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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. 20, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
James S Ramsey, Shelton, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235376 ; 235462 ; 235467 ;
Abstract
In an inserter, an apparatus for reading a bar code symbol on a sheet comprising feeder means for sequentially feeding a plurality of sheets, at least one containing a bar code symbol printed thereon. A moving beam scanner is positioned to scan at least two times the bar code symbol on at least one of the sheets as the sheet is fed from the feeding means. The apparatus includes means for decoding the bar code symbol. The moving beam scanner can be pivoted to scan either ladder position bar code symbols or picket fence position bar code symbols without requiring any further changes to the inserter.