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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:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Melvin D. McCall, Homer, NY (US);
Vivian L. Hunter, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Charles P. Barber, Fayetteville, NY (US);
William H. Havens, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Eric Coleman, Liverpool, NY (US);
Michael Ehrhart, Liverpool, NY (US);
Robert J. Hennick, Auburn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Welch Allyn Data Collection, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
Abstract
The present invention is an imaging module including various optical components and a circuit board, which, in one embodiment, carries essentially an entirety of illumination and aiming LEDs of the module. The module includes a combination of features which result in the size of the module being reduced. The module may comprise a refractive optic diffuser plate manufactured using a textured surface mold.