Patents by Inventor John A. Pettinelli

John A. Pettinelli 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).

  • Patent number: 10120675
    Abstract: A system includes at least one data collection device connected to a corresponding data terminal via a primary communication channel; and a central connectivity point connected to each data collection device via a wireless secondary communication channel so as to communicate with the at least one data collection device without disrupting communication between the at least data collection device and the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel and to permit remote administration of each data collection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Pettinelli, Jr., John Izzo
  • Publication number: 20170364350
    Abstract: A system includes at least one data collection device connected to a corresponding data terminal via a primary communication channel; and a central connectivity point connected to each data collection device via a wireless secondary communication channel so as to communicate with the at least one data collection device without disrupting communication between the at least data collection device and the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel and to permit remote administration of each data collection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: John A. Pettinelli, Jr., John Izzo
  • Patent number: 9753720
    Abstract: A system includes at least one data collection device connected to a corresponding data terminal via a primary communication channel; and a central connectivity point connected to each data collection device via a wireless secondary communication channel so as to communicate with the at least one data collection device without disrupting communication between the at least data collection device and the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel and to permit remote administration of each data collection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Pettinelli, Jr., John Izzo
  • Publication number: 20160246588
    Abstract: A system includes at least one data collection device connected to a corresponding data terminal via a primary communication channel; and a central connectivity point connected to each data collection device via a wireless secondary communication channel so as to communicate with the at least one data collection device without disrupting communication between the at least data collection device and the corresponding data terminal via the primary communication channel and to permit remote administration of each data collection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: John A. Pettinelli, JR., John Izzo
  • Publication number: 20160110577
    Abstract: There is set forth an apparatus for capturing image data. In one embodiment, an apparatus is operative for capture of a first frame of image data and a second frame of image data. In one embodiment, an apparatus is operative for processing the first frame of image data and the second frame of image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli
  • Patent number: 9224023
    Abstract: There is set forth an apparatus for capturing image data. In one embodiment, an apparatus is operative for capture of a first frame of image data and a second frame of image data. In one embodiment, an apparatus is operative for processing the first frame of image data and the second frame of image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli
  • Patent number: 9152835
    Abstract: The invention relates to decoding utilizing image data. The image data can be received from a source. A processor can process the image data for decoding. Processing for decoding can be responsive to determined information. The format of a frame of image data may be recognized. The recognizing may include determining the source of the frame of image data. The recognizing may include determining a parameter associated with the frame of image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Meier, Robert C. Gardiner, Jeffrey D. Harper, John Izzo, Thomas J. Koziol, Andrew Longacre, Jr., John A. Pettinelli
  • Publication number: 20140103115
    Abstract: The invention relates to decoding utilizing image data. The image data can be received from a source. A processor can process the image data for decoding. Processing for decoding can be responsive to determined information. The format of a frame of image data may be recognized. The recognizing may include determining the source of the frame of image data. The recognizing may include determining a parameter associated with the frame of image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Meier, Robert C. Gardiner, Jeffrey D. Harper, John Izzo, Thomas J. Koziol, Andrew Longacre, JR., John A. Pettinelli
  • Publication number: 20140076974
    Abstract: There is set forth an apparatus for capturing image data. In one embodiment, an apparatus is operative for capture of a first frame of image data and a second frame of image data. In one embodiment, an apparatus is operative for processing the first frame of image data and the second frame of image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli
  • Patent number: 8622303
    Abstract: The invention relates to decoding utilizing image data. The image data can be received from a source. A processor can process the image data for decoding. A processing for decoding can be responsive to determined information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P Meier, Robert C. Gardiner, Jeffrey Dean Harper, John Izzo, Thomas J. Koziol, Andrew Longacre, Jr., John A. Pettinelli
  • Patent number: 8596542
    Abstract: There is set forth an apparatus for capture of image data. In one embodiment an apparatus is operative for capture of a first frame of image data and a second frame of image data. In one embodiment, an apparatus is operative for processing the first frame of image data and the second frame of image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli
  • Publication number: 20120153022
    Abstract: There is set forth an apparatus for capture of image data. In one embodiment an apparatus is operative for capture of a first frame of image data and a second frame of image data. In one embodiment, an apparatus is operative for processing the first frame of image data and the second frame of image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli
  • Patent number: 8074887
    Abstract: The invention in one embodiment is an optical reader having a plurality of imaging modules. In one method for operating a multiple imaging module reader of the invention, a second frame of image data captured via actuation of a second imaging module is automatically captured and subjected to decoding in the case an attempt to decode using a frame of image data captured via actuation of a first imaging module fails. In another embodiment, a frame of image data captured via actuation of an image sensor of a first module and actuation of illumination of a second imaging module is subjected to decoding. In another embodiment, frames of image data captured via actuation of image sensors of spaced apart modules are combined. The various modules of a multiple imaging module reader can be adapted to have different best focus positions so that a field depth of the reader is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8016196
