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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
John A. Moon, Wallingford, CT (US);
David R. Fournier, Northborough, MA (US);
Martin A. Putnam, Cheshire, CT (US);
Alan D. Kersey, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Tuo LI, East Lyme, CT (US);
John A. Moon, Wallingford, CT (US);
David R. Fournier, Northborough, MA (US);
Martin A. Putnam, Cheshire, CT (US);
Alan D. Kersey, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Tuo Li, East Lyme, CT (US);
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical reader system that includes a plurality of substrates. The substrates have an optically readable code disposed therein and a source light assembly that is configured to illuminate the substrates with a code-reading beam and another beam for detecting another optically readable property of the substrate. The code-reading beam and the other beam form beam spots on the substrates that have different shapes. The system also includes a reader that is configured to receive output signals from the code-reading beam and the other beam when the substrates are illuminated. The output signals from the code-reading beam are indicative of the code.