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Howard Shepard
Also filed as: METLITSKY BORIS · SHEPARD HOWARD · SHEPARD HOWARD M
132 granted patents·1 pending application·8,826 citations·filing 1982–2011
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133 records- 0199US6336587B1Optical code reader for producing video displays and measuring physical parameters of objectsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 8, 2002·469 cites·18 claims
- 0299US4760248APortable laser diode scanning headSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 26, 1988·315 cites·13 claims
- 0399US4460120ANarrow bodied, single- and twin-windowed portable laser scanning head for reading bar code symbolsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1983·Granted Jul 17, 1984·373 cites·10 claims
- 0499US4409470ANarrow-bodied, single-and twin-windowed portable laser scanning head for reading bar code symbolsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 11, 1983·473 cites·63 claims
- 0598US6119944ADown-loadable hand-held optical readerSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 19, 2000·310 cites·34 claims
- 0698USD305885SHand-held optical scannerSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 6, 1990·82 cites·1 claims
- 0798US4758717ANarrow-bodied, single-and twin-windowed portable laser scanning head for reading bar code symbolsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 19, 1988·253 cites·5 claims
- 0898US4736095ANarrow-bodied, single- and twin-windowed portable laser scanning head for reading bar code symbolsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1986·Granted Apr 5, 1988·219 cites·12 claims
- 0997US4825057APortable laser diode scanning headSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 25, 1989·175 cites·2 claims
- 1097US4816660APortable laser diode scanning headSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 28, 1989·151 cites·20 claims
- 1197US4673805ANarrow-bodied, single- and twin-windowed portable scanning head for reading bar code symbolsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1983·Granted Jun 16, 1987·207 cites·10 claims
- 1296US6616046B1Techniques for miniaturizing bar code scanners including spiral springs and speckle noise reductionSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 9, 2003·151 cites·14 claims
- 1396US6186400B1Bar code reader with an integrated scanning component module mountable on printed circuit boardSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 13, 2001·283 cites·40 claims
- 1496US5107100APortable scanner with on-board keyboard, display, transceiver and printerSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 21, 1992·260 cites·18 claims
- 1595US5047617ANarrow-bodied, single- and twin-windowed portable laser scanning head for reading bar code symbolsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 10, 1991·225 cites·26 claims
- 1695US4897532APortable laser diode scanning headSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 30, 1990·163 cites·26 claims
- 1794US6330973B1Integrated code reading systems including tunnel scannersSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 18, 2001·241 cites·5 claims
- 1894US5734153AHand-held scanning head with aiming beamSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 31, 1998·165 cites·11 claims
- 1992USD341584SOptical scannerSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 23, 1993·40 cites·1 claims
- 2092US5250790AHand-mounted scanner with automatic manual initiation of reading indiciaSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 5, 1993·135 cites·17 claims
- 2192US5191197AArm mounted scanner actuatable by hand movementSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 2, 1993·137 cites·39 claims
- 2292US5021641AHand-held bar code scanner with jointly mounted scanning mirrorsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 4, 1991·86 cites·46 claims
- 2392US4896026ALaser diode scanner with improved shock mountingSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 23, 1990·116 cites·9 claims
- 2492US4806742APortable laser diode scanning headSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 21, 1989·76 cites·6 claims
- 2591US6360949B1Retro-reflective scan module for electro-optical readersSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 26, 2002·146 cites·57 claims
- 2691US5017765AHand held bar code scanner with automatic scanner deenergizationSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1989·Granted May 21, 1991·98 cites·26 claims
- 2790US7204420B2Scanner and method for eliminating specular reflectionSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 17, 2007·55 cites·17 claims
- 2890US6607132B1Bar code reader with an integrated scanning component module mountable on printed circuit boardSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 19, 2003·59 cites·12 claims
- 2990USD335662SOptical scannerSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1991·Granted May 18, 1993·33 cites·1 claims
- 3090US5180904ABar code scanner with automatic de-activation of scan upon bar code recognitionSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 19, 1993·128 cites·26 claims
- 3190US5168149AScan pattern generators for bar code symbol readersSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 1, 1992·116 cites·5 claims
- 3290US5144120AMirrorless scanners with movable laser, optical and sensor componentsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 1, 1992·92 cites·45 claims
- 3388US5589679AParallelepiped-shaped optical scanning moduleSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 31, 1996·77 cites·13 claims
- 3488US5532469AHand held bar code reader with input and display device and processorSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 2, 1996·68 cites·29 claims
- 3588US5015833AScan board module for laser scannersSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1990·Granted May 14, 1991·121 cites·31 claims
- 3687US4835374APortable laser diode scanning headSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1988·Granted May 30, 1989·78 cites·30 claims
- 3786US7475821B2Scanner and method for eliminating specular reflectionSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 13, 2009·13 cites·19 claims
- 3886US5373148AOptical scanners with scan motion damping and orientation of astigmantic laser generator to optimize reading of two-dimensionally coded indiciaSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 13, 1994·98 cites·33 claims
- 3985US5280165AScan pattern generators for bar code symbol readersSYMBOL TECHNOLGOIES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 18, 1994·63 cites·39 claims
- 4085US5262627AScanning arrangement and methodSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 16, 1993·92 cites·48 claims
- 4185US5130520ANarrow-bodied, single- and twin-windowed portable laser scanning head for reading bar code symbolsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 14, 1992·63 cites·58 claims
- 4284US6410931B1Electro-optical reader with hands-free and hand-held modes of operationSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 25, 2002·32 cites·18 claims
- 4383USD335661SOptical scannerSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1991·Granted May 18, 1993·23 cites·1 claims
- 4483US4845350ANarrow-bodied, single-and twin-windowed portable laser scanning head for reading bar code symbolsSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 4, 1989·47 cites·1 claims
- 4582US6637657B2Compact scan module with magnetically centered scan mirrorSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·35 cites·14 claims
- 4682US6439461B2Multi-dimensional scanning arrangement with U-shaped planar springSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 27, 2002·18 cites·3 claims
- 4782US6056200AScan module with pin stopSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 2, 2000·53 cites·33 claims
- 4882US5099110APower saving scanning arrangementSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 24, 1992·51 cites·15 claims
- 4981US7428995B1Scanning devices and methods using surface emitting laser diodesSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2008·28 cites·23 claims
- 5081US6688526B2Bar code reader with a clip for being worn and supported by a userSYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 10, 2004·14 cites·2 claims
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