006
Wireless bar code symbol reading system capable of automatically collecting and storing symbol character data when hand-supportable unit is operated outside of its rf data communication range, and automatically transmitting stored symbol character data when the hand-supportable unit is operated within its rf data communication range
METROLOGIC INSTR INC16 citations92
US7007849B2Mar 7, 2006
Automatically-activated hand-supportable 2-d bar code symbol reading system employing a linear laser scanning pattern generator, an automatic bar code symbol data detector, audible data capture feedback generator, and a manually-activated data transmission activation switch
METROLOGIC INSTR INC12 citations92
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
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
US7464878B2Dec 16, 2008
Automatically-activated wireless hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with automatic communication range dependent control
METROLOGIC INSTR INC6 citations74
US7017813B2Mar 28, 2006
Bar code reader for automatically detecting the presence of a bar code using laser flicker
METROLOGIC INSTR INC9 citations74
US6976632B2Dec 20, 2005
Automatic hand-supportable laser scanner and method of reading bar code symbols using same
METROLOGIC INSTR INC7 citations74
US6029894AFeb 29, 2000
Optical filtering system for a laser bar code scanner having narrow band-pass characteristics with spatially separated filtering elements
METROLOGIC INSTR INC9 citations74
US5837989ANov 17, 1998
Portable data collection device for collecting and transmitting bar code symbol character data
METROLOGIC INSTR INC7 citations74
US5473464ADec 5, 1995
Accessory device for modulating the laser output of a pen-clip actuatable laser pointer
METROLOGIC INSTR INC13 citations74
US7832643B2Nov 16, 2010
Hand-supported planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based systems with laser despeckling mechanisms integrated therein
METROLOGIC INSTR INC7 citations73
US7673803B2Mar 9, 2010
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based engine
METROLOGIC INSTR INC7 citations73
US7584893B2Sep 8, 2009
Tunnel-type digital imaging system for use within retail shopping environments such as supermarkets
METROLOGIC INSTR INC7 citations73
US7581681B2Sep 1, 2009
Tunnel-type digital imaging system for use within retail shopping environments such as supermarkets
METROLOGIC INSTR INC4 citations73
US7048192B2May 23, 2006
Wireless bar code symbol reading system employing a base station with a cradle having a hinged support hooks for enabling vertical and horizontal installations
METROLOGIC INSTR INC6 citations73
US7686225B2Mar 30, 2010
Wireless code symbol reading system with automatic communication range dependent control
METROLOGIC INSTR INC4 citations63
US7278578B2Oct 9, 2007
Automatically-activated wireless laser scanning 2D bar code symbol reading system capable of automatically transmitting stored symbol character data when the hand-supportable unit is operated within its RF data communication range and automatically collecting and storing symbol character data when the hand-supportable unit is operated outside of its RF data communication range
METROLOGIC INSTR INC2 citations63
US7137561B2Nov 21, 2006
Wireless laser scanning bar code symbol reading system employing a low-battery protection circuit, vibrational alarm and sleep mode of operation
METROLOGIC INSTR INC0 citations52
WHIRLPOOL CO
3 patentsUS10585407B2Mar 10, 2020
Home appliance and method of operating a home appliance
WHIRLPOOL CO11 citations82
US10373770B2Aug 6, 2019
Laundry treating appliance and method of operation for a laundry treating appliance
WHIRLPOOL CO8 citations81
US9466439B2Oct 11, 2016
Laundry treating appliance and method of operation for a laundry treating appliance
WHIRLPOOL CO0 citations49