Patents in subclass Registers/Using A Moving Mirror
Parent class: Registers
| Number | Patent title | Issue Date |
|---|---|---|
| 07407103 | Bioptical holographic laser scanning system A bioptical holographic laser scanning system employing a plurality of laser scanning stations about a holographic scanning disc having scanning facets with high and low elevation angle characteristics, as well as positive, negative and... |
08/05/2008 |
| 07380719 | Barcode scanner with configurable video modes A barcode scanner with configurable video modes which enhances readability of a wide range of barcode types. The barcode scanner includes a video circuit, and a configuration circuit for altering operating characteristics of the video... |
06/03/2008 |
| 07380721 | Low-cost compact bar code sensor A barcode sensor package has an optical emitter circuit and an optical detector circuit which are formed as one or more integrated optical circuits disposed in a housing which has a reading surface and one or more apertures located... |
06/03/2008 |
| 07374094 | Bioptical laser scanning system for providing six-sided omnidirectional bar code symbol scanning coverage at a point of sale station A bioptical laser scanning system at a point of sale (POS) station, that generates and projects a first plurality of laser scanning planes through a horizontal-scanning window, and a second plurality of laser scanning planes through a... |
05/20/2008 |
| 07350693 | Indexing mechanism An indexing mechanism comprising a body (10) mounted so as to be rotatble about an axis; means (3) for rotating said body about said axis; first cam means (9, 10) for displacing said body along said axis away from an axial rest position... |
04/01/2008 |
| 07316356 | Optical scanner having a balanced mirrored spinner An optical scanner having a balanced mirrored spinner. The optical scanner includes a laser for producing a laser beam, a mirrored spinner for directing the laser beam to produce scanning light beams, and an apparatus for rotating the... |
01/08/2008 |
| 07314175 | Methods and apparatus for improved use of partial bar code information to decode a complete bar code Systems and techniques for stitching together partial bar code segments to construct and decode information for a complete bar code. As a scanner operates to generate a scan pattern, information is maintained that can be used to identify... |
01/01/2008 |
| 07306154 | Barcode scanning system with a compensation circuit A barcode scanning system is provided, which comprises an amplitude compensation circuit to change the amplitude of signals corresponding to each location on the barcode such that all the signals have the same amplitude. The changing of... |
12/11/2007 |
| 07296750 | Inertial drive scanning arrangement and method A light scanning arrangement includes a frame or a base plate directly moved by an inertial drive in order to oscillate a scan element supported by a hinge on the frame at high scan rates and with minimal electrical power consumption. |
11/20/2007 |
| 07273178 | Compact scan engine disposed within a scanner housing A scanner with a compact scan engine having a light source for generating a light beam is provided, optionally with a polygon scan mirror as well. A seat with the compact scan engine attached thereto is utilized, and the scan engine is... |
09/25/2007 |
| 07270270 | Optical scanner control method, optical scanner and laser machining apparatus A optical scanner control method and a optical scanner capable of positioning a mirror at a high speed independently of a rocking angle, and a laser machining apparatus for irradiating a printed circuit board with a laser beam by use of... |
09/18/2007 |
| 07267276 | Method and apparatus for optically reading target while folding reflected light In an apparatus for optically reading a target based on light reflected from the target, an imaging lens with a first optical axis is provided so that the reflected light enters into the imaging lens. A photodetector having an active area... |
09/11/2007 |
| 07255280 | Electronically-controlled mechanically-damped off-resonant light beam scanning mechanism and code symbol readers employing the same Apparatus for deflecting a light beam, comprising: a scanning element having a base portion, a light beam deflecting portion, and a gap region disposed therebetween. The base portion is anchored with respect to an optical bench to permit... |
08/14/2007 |
| 07204424 | Retro-reflective scanner having exit window with positive optical power A portable electo-optical scanner for reading a target bar code having a plurality of bar code elements. The portable scanner includes: a housing supporting a scanning module and an exit window. The scanning module scans the target bar... |
04/17/2007 |
| 07182262 | Inertial drive scanning arrangement and method A light scanning arrangement includes a frame directly moved by an inertial drive in order to oscillate a scan element supported by a hinge on the frame at high scan rates and with minimal electrical power consumption. |
02/27/2007 |
| 07182263 | Monitoring light beam position in electro-optical readers and image projectors An arrangement for determining light beam position in an electro-optical reader, image projector and like devices includes a drive for moving a scanning light beam at a scan frequency across a target as a scan line, and an electro-optical... |
02/27/2007 |
