Patents by Inventor Kody J Baker

Kody J Baker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wireless scanner system, head and method
    Patent number: 7859221
    Abstract: A scanning system includes a scanner head that scans along a scan path back and forth across a web. The scanner head is wireless and gets its operating power from an on-board electrical energy storage device, such as a battery or a capacitor. The scanner head docks to a charging station that provides electrical energy to the scanner head for charging the electrical energy storage device. The electrical energy is transferred by an energy coupling relationship that is magnetic field, electric field or direct electrical connection. The magnetic field relationship uses a charging circuit coil and core that mates with scanner head coil and core when the scanner head is docked. The electric field relationship uses a charging side electrically conductive plate that mates with a scanner head electrically conductive plate when the scanner head is docked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kody J Baker, Nicholas A Dohmeier, Trevor Penner, Brian G Anderson
  • Wireless scanner system, head and method
    Publication number: 20080150478
    Abstract: A scanning system includes a scanner head that scans along a scan path back and forth across a web. The scanner head is wireless and gets its operating power from an on-board electrical energy storage device, such as a battery or a capacitor. The scanner head docks to a charging station that provides electrical energy to the scanner head for charging the electrical energy storage device. The electrical energy is transferred by an energy coupling relationship that is magnetic field, electric field or direct electrical connection. The magnetic field relationship uses a charging circuit coil and core that mates with scanner head coil and core when the scanner head is docked. The electric field relationship uses a charging side electrically conductive plate that mates with a scanner head electrically conductive plate when the scanner head is docked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Kody J. Baker, Nicholas A. Dohmeier, Trevor Penner, Brian G. Anderson