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Robert Blake
Also filed as: BLAKE ROBERT · BLAKE ROBERT E
72 granted patents·5 pending applications·3,854 citations·filing 1991–2011
99Inventor score
Files withMETROLOGIC INSTR INC71BLAKE ROBERT E2GERMAINE GENNADY1HAVENS WILLIAM H1METPOLOGIC INSTR INC1
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77 records- 0199US7527205B2Automated package dimensioning systemMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 5, 2009·186 cites·11 claims
- 0298US8459557B2Dual laser scanning code symbol reading system employing automatic object presence detector for automatic laser source selectionHAVENS WILLIAM H·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 11, 2013·607 cites·24 claims
- 0398US6971580B2Automated 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
- 0498US6209789B1Optical filtering system for a laser bar code scanner having narrow band-pass characteristics employing spatially separated filtering elements including a scanner windowMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 3, 2001·294 cites·13 claims
- 0597US7104453B1Unitary package identification and dimensioning system employing ladar-based scanning methodsMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 12, 2006·125 cites·4 claims
- 0696US8950678B2Barcode reader with edge detection enhancementGERMAINE GENNADY·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 10, 2015·522 cites·22 claims
- 0796US5340971AAutomatic bar code reading system having selectable long range and short range modes of operationMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 23, 1994·176 cites·51 claims
- 0895US6705526B1Automated 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
- 0995US6554189B1Automated 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
- 1094US6978936B2Method of and system for automatically producing digital images of moving objects, with pixels having a substantially uniform white level independent of the velocities of the moving objectsMETPOLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 27, 2005·59 cites·14 claims
- 1193US7527200B2Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) systems with integrated despeckling mechanisms provided thereinMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 5, 2009·17 cites·10 claims
- 1293US6457642B1Automated 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
- 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
- 1490US6517004B2Automated system for identifying and dimensioning packages transported through a laser scanning tunnel using laser scanning beam indexing techniquesMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 11, 2003·109 cites·13 claims
- 1589US6772949B2Portable hand-supportable data terminal with automatically-activated laser scanning bar code symbol reader integrated thereinMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 10, 2004·46 cites·45 claims
- 1689US6607133B2Automatically-activated hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with data transmission activation switchMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 19, 2003·46 cites·37 claims
- 1786US7611063B2Automatically-activated code symbol reading systemMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 3, 2009·8 cites·6 claims
- 1886US6283375B1Automatically-activated hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with data transmission activation switchMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 4, 2001·97 cites·36 claims
- 1985US5528024ADevice for selectively reading code symbols in spatially-defined portions of the scan fieldMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 18, 1996·59 cites·69 claims
- 2084US7344082B2Automated 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
- 2184US5525789AAutomatic laser bar code symbol reading system and method of reading bar code symbols using sameMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 11, 1996·55 cites·39 claims
- 2283US7905410B2Automated 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
- 2383US6978935B2Planar 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 systemMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 27, 2005·9 cites·30 claims
- 2483US5627359ALaser 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 therebetweenMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 6, 1997·56 cites·17 claims
- 2582US7000839B2Automated 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
- 2682US6595420B1Automatically-activated body-wearable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system having data-transmission activation switchMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 22, 2003·41 cites·23 claims
- 2782US5789730AAutomatic hand-supportable laser scanner and method of reading bar code symbols using sameMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·50 cites·26 claims
- 2881US7832643B2Hand-supported planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based systems with laser despeckling mechanisms integrated thereinMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 16, 2010·7 cites·29 claims
- 2981US7673803B2Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based engineMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 9, 2010·7 cites·14 claims
- 3081US7584893B2Tunnel-type digital imaging system for use within retail shopping environments such as supermarketsMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 8, 2009·7 cites·22 claims
- 3181US7172126B2Wireless 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 modeMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 6, 2007·18 cites·6 claims
- 3281US5886337AMethod and apparatus for automatically reading bar code symbolsMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 23, 1999·45 cites·34 claims
- 3381US5789731ALaser 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 therebetweenMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 4, 1998·49 cites·16 claims
- 3480US7275693B2Automated 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
- 3580US7028904B2Wireless 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 rangeMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 18, 2006·16 cites·15 claims
- 3679US6412700B1Method and apparatus for automatically reading bar code symbolsMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 2, 2002·42 cites·4 claims
- 3779US5825012AHand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reader with bar code symbol detection activated symbol decoderMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 20, 1998·41 cites·4 claims
- 3878US7111786B2Automatically-activated wireless hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with data transmission activation switch and automatic communication range dependent controlMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 26, 2006·21 cites·17 claims
- 3977US7614561B2Scanner flipper oscillation frequency detection and adjustment thereofMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 10, 2009·7 cites·28 claims
- 4077US7464878B2Automatically-activated wireless hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with automatic communication range dependent controlMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 16, 2008·6 cites·17 claims
- 4177US7281663B2Wireless bar code symbol reading system having hand-supportable unit and remote base stationMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 16, 2007·13 cites·21 claims
- 4277US6619550B1Automated 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
- 4377US6616048B2Automated system and method for identifying and measuring packages transported through an omnidirectional laser scanning tunnelMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 9, 2003·18 cites·14 claims
- 4476US7124950B2Bar code symbol reading system employing electronically-controlled raster-type laser scanner for reading bar code symbols during on hands-on and hands-free modes of operationMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 24, 2006·22 cites·12 claims
- 4576US7007849B2Automatically-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 switchMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 7, 2006·12 cites·4 claims
- 4674US7581681B2Tunnel-type digital imaging system for use within retail shopping environments such as supermarketsMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 1, 2009·4 cites·24 claims
- 4774US7325740B2Automatically-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 operationsMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 5, 2008·10 cites·4 claims
- 4874US6637659B2Automatically-activated hand-supportable omni-directional laser scanning bar code symbol reading system with data transmission activation switchMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·14 cites·22 claims
- 4974US6382515B1Automated 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
- 5073US7832641B2Scanner switched to active state by sensed movement in quiescent scanning mechanismMETROLOGIC INSTR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 16, 2010·5 cites·11 claims
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