Patent · US Expired

Multicode barcode label

US5203591A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 1992
Grant dateApr 20, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/06056
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A barcode label comprises a carrier surface, such as a reflective surface on a paper sheet, having thereon a barcode in at least three or more different densities, each density having an optimum reading distance different from the others. The label is preferably pressure sensitive. Also, for certain applications, the label is curved to have or otherwise has an upper lip shading the barcode from overhead light.

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