| 07178734 | Barcode scanner including a multitasking pattern mirror Barcode scanner including a multitasking pattern mirror which allows the size of a scanner to be reduced without decreasing performance. The bar code scanner includes a laser for producing a laser beam, a mirrored spinner for reflecting... |
02/20/2007 |
| 07152798 | Laser scanning unit having a sensor for detecting both start-of-scan and end-of-scan positions of a corresponding laser beam A laser scanning unit is provided. It comprises a housing; a scanning device; a pre-scan assembly generating a light beam and directing the light beam toward the scanning device; and a post-scan optical assembly receiving a scanning beam... |
12/26/2006 |
| 07131590 | Laser module for reading optical codes A compact laser module (1) for reading optical codes including a scanning illumination section having at least one source (8) for generating a laser beam and a scanner (9, 10) for scanning the optical code (C) to be read with a laser... |
11/07/2006 |
| 07128267 | Device for optical scanning of objects, especially markings A device for optical scanning of markings, such as barcodes, has at least two transmitters (10, 20) that send light beams (12, 22) at different angles toward a rotating polygonal mirror (30), which deflects the light beams onto the... |
10/31/2006 |
| 07124950 | Bar 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 operation A bar code symbol reading system is disclosed comprising a hand-supportable bar code symbol reading device which embodies an electronically-controlled bar code symbol reading engine for producing a raster-type laser scanning pattern in... |
10/24/2006 |
| 07104455 | Planar light illumination and imaging (PLIIM) system employing LED-based planar light illumination arrays (PLIAS) and an area-type image detection array Methods of and systems for illuminating objects using planar light illumination beams having substantially-planar spatial distribution characteristics that extend through the field of view (FOV) of image formation and detection modules... |
09/12/2006 |
| 07077325 | Portable instrument for electro-optically reading indicia and for projecting a bit-mapped image A portable instrument incorporates an electro-optical assembly for reading indicia during a reading mode, and for projecting a bit-mapped image during a display mode. A manually operable switch on the instrument is disposed for selecting... |
07/18/2006 |
| 07073716 | Barcode scanner with dual-surface polygon A barcode scanner with a dual-surface polygon which increases total scan line length. The polygon includes generally planar walls arranged in a ring having first mirrored facets facing generally towards a center of the ring and second... |
07/11/2006 |
| 07059529 | Device for reading a barcode A device for scanning and/or recognizing one or more barcodes includes a laser light source for transmitting laser light; a rotatable polygonal mirror for reflecting the transmitted laser light; a number of fixedly disposed flat mirrors... |
06/13/2006 |
| 07051938 | System and method for a multi-directional imaging system An electronic device (100) and a method for use thereof having an integral camera (102) for taking pictures from multiple sides of the electronic device. The electronic device (100) has a case (101) and a moveable assembly (108) for... |
05/30/2006 |
| 07034370 | MEMS scanning mirror with tunable natural frequency In one embodiment of the invention, a MEMS structure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a mobile element. The first electrode is coupled to a first voltage source. The second electrode is coupled to a second voltage... |
04/25/2006 |
| 07021543 | Image reader using off-axial optical system for imaging optical system An image reader adopting an off-axial optical system, an adjustable imaging mirror and a CCD fixed to a highly rigid structure. Since the relative position between reflecting and imaging mirrors can be set highly accurately, adjusting... |
04/04/2006 |
| 07007850 | Bar code reading apparatus, moving mirror for bar code reading apparatus, and manufacturing thereof A bar code reading apparatus comprises: a laser module (1) having a light-emitting device (13) and a light-receiving device (14) arranged in a substantially orthogonal state; a moving mirror having a mirror mounted on a stand, swing... |
03/07/2006 |
| 07007843 | Light beam shaping arrangement and method in electro-optical readers A micro-electro-mechanical system component is deformed to control a shape and size and orientation of a laser beam spot that is scanned across a symbol to be read by an electro-optical reader. |
03/07/2006 |
| 07004391 | Optical gain correction filter and optical apparatus having the same The present invention provides an optical apparatus comprising an optical gain correction filter having a multilayer film structure formed by stacking a plurality of thin films with different diffractive indexes on a light transmitting... |
02/28/2006 |
| 06994255 | Dense pattern optical scanner A method of and a system for generating a dense pattern of scan lines. In a preferred configuration, a laser beam is directed into an inline beam dithering mechanism which dithers the beam over an angle parallel to the axis of rotation of... |
02/07/2006 |
| 06981643 | Optical scanner for reading a barcode A barcode scanner includes at least a laser emitter, a collimator, a light condensing lens and a linear light receiver. When the scanning light beams from the laser emitter are projected onto a barcode through the collimator, a barcode... |
