Symbol Technologies, LLC

Black Decker Inc.

Easy Day Manufacturing Company

Polaroid Corporation

Assurance Medical, Inc.

Alan D Ball

Philip W Swift

Thomas Swyst

David G Honan

Timothy J Coonahan

Brian J Matt

Harold Footer

Lee Raymond

Philip C Walker

Craig A Dubois

Joseph DeVita

Michael Daley

Robert P Welsh

George D Whiteside

Gregory G Jones

Stuart Naft

Andrew P Tosh

Bryan P deBlois

Peter P Clark

Anthony Brooks Rorke

Troy William Roberts

Margaret L Hetfield

Peter Wyatt

Jonathan Alan Marks

Joseph J Laskowski

Richard Isaac

Michael J Loomis

John G Rousso

Brian D Noble

John P Kirby

Paul F Neely

Timothy E Last

Bryan P DeBlois

Andrew Philip Tosh

Jason D Silver

A bar code reader having a reader module and a terminal module releasably connectable together for communication. Module components may be mounted on a glove to be worn by the user. One of a plurality of gripping portions is selected to provide a desired gripping mode for the reader.

Glove-mounted system for reading bar code symbols

Hand-held tissue examination device

A backing plate that removably attaches a sponge to a mop head includes a top surface, that removably attaches to the mop head, and a bottom surface, to which the sponge is attached. At least one male attachment member is located on the first edge of the top surface of the backing plate, for removable attachment to a corresponding female member on the mop head. At least one female attachment member is located on a second edge of the top surface of the backing plate, for removable attachment to a corresponding male member on the mop head. In the preferred embodiment, each male attachment member on the backing plate includes a lip and each female attachment member on the backing plate includes a C-shaped member.

Removable cleaning element from mop

A retractable leash includes an integral light. The apparatus has a first housing section and a retractable leash section. The first housing section has a handle, a light connected to top front portion of the first housing section and a receiving area. A rechargeable battery is removably connected to the first housing in the handle. The retractable leash section has a second housing section pivotably mounted to the first housing section, in the receiving area, and a reel rotatably mounted to the second housing section. A leash is connected to the reel for extension and retraction relative to the first housing section. In an alternate embodiment, a light is located on the leash and electrically connected to a conductor extending along the leash.

Combined retractable leash and flashlight

A mop for cleaning a floor includes a handle. A mop head is attached to the distal end of the handle. A sponge having a floor contact surface is removably attached to the mop head. A squeegee, having a floor wiping surface, is formed integral with a front surface of the mop head. The mop also includes a mechanism for wringing the sponge, coupled to the mop head.

Combination mop and wiper

Combined mop head with squeegee

An electronic apparatus such as a computer terminal, video camcorder, portable picture phone or a bar code reader includes a display which is arranged to pivot so as to provide optimum ease of viewing for the user. A reader such as an optical scanner for scanning indicia, for example bar code symbols, comprises a handle portion and, mounted pivotally thereon, a head portion. The angle of the head portion relative to the handle portion can be adjusted by rotating the head portion as desired. The reader can thus be used to read bar code symbols that would otherwise be inaccessible. In an alternative embodiment a reading head is mounted pivotally on a fixed terminal and is movable so as to accommodate the physical requirements of the operator.

Hand-held electronic apparatus with pivoting display

Optical scanner

A multiple focal length folding imaging device includes a first and second housing which are operably joined together for movement relative to one another so that the second housing is movable relative to the first housing between at least a first position and a second position. The first housing is formed to at least partially receive therein the second housing, such that when the second housing is in the first position, the second housing is at least partially received within the first housing. The second housing includes an exiting aperture for allowing exiting of at least one image recordable unit therefrom when in the second position, and when the second housing is in the first position, the exiting aperture is at least partially disposed within the first housing so that the at least one image recordable unit cannot exit from the exiting aperture. Furthermore, the imaging device includes a lens movement mechanism for transferring linear motion to rotational motion so that different lens systems can be readily moved into the optical path of the imaging device.

Folding photographic method and apparatus

Combination light and retractable leash

Flexible flashlight

An electro-optical system for reading bar code symbols includes a reader module and a terminal module releasably interconnected to each other. The reader module includes a manually actuatable actuator to initiate the reading. Reading is initiated either when the modules are disconnected, or when the modules are interconnected, by manually actuating the actuator in both cases. A keyboard may be provided on either module to facilitate data entry.

Reader module for reading bar code symbols when connected to or

Ring mounted optical scanner

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Arlington, MA, United States of America

Alan D Ball