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NAYLOR CHARLES A

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METROLOGIC INSTR INC

46 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
US6575369B1Jun 10, 2003

Automatic optical projection scanner with improved activation controlling mechanism

METROLOGIC INSTR INC160 citations99
US6499664B2Dec 31, 2002

Automatic optical scanner with improved activation controlling mechanism

METROLOGIC INSTR INC145 citations99
US5883375AMar 16, 1999

Bar code symbol scanner having fixed and hand-held modes

METROLOGIC INSTR INC255 citations99
US5557093ASep 17, 1996

Compact projection laser scanner for producing a narrowly confined scanning volume for omni-directional scanning of code symbols therein, while preventing unintentional scanning of code symbols on nearby objects

METROLOGIC INSTR INC136 citations99
US5468951ANov 21, 1995

Automatic hand-supportable code symbol scanning device with improved laser beam pointing efficiency

METROLOGIC INSTR INC234 citations99
US5340973AAug 23, 1994

Automatic laser scanning system and method of reading bar code symbols using same

METROLOGIC INSTR INC258 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
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
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
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
US5661292AAug 26, 1997

Automatic laser projection scanner with improved laser beam scanning efficiency

METROLOGIC INSTR INC53 citations96
US5637852AJun 10, 1997

Counter-top projection laser scanner for omni-directional scanning of code symbols within a narrowly confined scanning volume, while preventing unintentional scanning of code symbols of nearby objects

METROLOGIC INSTR INC39 citations96
US5616908AApr 1, 1997

Automatic countertop laser scanner with flickering laser scanner beam for improved visibility thereof during bar code symbol reading

METROLOGIC INSTR INC53 citations96
US5484992AJan 16, 1996

Automatic hand-supportable laser scanner with flickering laser scanning beam to improve visibility thereof and beam-symbol alignment during bar code symbol presence detection

METROLOGIC INSTR INC79 citations96
US5216232AJun 1, 1993

Projection laser scanner producing a narrow scan volume

METROLOGIC INSTR INC62 citations96
US6227450B1May 8, 2001

Electronically-controlled mechanically-damped off-resonant light beam scanning mechanism and code symbol readers employing the same

METROLOGIC INSTR INC37 citations93
US6189793B1Feb 20, 2001

Automatic laser projection scanner with improved activation controlling mechanism

METROLOGIC INSTR INC16 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
US6874689B2Apr 5, 2005

Laser beam scanning device employing a scanning element having a flexible photo-etched gap region disposed between an anchored base portion and a light beam deflecting portion having a natural frequency of oscillation tuned by the physical dimensions of said flexible photo-etched gap region and forcibly oscillated about a fixed pivot point at an electronically-controlled frequency of oscillation substantially different from said natural resonant frequency of oscillation

METROLOGIC INSTR INC18 citations90
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
US6764008B2Jul 20, 2004

Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) system employing an area-type image detection array

METROLOGIC INSTR INC10 citations82
US5925871AJul 20, 1999

Automatic laser projection scanner with improved laser beam scanning efficiency

METROLOGIC INSTR INC15 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
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
US5925870AJul 20, 1999

Automatic hand-supportable laser bar code symbol scanning device and method of scanning bar codes using same

METROLOGIC INSTR INC4 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
US4050037ASep 20, 1977

Laser beam alignment

METROLOGIC INSTR INC10 citations73
US6460767B1Oct 8, 2002

Optical scanner for omni-directional scanning of code symbols within a scanning volume

METROLOGIC INSTR INC9 citations72
US7523863B2Apr 28, 2009

Hand-supportable LED-based planar illumination and imaging system

METROLOGIC INSTR INC1 citations63
US7255280B2Aug 14, 2007

Electronically-controlled mechanically-damped off-resonant light beam scanning mechanism and code symbol readers employing the same

METROLOGIC INSTR INC3 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
US6412696B1Jul 2, 2002

Countertop projection laser scanning system for omnidirectional scanning of code symbols within a narrowly-confined scanning volume projected above a countertop surface

METROLOGIC INSTR INC2 citations61

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