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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:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dieter Busch, Ismaning, DE;
Assignee:
Pruftechnik Dieter Busch AG, Ismaning, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250556 ; 25023117 ; 235462 ;
Abstract
A measuring device with an integrated light beam scanning means for detecting the number of revolutions of a rotating body, contrast-coded data (bar codes) being capable of detection by means of the light beam scanning means. The measuring device includes a selecting means to select the mode of operation consisting of measuring the number of revolutions or detecting data. An analyzing means analyzes signals outputted by the scanning means (1) and automatically selects one of the modes of operation consisting of measuring the number of revolutions and detecting data in dependence on the result of the analysis.