Patents by Inventor Daniel Joseph Meringer

Daniel Joseph Meringer 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).

  • Heated protective window for an optical scanning device
    Patent number: 7798411
    Abstract: The invention relates to a window for an optical scanning device comprising a panel having a pair of oppositely directed light transmitting surfaces. A PTC heater wire preferably of a diameter less than the width of the smallest permissible indicia of a barcode is used to regulate the temperature of the panel. A conductive layer comprising carbon nanotubes is also provided for regulating the temperature of the device window. A window intrinsically comprising carbon nanotubes is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Joseph Claude Gagne, Daniel Joseph Meringer, Virgil Nastase
  • Heated protective window for an optical scanning device
    Patent number: 7059530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a window for an optical scanning device having a panel having a pair of oppositely directed light transmitting surfaces. A heater wire of a diameter less than the width of the smallest permissible indicia of a barcode is embedded between the first and second light transmitting surfaces. The heater wire being entirely contained within the perimeter of the optical scanning device window except for a length of both of its extremities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Psion Teklogix,Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Joseph Claude Gagne, Daniel Joseph Meringer
  • Heated protective window for an optical scanning device
    Publication number: 20040212861
    Abstract: The invention relates to a window for an optical scanning device comprising a panel having a pair of oppositely directed light transmitting surfaces. A heater wire of a diameter less than the width of the smallest permissible indicia of a barcode is embedded between the first and second light transmitting surfaces. The heater wire being entirely contained within the perimeter of the optical scanning device window except for a length of both of its extremities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Andre Joseph Claude Gagne, Daniel Joseph Meringer