Patents Assigned to Hands Held Products, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12293119
    Abstract: A verifier and printer assembly are provided. The verifier and printer assembly include a verifier module and a printer. The verifier has a magnetic docking element and the printer includes a docking portion operable to dock the verifier module. The magnetic docking element and the docking portion interact with each other to removably couple the verifier module to the printer. A magnetic attachment system for the verifier module and methods for removably coupling the verifier module and the printer for verification of a printed machine-readable symbol are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chin Young Wong, Thomas Axel Jonas Celinder, Sébastien Michel Marie Joseph D'Armancourt
  • Patent number: 12293319
    Abstract: Methods of managing a fleet of devices are provided, as are methods for configuring a standby device for a job in a workflow environment, and methods for performing a job in a workflow environment. Device information is analyzed, such as information pertaining to verification systems. Device instructions are sent to various locations on a device network in response to a deviation from a parameter value having been detected. The deviation from the parameter value may correspond to printed media and/or indicia produced by one or more devices. A workflow device and a standby device are provided, and the workflow device sends configuration data to the standby device. The standby device installs configuration data and is introduced into the workflow environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Phek Thong Lee
  • Patent number: 12265866
    Abstract: Systems and methods for encoding radio frequency identification (RFID) labels are provided. The method includes, but not limited to: determining a slow-down position, an encoding complete position, and an encoding window for each label; determining if the encoding complete position is positioned on a front side of the slow-down position when viewed from the media moving direction; in an instance in which the encoding complete position is positioned on the front side of the slow-down position when viewed from the media moving direction, causing the media to reduce the printing speed when the trailing edge of the encoding window reaches the slow-down position; and in an instance in which the encoding complete position is positioned on a back side of the slow-down position when viewed from the media moving direction, causing the media to maintain the printing speed at the predetermined printing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongpeng Deng, Quanjin Shi, Zhiyong Zhu, Jian Zeng
  • Patent number: 12265879
    Abstract: A single piece light pipe is designed to provide dual-field, multi-color, multi-directional illumination. The light pipe is combined with a single PCB having a plurality of LEDs to create a compact illuminator that can selectively provide dark field and bright field with red, green, blue color, broad spectrum, or combination of any color in horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or combination of any direction. The single piece light pipe is compact in size and light in weight. The non-closed form option not only can further reduce the weight but also can allow arrange opening area clearance for: (1) visual aiming and alignment in application, especially for hand held application; (2) reducing illumination crosstalk to unwanted directions; and for (3) mechanical integration. The improvements allow the illuminator to read direct product marking (DPM) type of barcodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Feng, Jie Ren, Yunxin Ouyang
  • Patent number: 12260841
    Abstract: Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for presenting information to a user through multiple primary user interfaces. In one or more embodiments, a method can include providing first data to a first primary user interface that causes the first primary user interface to provide a first view of an application state of a software application, providing second data to a second primary user interface that causes the second primary user interface to provide a second view of the application state, changing the application state to a new application state, and in response to changing the application state, providing data to the first and second view modules so as to cause the first primary user interface to provide a first view of the new application state and the second primary user interface to provide a second view of the new application state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Pike, Shawn Zabel, Dennis Doubleday, Brian Bender, Mark David Murawski
  • Patent number: 12250659
    Abstract: A location system for determining a position of a device is described here. The location system comprises a memory and a processor, the processor executes the computer-executable instruction to perform operations. The operations include sending a first instruction to a locator beacon to determine a first location of the device based on angle of arrival calculation of a first set of one or more packets received from the device. The operations further include sending a second instruction to the device to determine a second location of the device based on angle of departure calculation of a second set of one or more packets received from the locator beacon. Furthermore, the operation includes receiving the first location from the locator beacon and receiving the second location from the device. The operations further include determining the position of the device based on a function of the first location and the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Sandeep Suresh
  • Patent number: 12240228
