Patents by Inventor Ian Jenkins

Ian Jenkins 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 scanner with hand-held and hands-free modes of use
    Patent number: 6053413
    Abstract: An optical scanner having an adjustable cradle or stand for allowing the user either to operate the scanner in the hand or while positioned in the cradle. In one embodiment, suitable for use with wireless-based hand-held scanners, a particular scanner may be associated with an individual cradle by scanning a bar code symbol associated with that cradle and storing and/or processing the ID data contained in the symbol. A simple mechanical arrangement is provided for switching the scanner either manually or automatically between one-dimensional and two-dimensional scanning, with corresponding changes in the cross-sectional shape and/or focus of the scanning laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Swift, Ian Jenkins, Edward Barkan, Daniel Curry, Ellen Oppenheim, Michael Ryder, Robert Wild, John Carricato, Jean Tu, Joseph Giordano
  • Optical scanner
    Patent number: D405077
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Urushihata, Takeshi Asaka, Ian Jenkins, Jonathan Marks