Patents by Inventor Andrea Cavazzini

Andrea Cavazzini 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).

  • Portable optical code reader with a device for controlling the charge state of the reader battery
    Patent number: 6215280
    Abstract: A portable optical code reader, in particular for bar codes, having at least one supply battery; an electronic circuit with a microprocessor; and optoelectronic lighting and receiving devices cooperating with the microprocessor to read an optical code, in particular a bar code. The microprocessor also estimates the charge of the battery on the basis of the maximum charge storable in the battery, of measured recharge units supplied when recharging the battery, and of charge units estimated to have been consumed during operation of the reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Datalogic S.p.A.
    Inventor: Andrea Cavazzini