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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Matthew S. Marcus, Plymouth, MN (US);
Bernard S. Fritz, Eagan, MN (US);
Inventors:
Matthew S. Marcus, Plymouth, MN (US);
Bernard S. Fritz, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Bar code imagers and methods of operating bar code imagers are described herein. One method includes selectively illuminating a portion of an axicon optical element of a bar code imager device, forming, by the axicon optical element in response to the selective illumination of the portion of the axicon optical element, an illumination beam, and illuminating a bar code with the illumination beam formed by the axicon optical element.