Patents by Inventor Don Collins

Don Collins 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).

  • Optical code recognition apparatus
    Patent number: 8333328
    Abstract: An optical code recognition station comprises a fixed optical code scanning station and an optical code imager, the optical code imager being operable in both a hand held and a fixed configuration. In the fixed configuration the optical code imager is mounted on the fixed optical code scanning station. Communication between the fixed optical code scanning station and the optical code image is wireless and the optical code imager operates without a wired connection to the fixed optical code scanning station when in the hand held configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Peter B. Barron, Don Collins
  • OPTICAL CODE RECOGNITION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120145792
    Abstract: An optical code recognition station comprises a fixed optical code scanning station and an optical code imager, the optical code imager being operable in both a hand held and a fixed configuration. In the fixed configuration the optical code imager is mounted on the fixed optical code scanning station. Communication between the fixed optical code scanning station and the optical code image is wireless and the optical code imager operates without a wired connection to the fixed optical code scanning station when in the hand held configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: NCR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter B. Barron, Don Collins