Opticon, Inc.
29Patents
13Active
29Granted
40Portfolio score
Filing activity: Dec 19, 1986 → Jul 18, 2013 · 10 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5504317A | Optical reader | Physics | 109 | Expired |
| US5196684A | Method and apparatus for improving the throughput of a CCD bar code scanner/decoder | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US5135160A | Portable bar code reader utilizing pulsed LED array | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US4841129A | Pattern recognition device | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US5406060A | Bar code reader for sensing at an acute angle | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US5610752A | Optical reader with vibrating mirror | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US5854945A | Bar code scanner with keyboard simulation | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US9286497B2 | Image reading device capable of producing illumination including a continuous, low-intensity level illumination component and one or more pulsed, high-intensity level illumination components | Physics | 26 | Active |
| US5764398A | Optical reader with vibrating mirror | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US5506411A | Optical reader with improved response to change in reflected signal | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5959283A | Optical pattern reading apparatus with movable optical unit | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US5621204A | Low power bar code reader | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6234396A | Optical pattern reading apparatus | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US5408080A | Electronically triggered bar code scanner | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US5436753A | Vibrating mirror | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US5406061A | Bar code scanner operable at different frequencies | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US6338432B1 | Optical pattern reading apparatus with movable optical unit | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US7942331B2 | Scanner with modular parts | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9038917B2 | System and method for noise reduction in a bar code signal | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US8912886B2 | Power management system for electronic shelf labels and the like | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US7503497B2 | Digitizing circuit for anti-ambient light noise | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US7894146B2 | Method and structure for mounting an optical lens | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US8403220B2 | Optical code detection with image exposure control | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US7460774B2 | Method to control image stabilizer | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US8031477B2 | System and method for coupling a lens to a printed circuit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.