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microprocessor-based decoder board for an optical reader having in one embodiment a plurality of imaging modules that provide frames of image data having a plurality of formats. In one method for operating the decoder board of the invention, and a multiple imaging module reader comprising the decoder board, a frame of image data captured by a selected imaging module is decoded. The decoder board determines the format of the frame of image data from information about which of the plurality of imaging modules provided the frame of image data or from information about the frame of image data, activates as necessary a command to prepare the decoder board to decode the frame of image data according to the format provided by the imaging module, and performs the decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Meier, Robert C. Gardiner, Jeffrey Dean Harper, John Izzo, Thomas J. Koziol, Andrew Longacre, Jr., John A. Pettinelli, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7690572
    Abstract: The invention relates to a microprocessor-based decoder board for an optical reader having in one embodiment a plurality of imaging modules that provide frames of image data having a plurality of formats. In one method for operating the decoder board of the invention, and a multiple imaging module reader comprising the decoder board, a frame of image data captured by a selected imaging module is decoded. The decoder board determines the format of the frame of image data from information about which of the plurality of imaging modules provided the frame of image data or from information about the frame of image data, activates as necessary a command to prepare the decoder board to decode the frame of image data according to the format provided by the imaging module, and performs the decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Meier, Robert C. Gardiner, Jeffrey Dean Harper, John Izzo, Thomas J. Koziol, Andrew Longacre, Jr., John A. Pettinelli, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7413126
    Abstract: The invention is a system and method for providing optimized accuracy and precision in analog-to-digital conversions of data. In an embodiment of the invention, an A/D converter is configured by setting two separately definable reference voltages that are controlled by a microprocessor. The A/D converter range is as wide as, or slightly greater than, a dynamic range of the analog signal to be converted. The microprocessor adjusts at least one reference voltage. The A/D converter receives analog signals from a sensor. The dynamic range of the signal from the sensor, or the sensor operating conditions, are used to define the reference voltages. The converted data is provided to a data processor at a rate controlled by a clocking signal. In a method according to the invention, the A/D converter is operated using the features described above. The accuracy and the precision of the converted data are thereby optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Pettinelli, Jr., Matthew W. Pankow, Joseph T. Livingston, Edward C. Bremer, Timothy P. Meier
  • Patent number: 7219843
    Abstract: The invention is an optical reader having a plurality of image sensors. Each image sensor of a plural image sensor optical reader can be disposed on an imaging module that can include a light source. In one embodiment, a frame of image data captured via actuation of an image sensor of a first imaging module and actuation of illumination of a second imaging module is subjected to decoding. The various modules of a multiple imaging module reader can be adapted to have different best focus positions so that a field depth of the reader is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli
  • Patent number: 7175092
    Abstract: The invention is a system and method for providing optimized accuracy and precision in analog-to-digital conversions of data. In an embodiment of the invention, an A/D converter is configured by setting two separately definable reference voltages that are controlled by a microprocessor. The A/D converter range is as wide as, or slightly greater than, a dynamic range of the analog signal to be converted. The microprocessor adjusts at least one reference voltage. The A/D converter receives analog signals from a sensor. The dynamic range of the signal from the sensor, or the sensor operating conditions, are used to define the reference voltages. The converted data is provided to a data processor at a rate controlled by a clocking signal. In a method according to the invention, the A/D converter is operated using the features described above. The accuracy and the precision of the converted data are thereby optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Pettinelli, Jr., Matthew W. Pankow, Joseph T. Livingston, Edward C. Bremer, Timothy P. Meier
  • Publication number: 20040134988
    Abstract: The invention is a system and method for providing optimized accuracy and precision in analog-to-digital conversions of data. In an embodiment of the invention, an A/D converter is configured by setting two separately definable reference voltages that are controlled by a microprocessor. The A/D converter range is as wide as, or slightly greater than, a dynamic range of the analog signal to be converted. The microprocessor adjusts at least one reference voltage. The A/D converter receives analog signals from a sensor. The dynamic range of the signal from the sensor, or the sensor operating conditions, are used to define the reference voltages. The converted data is provided to a data processor at a rate controlled by a clocking signal. In a method according to the invention, the A/D converter is operated using the features described above. The accuracy and the precision of the converted data are thereby optimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Pettinelli, Matthew W. Pankow, Joseph T. Livingston, Edward C. Bremer, Timothy P. Meier
  • Publication number: 20040020990
    Abstract: The invention is an optical reader having a plurality of imaging modules. In one method for operating a multiple imaging module reader of the invention, a second frame of image data captured via actuation of a second imaging module is automatically captured and subjected to decoding in the case an attempt to decode using a frame of image data captured via actuation of a first imaging module fails. In another embodiment, a frame of image data captured via actuation of an image sensor of a first module and actuation of illumination of a second imaging module is subjected to decoding. In another embodiment, frames of image data captured via actuation of image sensors of spaced apart modules are combined. The various modules of a multiple imaging module reader can be adapted to have different best focus positions so that a field depth of the reader is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: William H. Havens, Charles P. Barber, Colleen Gannon, Robert C. Gardiner, Robert J. Hennick, John A. Pettinelli