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate generally to a printing apparatus and, more particularly, to apparatuses, systems, and methods for printing utilizing laser print head and reactive media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sze Ping Ching, Suraini Binte Saptu, Phek Thong Lee, Cheng Khoon Ng, Deenadayalan Durairaju, Florante Sumalinog Go, David Pratama Djayaputra, Eng Hing Lim, Rajan Narayanaswami, Yong Xing Shu
  • Patent number: 12233181
    Abstract: Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a method for monitoring disinfection of a device. The method includes receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors positioned at a respective plurality of surfaces of the device. The sensor data indicates that a disinfecting agent is applied on one or more surfaces of the plurality of surfaces of the device. The method further includes determining at least one exposure characteristic based on the sensor data. The at least one exposure characteristic is associated with disinfection of the one or more surfaces of the device by the disinfecting agent. The method further includes comparing the at least one exposure characteristic to a threshold parameter associated with the at least one exposure characteristic. In response to the comparison, the method further includes generating a notification indicating that the one or more surfaces of the device are disinfected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Kearney, Marinedrive Piskaladhanabalan
  • Patent number: 12236312
    Abstract: There is provided in one embodiment an apparatus having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, the image sensor array can include monochrome pixels and color sensitive pixels. The monochrome pixels can be pixels without wavelength selective color filter elements. The color sensitive pixels can include wavelength selective color filter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ynjiun P. Wang
  • Patent number: 12225275
    Abstract: Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a housing of an imaging unit. The housing comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface of the housing defines a lens channel, wherein the inner surface of the lens channel defines a contact point that protrudes outwardly from the inner surface into the lens channel. The inner surface of the lens channel further defines a through hole, in the lens channel, that extends from the inner surface of the lens channel to the outer surface of the housing. The lens channel is configured to receive a lens barrel comprising a groove, wherein the groove is exposed to the through hole when the lens barrel is received in the lens channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Stang, Xiaoyan Bo, Yang Zhang
  • Patent number: 12216329
    Abstract: A housing of an imaging unit is disclosed. The housing comprises an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface of the housing defines a lens channel sized to receive a lens barrel. Further, the inner surface of the housing defines a helical step in the lens channel, wherein the helical step protrudes outwardly into the lens channel, and wherein the helical step is angled at a first predetermined pitch. Further, the inner surface of the lens channel defines a glue pocket, in the lens channel, which extends from the inner surface of the housing to the outer surface of the housing such that a first edge surface, defining a portion of a periphery of the glue pocket, is coplanar with the helical step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Good, Gregory Rueblinger
  • Patent number: 12217122
    Abstract: A method for processing the packages in a material handling environment is disclosed. The method includes receiving an image of a field of view of an image capturing device. The image comprising at least one decodable indicia having a predefined shape, the at least one decodable indicia attached to a package. The method further includes identifying one or more decodable indicia image coordinates, wherein each of the one or more decodable indicia image coordinates define a corner of the at least one decodable indicia using a 2-dimensional (2D) coordinate system. The method further includes transforming the one or more decodable indicia image coordinates to one or more decodable indicia spatial coordinates in the 3D coordinate system. Further, the method includes comparing the one or more decodable indicia spatial coordinates with one or more 3D region coordinates to determine whether the package is within a 3D region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Franck Laffargue, Jean-Luc Courtemanche, Robert Michael Hussey
  • Patent number: 12216950
    Abstract: Example methods, systems, and apparatuses for verifying a printed indicium are provided. An example method may include receiving a captured image of a print media comprising the printed indicium; extracting a quiet zone grade portion from the captured image, where the quiet zone grade portion includes a printed indicium area of the printed indicium and at least one quiet zone area adjacent to the printed indicium area; in response to receiving a user input providing an overwrite quiet zone requirement indication and determining that the at least one quiet zone area does not satisfy at least one quiet zone requirement, causing at least one of adjusting the at least one quiet zone requirement to at least one reduced quiet zone requirement or adding at least one additional quiet zone area to the at least one quiet zone area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kar Boon Oung, WenWei Zhang, Thomas Axel Jonas Celinder, Christian Knut Schulz-Janisch, Kin Song Chan
  • Patent number: 12210162
