The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Symbol Technologies, Llc, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Inventors:
Darran Michael Handshaw, Sound Beach, NY (US);
Joseph S. Slowik, Bellport, NY (US);
Eric Trongone, West Babylon, NY (US);
Christopher P. Klicpera, Westbury, NY (US);
Joseph J. DiVirgilio, Port Jefferson Station, NY (US);
Assignee:
Symbol Technologies, LLC, Holtsville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10881 (2013.01); G06K 7/109 (2013.01); G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10524 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for switching an optical imaging reader between a hands-free mode and a handheld mode using two or more tactile sensors, both of which are actuated by cutaneous contact in order to switch from the hands-free mode to the handheld mode, and which switches from the handheld mode to the hands-free mode if one of the tactile sensors is no longer actuated by cutaneous contact.