Patents by Inventor Mark A. Vandenberg

Mark A. Vandenberg 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).

  • Hand-held barcode reader receptacle, base member and method of reading barcodes
    Patent number: 6244511
    Abstract: A hand-held barcode reader apparatus has a hand-held body with an elongated hole for receiving a barcode reader. A ski-member is mounted to the hand-held body to allow the apparatus to slide smoothly over a media aligned along a base member. The base member has upper and lower members and a flappable member with a runway being defined in the upper and flappable members. A flat surface of the runway stably holds the hand-held body in position thus allowing an accurate read of a media held between the flappable member and lower member the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Appleton Papers Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Vandenberg, Paul S. Trefren, Bruce D. Heling