This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Data General Corporation. Active years: 1978.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1978
Title: James P. Ballard and His Scanning System Patent
Introduction
James P. Ballard is an inventor associated with Westborough, Massachusetts, and Data General Corporation. His patent work includes a scanning system and method for reading coded indicia on containers.
Latest Patents
Ballard is credited with 1 patent: “Scanning System and Method.” The invention describes generating two light patterns in a predetermined sequence and focusing them at a window where containers bearing coded indicia are positioned. It also describes a rotatable polygon structure with mirrors inclined at positive and negative angles relative to the axis of rotation, along with a mechanism for adjusting their inclines.
Career Highlights
Ballard’s documented patent contribution concerns scanning technology for reading coded markings on containers. His work is associated with Data General Corporation.
Collaborations
Ballard’s listed coworkers include Lawrence Seligman and Edwin A. Jeffery.
Conclusion
James P. Ballard’s patent describes a scanning approach that combines sequenced light patterns with adjustable, angled mirrors to read coded indicia on containers.
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