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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Gifford, San Leandro, CA (US);
David James Stein, Boone, NC (US);
Steven Kearns, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Bobby Dale Gifford, Hayward, CA (US);
John Bryan Boatner, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
COGNEX CORPORATION, Natick, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/14 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H04M 1/21 (2006.01); H04B 1/3888 (2015.01); H04M 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/0264 (2013.01); G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G06K 7/10821 (2013.01); G06K 7/10831 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); H04M 1/21 (2013.01); H04B 1/3888 (2013.01); H04M 1/22 (2013.01); H04M 2250/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
An attachment for use with a mobile device with an imaging device and a mobile-device light source can include one or more of an attachment base and an attachment body. The attachment base can be configured to secure the attachment body to the mobile device via a case for the mobile device. The attachment body can include at least one optical device for use with the imaging device, and an optical sensor to receive optical control signals from the mobile-device light source.