Acme Frame Products, Inc.

Spectra-physics Gmbh

Brian S Stewart

John W Toor

James E Sacherman

Nicolas N Tabet

Eleanor J Fulton

William G Moggridge

Window for an optical scanner

Picture frame or similar article

Picture frame assembly or similar article

A picture frame assembly comprising a frame for displaying a photograph or similar two dimensional work of art, an upright support attached to the frame, and a base upon which the upright support is mounted. The frame includes a detachable transparent cover for securing the photograph to the frame. The front surface of the frame includes a recess for receiving a photograph and the cover. Surrounding the recess and forming a part of the front surface is a border portion. The recess comprises a bottom surface and a sidewall. The inner edge of the sidewall connects the sidewall to the bottom surface of the recess, and the outer edge of the sidewall connects the sidewall to the border portion. The cover is inserted through the front of the frame and received within the recess such that the front surface of the cover is disposed between the outer edge of the sidewall and the bottom surface of the recess. Included along the rear surface of the cover are a plurality of protruding legs which engage the bottom surface of the recess and ensure the secure retention of the cover within the recess. The upright support includes a front side having a first geometrical profile and a second side having a second geometrical profile. Each side of the upright support includes mounting means to facilitate the selective mounting of the frame upon either side of the support so as to allow the frame to be displayed in different orientations relative to the base.

Picture frame assembly

A method and apparatus for use with a laser scanner which projects a laser light beam in a scan pattern to facilitate finding a label on a package and reading the symbols thereon. The apparatus comprises a window, positioned adjacent the laser scanner which has an illuminating portion through which the scan pattern is transmitted and a background portion through which the scan pattern is not transmitted. The apparatus also comprises graphic means, adjacent a first part of the background portion of the window, for delineating a target area towards which the package should be directed by an operator to ensure that the label is properly oriented within the scan pattern for the laser light beam to acurately illuminate and read the symbols on the label. The apparatus may also comprise mask means, superposed on a second part of the background portion of the window, for substantially obstructing the laser scanner from the view of the operator.

Graphic scanning aids for a laser scanner

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Brian S Stewart