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for providing a device for capturing a barcode image within an augmented reality environment. An example method includes detecting a target object within a field of view of an augmented reality viewing device. The method further includes rendering an image of a scanning device within the field of view of the augmented reality viewing device, and rendering a scanning area within the field of view of the augmented reality viewing device. Further, a camera associated with the augmented reality viewing device captures an image of a barcode located on the target object. Corresponding apparatuses, systems, and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Erik Todeschini
  • Patent number: 12204981
    Abstract: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) printer is provided. The RFID printer may include an RFID antenna component and a rotatable antenna bracket component. The rotatable antenna bracket component may include a first knob portion, a first elongated portion and a first side portion projecting from a first end of the first elongated portion and connecting the first elongated portion to the first knob portion. The RFID antenna component may be secured in the first elongated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chuanqing Zeng, Jian Zeng, Longchao Zhao, Quanjin Shi
  • Patent number: 12197993
    Abstract: Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader having a first RFID tag having a first antenna element operating at a first transmit power. The first RFID tag receives, in a first time interval, a first interrogation command from a first RFID reader through the first antenna element. The first RFID tag transmits, in the first time interval, a first response signal to the first RFID reader. The RFID reader comprises a second antenna element that operates at a second transmit power and a processor communicatively coupled to the second antenna element. The processor transmits, in the first time interval, a second interrogation command to one or more second RFID tags through the second antenna element. The first RFID tag transmits, in a second time interval, a third interrogation command to a first RFID tag of a second RFID reader through the first antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gourango Lal Biswas, Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Sandeep Suresh
  • Patent number: 12196672
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with a sample testing device are provided. For example, an example sample testing device may include a substrate layer defining a bottom surface of the sample testing device, as well as a waveguide disposed on the substrate layer and includes at least one reference channel and at least one sample channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Venkatarayalu, Moin Shafai, Chen Feng, Jennifer Burnett, Giorgio Carlo Isella, Robert Timothy Kester, Benjamin P. Heppner, James A. Lopac, Lisa M. Lust, Mary Katherine Salit, Matthew Wade Puckett, William McGraw
  • Patent number: 12197034
    Abstract: An example bi-directional closed loop multi-focus-position lens apparatus comprises a barrel lens assembly moveable along a longitudinal axis and comprising top and bottom magnetic elements, top and bottom coil elements, a magnetic field sensor, a temperature sensor, a processor, and a non-transitory memory storing predetermined calibration data. The lens apparatus applies current to the coil elements to move the lens assembly toward a desired focus position, captures a magnetic field and temperature within the lens apparatus, compares the captured magnetic field and the captured temperature to the calibration data to determine a current position of the lens assembly, determines if the current position is the desired focus position, and, if the current position is not the desired focus position, adjusts the coil current to move the lens assembly from the current position toward the desired focus position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Feng, Eric Youngblood, Tao Xian
  • Patent number: 12200375
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for improved projecting of aimer illumination utilizing an off-axis aimer alignment. Some embodiments reduce the negative impact of light reflectivity on components of an apparatus from an aimer illumination while simultaneously enhancing the intensity level of the aimer illumination at greater ranges from a target object. One example embodiment includes an integrated molded off-axis aimer lens including a light focusing lens having an input face and an output face, an axis redirecting lens having an angled front surface, where the axis redirecting lens is oriented along a first axis, where the axis redirecting lens is aligned with the output face of the light focusing lens, and an aimer light source aligned with the input face of the light focusing lens, where the aimer light source is oriented along a second axis that differs from the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Feng, Tao Xian, Eric A. Youngblood
  • Patent number: 12190197
    Abstract: An indicia reader can include an indicia-capturing system, an indicia-decoding module, and an audio indicator system having a sound source. An indicia-reader housing can support these components, and the housing includes two adjacent mounting surfaces and a sound port opening formed within a portion of the common edge of the two adjacent surfaces. The indicia reader can be operatively mounted in at least two different positions by attaching one of the two adjacent surfaces to a support structure. The reader's sound port opening is in acoustic communication with the sound source of the audio indicator for transmitting audible indications emitted via the audio indicator system when the indicia reader is mounted in either of the at least two different mounting positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Stang, Wenkang Lu