01/03/2006 |
| 06974084 | Multiple plane scanning system for data reading applications An optical system and method for data reading. The preferred system is directed to a scanner which includes a laser diode and a beam splitter for generating first optical beam and a second optical beam, the first optical beam being... |
12/13/2005 |
| 06971579 | Dynamic omni-directional scan pattern generating arrangement and method in electro-optical readers A dynamic omni-directional scan pattern is generated in an electro-optical reader for reading indicia by oscillating a mirror located between a light source and a rotating mirrored component. Light from the mirror is reflected off the... |
12/06/2005 |
| 06966494 | Code reader An identification device, especially one for detecting unidimensional and/or two-dimensional codes, which has a position-resolving photoreceiver arranged in a housing and a reception optics coordinated with it and also installed in the... |
11/22/2005 |
| 06932271 | Optical scan module, optical scanner, optical scan method, image generator and image reader An optical scanning apparatus scans a surface to be scanned in a main scanning direction by simultaneously using a plurality of optical spots formed of a plurality of optical beans emitted from an illuminant, comprising: a light path... |
08/23/2005 |
| 06932274 | Vibration reduction in electro-optical readers Vibration is minimized in an electro-optical reader for reading indicia by oscillating a counterweight and a scan component to move simultaneously toward each other, and to move simultaneously away from each other. A magnet is mounted for... |
08/23/2005 |
| 06899272 | Bioptics bar code reader A bioptics bar code reader has first and second windows disposed at an angle to each other, a first imager for the first window and a second imager for the second window and first and second optics for directing light from a bar code in a... |
05/31/2005 |
| 06896184 | 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 A planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based system having a linear image formation and detection module disposed in a system housing, and having image formation optics with a field of view projectable through an aperture in the... |
05/24/2005 |
| 06883712 | Bar code scanner A bar code scanner has a housing including a surface having a transparent scanning window. The housing contains optical components including a spinner and pattern mirrors arranged to produce sets of densely packed scan lines. The housing... |
04/26/2005 |
| 06866197 | Optical scanner having enhanced item side coverage An optical scanner having enhanced item side coverage which scans all six sides of an item and an intermediate side. The optical scanner includes a scanner housing, a first optics assembly within the scanner housing including a horizontal... |
03/15/2005 |
| 06854655 | Two window optical scanner The invention relates to a scanning device for reading bar code symbols, wherein the scanning device comprises a housing having a substantially horizontal surface and a substantially vertical surface. A motor rotates a polygon mirror,... |
02/15/2005 |
| 06840452 | Light source module for a scanning apparatus and a scanning apparatus with the light source module A light source module has a laser diode, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes the laser diode, a driver circuit for the laser diode, and a connector for receiving a power supply for driving the laser diode from an electric... |
01/11/2005 |
| 06832727 | Integrated display scanner A display scanner includes an optical panel having a plurality of stacked optical waveguides. The waveguides define an inlet face at one end and a screen at an opposite end, with each waveguide having a core laminated between cladding. A... |
12/21/2004 |
| 06827271 | Methods and apparatus for determining a position of a rotating optical element in a bar code scanner Techniques for determining a position for a rotating optical element, or spinner, of a bar code scanner are described. A diffractive element is positioned so as to be struck by a laser beam produced by a laser source and reflected from... |
12/07/2004 |
| 06817526 | Optoelectronic device An optoelectronic device for detecting markings provided with contrasting patterns includes a transmitter for emitting light rays and a receiver for receiving light rays, a deflection unit for guiding the transmitting light rays... |
11/16/2004 |
| 06817529 | Hand-held bar code reader with single printed circuit board A hand-held bar code reader including a housing bounding an interior, a window, a generally planar printed circuit board mounted in the interior, and an optical scanning assembly mounted on the board and including a scanner for directing... |
11/16/2004 |
| 06809847 | Scanner with synchronously switched optics A method of and system a system for generating scan lines having different beam characteristics. In one embodiment, the beam is focused at different distances depending upon the scan line. A system may comprise a light source generating a... |
10/26/2004 |
| 06769616 | Bidirectional MEMS scanning mirror with tunable natural frequency In one embodiment of the invention, a MEMS structure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a mobile element. The first electrode is coupled to a first voltage source. The second electrode is coupled to a second voltage... |
08/03/2004 |