Patents by Inventor James B. Funk, Jr.

James B. Funk, Jr. 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 light pen
    Patent number: 4182956
    Abstract: The pen comprises an elongated housing having a light aperture at one end. A plurality of light-emitting diodes is mounted in the housing, and means are provided for focusing the light from such diodes at the light aperture. In use, the pen is held against a coded label and moved therealong. Light from the light-emitting diodes strikes the coded information, so as to produce a light pattern. Lenses in the housing focus the reflected light onto a detector which produces electrical signals in accordance with the light pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1980
    Assignee: DeVar Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Funk, Jr., Walter R. Linke