Patents by Inventor Harry C. Knowles

Harry C. Knowles 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).

  • Combination hand-held and counter-top omnidirectional scanner
    Patent number: 6651890
    Abstract: A bar code scanner for either fixed or hand-held disposition at a counter. The scanner includes a compact housing including a spherical head with a window and a downwardly protruding stem, and a sliding carriage attached to the base of the stem. The stem and sliding carriage cooperate with arcuate guide rails in the compact base for positioning the window via pivoting the head about a horizontal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventors: Sung Ho Byun, Mark C. Schmidt, Garrett K. Russell, Charles A. Naylor, Harry C. Knowles, Peter Bressler
  • Combination hand-held and counter-top omni-directional scanner
    Patent number: 6257492
    Abstract: A bar code scanner for either fixed or hand-held disposition at a counter. The scanner includes a compact housing including a spherical head with a window and a downwardly protruding stem, and a sliding carriage attached to the base of the stem. The stem and sliding carriage cooperate with arcuate guide rails in the compact base for positioning the window via pivoting the head about a horizontal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventors: Peter Bressler, Mark C. Schmidt, Garrett K. Russell, George Rockstein, David M. Wilz, Sr., Charles A. Naylor, Kevin DiPlacido, Patrick A. Giordano, Harry C. Knowles