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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
May. 25, 2010
Caihua (Lucy) Chen, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Yuly Mitelman, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Igor Vinogradov, Oakdale, NY (US);
Caihua (Lucy) Chen, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Yuly Mitelman, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Igor Vinogradov, Oakdale, NY (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for using in a barcode reader. The apparatus includes an aiming lens assembly including an irregular-shape lens, an aiming light source positioned behind the aiming lens assembly, and an aperture with the desired aiming pattern shape placed in close proximity to the aiming source for generating a visible aiming light pattern towards the target object. The irregular-shape lens includes at least a recess for accommodating the imaging lens when the irregular-shaped lens is assembled into the apparatus with other components.