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Leroy Dickson
Also filed as: DICKSON LEROY · DICKSON LEROY D · DICKSON LEROY DAVID
86 granted patents·4 pending applications·2,928 citations·filing 1981–2011
99Inventor score
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90 records- 0198US6971580B2Automated 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 beamMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 6, 2005·162 cites·17 claims
- 0297US6758402B1Bioptical holographic laser scanning systemMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 6, 2004·131 cites·14 claims
- 0397US6750995B2Enhanced volume phase grating with high dispersion, high diffraction efficiency and low polarization sensitivityFiled 2001·Granted Jun 15, 2004·114 cites·8 claims
- 0495US6705526B1Automated 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 beamMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 16, 2004·125 cites·19 claims
- 0595US6554189B1Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnelMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 29, 2003·102 cites·28 claims
- 0695US5272550AHologram systemIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 21, 1993·74 cites·18 claims
- 0795US4790612AMethod and apparatus for copying holographic disksIBM·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 13, 1988·66 cites·9 claims
- 0895US4748316AOptical scanner for reading bar codes detected within a large depth of fieldIBM·Filed 1986·Granted May 31, 1988·107 cites·6 claims
- 0995US4416505AMethod for making holographic optical elements with high diffraction efficienciesIBM·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 22, 1983·89 cites·4 claims
- 1093US6457642B1Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnelMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 1, 2002·124 cites·43 claims
- 1193US6360947B1Automated 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 beltMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 26, 2002·171 cites·8 claims
- 1293US4415224AHolographic scanner disc with different facet areasIBM·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 15, 1983·76 cites·10 claims
- 1391US6705528B2Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnelMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 16, 2004·63 cites·11 claims
- 1491US6540140B1Web-enabled system and method for designing and manufacturing bar code scannersMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·49 cites·18 claims
- 1591US6182897B1Web-enabled system and method for designing and manufacturing laser scannersMETROLOGIC INSTR·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 6, 2001·101 cites·32 claims
- 1691US5247167AMultiple beam power monitoring system and method with radiation detection and focusing means of overlapping beamsIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 21, 1993·62 cites·22 claims
- 1789US4758058AHolographic disk scanner having special position-indicating hologramsIBM·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 19, 1988·73 cites·6 claims
- 1889US4431912AMethod for controlling the operation of an optical scannerIBM·Filed 1981·Granted Feb 14, 1984·105 cites·7 claims
- 1988US4591242AOptical scanner having multiple, simultaneous scan lines with different focal lengthsIBM·Filed 1984·Granted May 27, 1986·76 cites·10 claims
- 2088US4548463AHolographic scanner control based on monitored diffraction efficiencyIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Oct 22, 1985·73 cites·14 claims
- 2187US7407103B2Bioptical holographic laser scanning systemMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 5, 2008·16 cites·11 claims
- 2285US7443587B2DOE-based systems and devices for producing laser beams having modified beam characteristicsMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 28, 2008·12 cites·5 claims
- 2385US7395968B2Laser scanning based bar code symbol reading system for producing a 3-D scanning volume substantially free of spatially and temporally coincident laser scanning planesMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 8, 2008·10 cites·11 claims
- 2485US6422466B1Method of and system for automatically identifying packages during package transport operations carried out by a human operator walking through the doorway of a storage containerMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 23, 2002·19 cites·16 claims
- 2585US6328215B1Method and system for automatically identifying packages during package sortation operations manually carried out by a human operatorMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 11, 2001·19 cites·10 claims
- 2685US5191204AMulti-beam optical system and method with power detection of overlapping beamsIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 2, 1993·37 cites·27 claims
- 2784US7344082B2Automated 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 beamMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·13 cites·13 claims
- 2884US6910631B2Web-enabled system and method for designing and manufacturing bar code scannersMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 28, 2005·25 cites·18 claims
- 2984US6561424B1Method of and system for automatically identifying packages during package transport operations carried out by a human operator walking through the doorway of a storage warehouseMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 13, 2003·18 cites·10 claims
- 3083US7905410B2Automated tunnel-type scanning system enabling automated tracking and identification of packages transported therethroughMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 15, 2011·8 cites·30 claims
- 3183US6085978AHolographic laser scanners of modular construction and method and apparatus for designing and manufacturing the sameMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 11, 2000·42 cites·7 claims
- 3283US5331445AIncreased Bragg angle sensitivity hologram system and methodIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 19, 1994·34 cites·36 claims
- 3382US7000839B2Automated method of and system for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnelMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 21, 2006·24 cites·14 claims
- 3481US6474556B2Laser scanning system mounted over a conveyor belt along which packages bearing bar code symbols are transported and scannedMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 5, 2002·25 cites·18 claims
- 3580US7275693B2Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnelMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 2, 2007·7 cites·3 claims
- 3680US7152796B2Bar code symbol scanning system having multiple scanning stations for producing a 3-D scanning volume free of substantially and temporally coincident scanning planesMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 26, 2006·6 cites·11 claims
- 3777US7051922B2Compact bioptical laser scanning systemMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 30, 2006·20 cites·31 claims
- 3877US6619550B1Automated 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 therethroughMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 16, 2003·47 cites·25 claims
- 3976US5212572AOptical data storage system with compact holographic polarization-sensing or reflectivity-sensing optical storage headIBM·Filed 1991·Granted May 18, 1993·43 cites·16 claims
- 4075US6991167B2Bioptical laser scanning system providing 360° of omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale (POS) stationMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·18 cites·7 claims
- 4175US6517001B1Loser scanners of modular construction and method and system for designing and manufacturing the sameMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 11, 2003·13 cites·9 claims
- 4274US6530522B1Holographic laser scanning system having multiple laser scanning stations for producing a 3-D scanning volume substantially free of spatially and temporally coincident scanning planesMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2003·13 cites·10 claims
- 4374US6439462B1Conveyor-belt mounted bar code symbol reading system employing a steerable bar code symbol scanner to automatically scan bar code symbols detected by a holographic-based bar code position detectorMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 27, 2002·21 cites·18 claims
- 4474US6382515B1Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnelMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 7, 2002·43 cites·13 claims
- 4574US6375074B1Holographic laser scanner for producing a highly-defined three-dimensional scanning volume having multiple focal regions within which the laser scanlines are spatially confinedMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 23, 2002·21 cites·15 claims
- 4673US6581835B1Method of and system for scanning bar code symbols using a laser scanning pattern having multiple focal zones, wherein the minimum beam dimension/minimum bar width (mbd/mbw) ratio is greater than or equal to 2.0METROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·11 cites·6 claims
- 4772US6588665B2Omni-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 beltMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2003·15 cites·9 claims
- 4871US6840449B2Laser scanning system having multiple laser scanning stations for producing a 3-D scanning volume substantially free of spatially and temporally coincident scanning planesMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·10 cites·11 claims
- 4970US6629640B2Holographic laser scanning method and system employing visible scanning-zone indicators identifying a three-dimensional omni-directional laser scanning volume for package transport navigationMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 7, 2003·17 cites·18 claims
- 5070US6415980B1Holographic laser scanning system for laser scanning of bar code symbols within 3-D scanning volume having a large depth fieldMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·6 cites·8 claims
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