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Portable laser diode scanning head

US5468949A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 11, 1993
Grant dateNov 21, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K2207/1011
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable laser diode scanning head, aimable at each symbol to be read, emits and receives non-readily-visible laser light, and is equipped with a trigger-actuated aiming light arrangement for visually locating and tracking each symbol. A compact laser diode optical train and an optical folded path assembly, as well as an interchangeable component design and an integral window construction for the head also are disclosed.

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