Inventor · Brookline, MA, US

William Equitz

36Patents
8h-index
17Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 2003 → Aug 22, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7614563B1 System and method for providing diffuse illumination in a symbology reader Physics 64 Active
US7604174B2 Method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device Physics 55 Expired
US7874487B2 Integrated illumination assembly for symbology reader Physics 27 Active
US7823783B2 Light pipe illumination system and method Physics 23 Expired
US8646690B2 System and method for expansion of field of view in a vision system Electricity 18 Active
US8061614B2 Light pipe illumination system and method Physics 13 Active
US8061613B2 Method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device Physics 13 Active
US8181878B2 Method and apparatus for providing a focus indication for optical imaging of visual codes Physics 10 Active
US9536124B1 Integrated illumination assembly for symbology reader Physics 8 Active
US10057498B1 Light field vision system camera and methods for using the same Electricity 5 Active
US9405951B2 Integrated illumination assembly for symbology reader Physics 5 Active
US8282000B2 Method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device Physics 4 Active
US8265404B2 Method and apparatus for high resolution decoding of encoded symbols Physics 4 Active
US9027838B2 System and method for expansion of field of view in a vision system Physics 3 Active
US10712529B2 Lens assembly with integrated feedback loop for focus adjustment Physics 3 Active
US9857575B2 System and method for expansion of field of view in a vision system Physics 3 Active
US9036929B2 Method and apparatus for high resolution decoding of encoded symbols Physics 3 Active
US9070031B2 Integrated illumination assembly for symbology reader Physics 3 Active
US9892298B2 System and method for expansion of field of view in a vision system Physics 3 Active
US9329332B2 Light pipe illumination system and method Physics 3 Active
US8740078B2 Method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device Physics 2 Active
US11002854B2 Lens assembly with integrated feedback loop and time-of-flight sensor Electricity 2 Active
US9298960B2 Method and apparatus for providing omnidirectional lighting in a scanning device Physics 2 Active
US8464950B2 Fast vision system Physics 2 Active
US9244283B2 System and method for expansion of field of view in a vision system Electricity 1 Active

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