Inventor · Smithtown, NY, US

Robert Sanders

27Patents
15h-index
53Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 27, 1989 → Jan 23, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6119944A Down-loadable hand-held optical reader Electricity 271 Expired
US6330973A Integrated code reading systems including tunnel scanners Physics 146 Expired
US6311896A Compact bar code scanner Physics 133 Expired
US5324924A Bar code decoder with changeable working ranges Physics 80 Expired
US7441706B1 Method and system for processing and using information Physics 71 Expired
US5850078A Simplified assembly and automatic testing of components in electro-optical systems for reading coded indicia Physics 58 Expired
US8479996B2 Identification of non-barcoded products Physics 58 Active
US6616049B1 Retail sales customer marketing system with electronic coupon processing Physics 56 Expired
US5412193A Mobile point-of-sale supermarket checkout system Physics 48 Expired
US6321990A Scanner with shock-absorbing canopy overmolded with linear of housing Physics 45 Expired
US5612530A Scanner with pre-programmed working ranges Physics 44 Expired
US7350707B2 Device for digitizing and processing checks and driver licenses Physics 31 Expired
USD419548S Combined optical scanner and base General 19 Expired
US7938331B2 Method and system for anti-counterfeit barcode label Physics 19 Active
US5022591A Cordless pepper mill Human Necessities 17 Expired
US6739514B2 Sales transaction system with electronic coupon processing Physics 13 Expired
US7445143B2 In-field monitoring and management of data capture systems Physics 11 Expired
US6612249B2 Zero NOx gaseous passivation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US8438765B2 Removable license plate protector Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
USD368825S Towel cover General 6 Expired
US7281657B2 Device for digitizing and processing checks in accordance with the Check 21 Act and for reading and decoding optical codes Physics 3 Expired
US11270283B2 Product scanning systems Physics 1 Active
US11562159B2 System and methods for situational adaptive image capture improvements for barcode reading Physics 1 Active
US9390361B2 Method and apparatus for verifying information associated with electronic labels Physics 1 Active
US11144897B2 Methods and systems to detect items left in merchandise carriers Physics 0 Active

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