Hand held symbology reader illumination diffuser
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Jun 7, 2016
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Abstract
A hand held industrial identification symbol reader projects diffuse illumination onto a region of interest to produce high contrast images of symbols. The diffuse illumination is particularly well suited for producing images of symbols that are marked directly on objects. The diffuse illumination is created through the use of an optically translucent diffuser having a generally tapered shape that distributes diffuse illumination throughout the field of view of the reader. The diffuse illumination can be supplemented with dark field illumination using selectively actuated illumination sources.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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COGNEX CORPORATION | ONE VISION DRIVE NATICK MA 01760 |
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- 2012 Application Filing Year
- G06K Class
- 7931 Applications Filed
- 6532 Patents Issued To-Date
- 82.37 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Nunnink, Laurens | Simpleveld, NL | 132 | 1511 |
# of filed Patents : 132 Total Citations : 1511 |
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