Inventor · Eugene, OR, US

Alan Shearin

33Patents
11h-index
23Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 30, 1991 → Nov 4, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6258091A Bone fastener and instrument for insertion thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 372 Expired
US5267341A Fluid catheter with aqueous fluid core and method of use Human Necessities 162 Expired
US6589244B1 Bone fastener and instrument for insertion thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 120 Expired
US7224540B2 Extended depth of field imaging system using chromatic aberration Physics 88 Expired
US6169614A Wedged-shape holographic collector Physics 30 Expired
US9004359B2 Optical scanner with top down reader Physics 25 Active
US8430318B2 System and method for data reading with low profile arrangement Physics 23 Active
US9305198B2 Imaging reader with improved illumination Physics 17 Active
US7490770B2 System and method of optical reading with enhanced depth of field collection Physics 16 Expired
US7626769B2 Extended depth of field imaging system using chromatic aberration Physics 16 Active
US7215493B2 Imaging system with a lens having increased light collection efficiency and a deblurring equalizer Electricity 12 Expired
US10248896B2 Distributed camera modules serially coupled to common preprocessing resources facilitating configurable optical code reader platform for application-specific scalability Physics 11 Active
US9064395B2 Bezel with non-metallic materials for cover or platter for a data reader in a checkout station Physics 10 Active
US8919651B2 Data reader having compact arrangement Physics 9 Active
US7499090B2 Rolling-reset imager with optical filter Electricity 9 Expired
US8118226B2 High-resolution optical code imaging using a color imager Physics 7 Active
US10002271B2 Data reading system and method for multi-view imaging using an adjustable mirror Physics 7 Active
US8134621B2 Rolling-reset imager Electricity 5 Active
US6259545A Mounting assembly for an optical scanner Physics 4 Expired
US8746564B2 Tunnel or portal scanner and method of scanning for automated checkout Physics 4 Active
US9268979B2 System and method for aiming and calibrating a data reader Physics 4 Active
US8967474B2 Tunnel or portal scanner and method of scanning for automated checkout Physics 3 Active
US9651363B2 Systems and methods of object measurement in an automated data reader Physics 3 Active
US9135484B2 Data reader with light source arrangement for improved illumination Physics 2 Active
US10592713B1 Computationally-augmented video display facilitating package handling Physics 1 Active

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