Inventor · Charlotte, NC, US

Taylor Smith

88Patents
21h-index
60Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 12, 2007 → Oct 15, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8678286B2 Method and apparatus for reading optical indicia using a plurality of data sources Physics 551 Active
US8317105B2 Optical scanning system having an extended programming mode and method of unlocking restricted extended classes of features and functionalities embodied therewithin Physics 547 Active
US8479992B2 Optical code symbol reading system employing an acoustic-waveguide structure for coupling sonic energy, produced from an electro-transducer, to sound wave ports formed in the system housing Physics 540 Active
US8517271B2 Optical code symbol reading system employing a LED-driven optical-waveguide structure for illuminating a manually-actuated trigger switch integrated within a hand-supportable system housing Physics 533 Active
USD747321S1 Electronic device enclosure General 514 Active
US8740085B2 System having imaging assembly for use in output of image data Physics 512 Active
US8880426B2 Methods and systems employing time and/or location data for use in transactions Physics 492 Active
US9038915B2 Pre-paid usage system for encoded information reading terminals Electricity 492 Active
US9064168B2 Selective output of decoded message data Physics 489 Active
US9033240B2 Method and apparatus for reading optical indicia using a plurality of data sources Physics 485 Active
US8903172B2 Imaging terminal operative for decoding Physics 480 Active
US9250652B2 Electronic device case Physics 139 Active
US9286496B2 Removable module for mobile communication terminal Electricity 134 Active
US9208367B2 Mobile computer configured to read multiple decodable indicia Physics 130 Active
US9530038B2 Indicia-reading system Electricity 130 Active
US9342827B2 Pre-paid usage system for encoded information reading terminals Electricity 111 Active
US9715614B2 Selective output of decoded message data Physics 111 Active
US9355294B2 Method and apparatus for reading optical indicia using a plurality of data sources Physics 110 Active
US7841533B2 Method of capturing and processing digital images of an object within the field of view (FOV) of a hand-supportable digitial image capture and processing system Physics 28 Active
USD824911S1 Electronic device enclosure General 28 Active
US8087588B2 Digital image capture and processing system having a single printed circuit (PC) board with a light transmission aperture, wherein a first linear array of visible light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted on the rear side of the PC board for producing a linear targeting illumination beam, and wherein a second linear array of visible LEDs are mounted on the front side of said PC board for producing a field of visible illumination within the field of view (FOV) of the system Physics 22 Active
US8157174B2 Digital image capture and processing system employing an image formation and detection system having an area-type image detection array supporting single snap-shot and periodic snap-shot modes of image acquisition during object illumination and imaging operations Physics 20 Active
USD888563S1 Container General 17 Active
USD883784S1 Container General 17 Active
US9424454B2 Chip on board based highly integrated imager Electricity 16 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.