Inventor
SCHNEE MICHAEL D
US50 patents
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METROLOGIC INSTR INC
49 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
US6913202B2Jul 5, 2005
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) engine
METROLOGIC INSTR INC105 citations99
US6827265B2Dec 7, 2004
Automatic vehicle identification and classification (AVIC) system employing a tunnel-arrangement of PLIIM-based subsystems
METROLOGIC INSTR INC82 citations99
US7164810B2Jan 16, 2007
Planar light illumination and linear imaging (PLILIM) device with image-based velocity detection and aspect ratio compensation
METROLOGIC INSTR INC65 citations98
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
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
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
US7743990B2Jun 29, 2010
Imaging engine employing planar light illumination and linear imaging
METROLOGIC INSTR INC34 citations93
US7668406B2Feb 23, 2010
Digital image acquisition system capable of compensating for changes in relative object velocity
METROLOGIC INSTR INC25 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
US7077319B2Jul 18, 2006
Imaging engine employing planar light illumination and linear imaging
METROLOGIC INSTR INC36 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
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
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
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
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
US6764008B2Jul 20, 2004
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) system employing an area-type image detection array
METROLOGIC INSTR INC10 citations82
US6896184B2May 24, 2005
Planar laser illumination and imaging (pliim) system employing laser-diode based planar laser illumination arrays and a linear electronic image detection array employing image formation optics that optically compensates for decreases in the power-density of the planar laser illumination beam with increases in object distance during illumination and imaging operations
METROLOGIC INSTR INC8 citations80
US7621455B2Nov 24, 2009
Hand-supportable code symbol reader employing coplanar laser illumination and linear imaging
METROLOGIC INSTR INC3 citations74
US7533821B2May 19, 2009
Hand-supportable planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) device for producing a planar laser illumination beam (PLIB) coplanar with the field of view (FOV) of a linear image detection array
METROLOGIC INSTR INC3 citations74
US7527202B2May 5, 2009
Hand-supportable planar linear illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based code symbol reading system
METROLOGIC INSTR INC5 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
US6742711B2Jun 1, 2004
Method of extending the working distance of a planar laser illumination and imaging system without increasing the output power of the visible laser diode (VLD) sources employed there
METROLOGIC INSTR INC7 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
US7523863B2Apr 28, 2009
Hand-supportable LED-based planar illumination and imaging system
METROLOGIC INSTR INC1 citations63
US7143943B2Dec 5, 2006
Method of producing digital images of objects using planar laser illumination beams and electronic image detection arrays
METROLOGIC INSTR INC3 citations63
US7644866B2Jan 12, 2010
Hand-supportable code symbol reader employing coplanar laser illumination and linear imaging
METROLOGIC INSTR INC0 citations52
US7073718B2Jul 11, 2006
Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) systems employing laser-diode based planar laser illumination arrays and linear electronic image detection arrays
METROLOGIC INSTR INC0 citations52