Patents by Inventor John A. Furlong

John A. Furlong 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).

  • Method and apparatus for programming functional system parameters in optical bar code scanners
    Publication number: 20010007334
    Abstract: A novel system and method for programming one or more functional parameters of programmable bar code symbol readers and scanners, while avoiding the need to connect a data communication port of a computer system to a bar code symbol reader that is to be programmed. In a first illustrative embodiment, the function-encoded parameters of a master bar code symbol reader are determined using a computer-based-function-parameter device and subsequently buffered in memory buffer contained therein; the buffered function-encoded parameters are used to produce a list of function-encoded bar code symbols which are printed in a specified reading sequence; and the list of printed-function encoded bar code symbols are read in the specified reading sequence so as to configure the bar code symbol reader with the same set of function-encoded parameters that were programmed in the master bar code symbol reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventors: David M. Wilz, John Furlong, Donald Hudrick, Carl H. Knowles
  • Method and apparatus for programming system function parameters in programmable code symbol readers
    Patent number: 5777315
    Abstract: A novel system and method programming the function parameters of programmable bar code symbol readers and scanners, while avoiding the need to couple the data communication port of a function parameter computer system and the programmable bar code symbol reader to be configured. In a first illustrative embodiment, the function-encoded parameters of a master bar code symbol reader are determined using a computer-based-function-parameter device and subsequently buffered in memory buffer contained therein; the buffered function-encoded parameters are used to produce a list of function-encoded bar code symbols which are printed in a specified reading sequence; and the list of printed-function encoded bar code symbols are read in the specified reading sequence so as to configure the bar code symbol reader with the same set of function-encoded parameters that were programmed in the master bar code symbol reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Metrologic Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Wilz, Donald T. Hudrick, John A. Furlong, Carl H. Knowles