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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:
Oct. 22, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Zouzoulas, West Chester, PA (US);
Louis J Frontino, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Mars Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235472 ; 382 59 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an integrated self-contained portable data scanner apparatus which is suitable for long periods of uninterrupted handheld use for purpose such as the bar code scanning of inventory. The apparatus includes a number of modules interconnected into a self-contained unit with no external cabling necessary. The basic modules are a scanner module, a data module including one or more data processing components such as a keyboard, a display or a microprocessor, and a removable rechargeable power module.