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Michael J. Ahten
Also filed as: AHTEN MICHAEL · AHTEN MICHAEL J · AHTEN MICHAEL JAY
19 granted patents·1 pending application·1,190 citations·filing 1994–2023
96Inventor score
Files withPSC SCANNING INC11SPECTRA PHYSICS SCANNING SYST4DATALOGIC USA INC3ACTIS ROBERT J1Datalogic IP Tech Srl1
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20 records- 0196US6073851AMulti-focus optical reader with masked or apodized lensSPECTRA PHYSICS SCANNING SYST·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 13, 2000·244 cites·27 claims
- 0296US5814803AImage reader with multi-focus lensSPECTRA PHYSICS SCANNING SYST·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 29, 1998·259 cites·18 claims
- 0395US6042012AMethod and apparatus for reading images without need for self-generated illumination sourceSPECTRA PHYSICS SCANNING SYST·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 28, 2000·195 cites·21 claims
- 0493US6575368B1Multiple aperture data reader for multi-mode operationPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 10, 2003·138 cites·27 claims
- 0592US5594231AScanner windowSPECTRA PHYSICS SCANNING SYST·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 14, 1997·97 cites·88 claims
- 0690US7243850B2Data reader for multi-mode operationPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 17, 2007·17 cites·20 claims
- 0784US6719201B2Multiple aperture data reader for multi-mode operationPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 13, 2004·27 cites·8 claims
- 0882US6460768B2Ultra-compact bar-code scannerPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·29 cites·19 claims
- 0981US6884993B2Off-axis object detection system for a bar code scannerPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 26, 2005·21 cites·19 claims
- 1079US6621070B2Bar code scanning system with offset optical axesPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 16, 2003·19 cites·14 claims
- 1179US6244510B1Ultra-compact bar-code scannerPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 12, 2001·48 cites·33 claims
- 1277US7051940B2Data reader for multi-mode operationPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 30, 2006·17 cites·27 claims
- 1377US6303927B1Optical scan module with integral collection lens mountPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2001·17 cites·21 claims
- 1477US6065676AUltra-compact bar-code scannerPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 23, 2000·47 cites·33 claims
- 1572US12387070B2Fixed retail scanners with illumination assemblies having different sub-groups of LEDs and related methodDatalogic IP Tech Srl·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1663US12095958B2Image-reading device having configurable multi-mode illumination and monochrome, color image capture and related methods comprising a plurality of light sources that emit red light or emit white light from multiple white light portions separated by a portion of ambient lightDATALOGIC USA INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1758US6166375AOffset optical axes for bar code scannerPSC SCANNING INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 26, 2000·15 cites·27 claims
- 1854US11843744B2Image-reading device having configurable multi-mode illumination sequences and monochrome color image capture sequences and related methodsDATALOGIC USA INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 12, 2023·0 cites·11 claims
- 1950US10325127B2Imaging reader with low stray visibility illuminationDATALOGIC USA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 18, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2043US2012187195A1Systems and methods for reading encoded data through gaps between conveyors in an automated checkout systemACTIS ROBERT J·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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