Patents by Inventor Mark Drzymala
Mark Drzymala 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).
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Publication number: 20250140082Abstract: Indicia readers with internal displays are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an indicia reader includes a housing having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion having a first window positioned in a generally horizontal plane, the top portion having a second window positioned in a generally upright plane. The reader further includes an imaging assembly positioned within the housing, the imaging assembly configured to capture image data associated with an item presented at a product-scanning region of the bi-optic reader. Additionally, the reader includes a user-interface (UI) display positioned within the housing, the UI display configured to present visual data to an operator of the bi-optic reader, wherein the visual data includes data associated with the item presented at the product-scanning region of the bi-optic reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw, Mark Drzymala, Matthew Lawrence Horner
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Patent number: 12277841Abstract: Indicia readers with internal displays are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an indicia reader includes a housing having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion having a first window positioned in a generally horizontal plane, the top portion having a second window positioned in a generally upright plane. The reader further includes an imaging assembly positioned within the housing, the imaging assembly configured to capture image data associated with an item presented at a product-scanning region of the bi-optic reader. Additionally, the reader includes a user-interface (UI) display positioned within the housing, the UI display configured to present visual data to an operator of the bi-optic reader, wherein the visual data includes data associated with the item presented at the product-scanning region of the bi-optic reader.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw, Mark Drzymala, Matthew Lawrence Horner
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Patent number: 12267582Abstract: A system is disclosed that includes an image sensor, a depth sensor, and at least one processor. The image sensor acquires images within a first field-of-view. The depth sensor includes a plurality of photosensitive cells that acquires distance information within a second field-of-view. The second field-of-view at least partially overlaps the first field-of-view. The at least one processor is programmed to transition from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation in response to satisfaction of a specified criteria based on object information associated with the distance information for an object within the second field-of-view.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw, Mark Drzymala, David P. Goren, Binyamin Stein
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Publication number: 20250094746Abstract: A bioptic barcode reader has a housing having a lower housing portion with an upper surface and an upper housing portion extending above the lower housing portion. A generally horizontal window is positioned at the upper surface, a generally upright window is positioned in the upper housing portion, and an imaging assembly having a primary field-of-view and a set of optical components are positioned within the interior region. The housing has a width greater than or equal to 5 inches and less than or equal to 7 inches, the lower housing portion has a height greater than or equal to 3 inches, the upper housing portion has a height greater than or equal to 4 inches and less than or equal to 6 inches, and the upper surface has a length greater than or equal to 6 inches and less than or equal to 8 inches.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Mark Drzymala, Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw
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Patent number: 12248844Abstract: Bioptic barcode reader assemblies are disclosed herein. An example bioptic barcode reader assembly includes a metal perimeter frame and a bioptic barcode reader positioned within and supported by the metal perimeter frame. The bioptic barcode reader includes an upper housing and a plastic lower housing secured to the upper housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Mark Drzymala, Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw, Matthew Drzymala
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Patent number: 12223810Abstract: A workstation captures images of illuminated symbols with a solid-state imager. In an embodiment, the workstation includes a removable camera module in the workstation away from the imager. The camera module captures a secondary image through a window. The captured image of the illuminated symbol and the captured secondary image are independently processed.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala
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Publication number: 20250045551Abstract: Imaging devices are provided having a low-profile substrate structure with a mounting surface that can be removably placed on flat work surface. Further, a low-profile frame structure coincides with a peripheral region of that substrate structure and contains a plurality of imagers, at least some of which are on opposing sides of the substrate structure. The opposing imagers are positioned such that the respective fields of view are inwardly facing toward a central region of an upper surface and define a scan volume extending across the substrate structure and above the central region. The upper and lower bounds of the imaging device form a low-profile assembly generally accessible to scan objects moving across any direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Mark Drzymala, Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw
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Publication number: 20250047984Abstract: Technologies for improving imaging system wakeup and indicia decoding are disclosed herein. An example device includes an imaging device disposed proximate to a first edge of a weighing platter of an imaging system, and having a field of view (FOV) including a first object disposed proximate to a second edge of the weighing platter; an illumination source disposed proximate to the first edge of the weighing platter, the illumination source being configured to emit illumination oriented towards the first object; and one or more processors. The one or more processors being configured to: cause the illumination source to emit illumination, cause the imaging device to capture image data representative of an environment appearing within the FOV, determine that a second object satisfies a position threshold relative to at least one of the imaging device or the first object, and generate a wakeup signal to activate the imaging system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw, Mark Drzymala
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Publication number: 20250045546Abstract: Systems and methods for performing three-dimensional measurements are disclosed herein. An example system includes an imaging system with a scan platter defining a spatial region within which an object may be imaged. The imaging system has first optics configured to image a first field of view of the imaging system, and second optics configured to image a second field of view of the imaging system. The second field of view spatially overlaps at least partially with the first field of view to form an overlap region, with the overlap region being a three-dimensional volume extending along a length of the scan platter. The system may further include a processor configured to analyze images of the first and second fields of view and determine at least one common point between the first and second images. The processor then further determines three-dimensional information of an object from the determined common point.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Darran Michael Handshaw, Edward Barkan, Andrea Mirabile, Mark Drzymala
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Publication number: 20250045544Abstract: At least some embodiments of the present invention are directed to barcode readers having a housing with upper and lower portions, and a weigh platter. Additionally, the barcode readers include a first imaging assembly having a first imaging sensor, the first imaging assembly having a first field of view (FOV) directed through at least one of the substantially horizontal window or the substantially upright window of the housing, and a supplemental module removably coupled with at least one of the lower housing portion or the weigh platter. The supplemental module includes at least one supplemental imaging assembly having a supplemental imaging sensor having a supplemental FOV.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw, Mark Drzymala
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Patent number: 12217125Abstract: At least some embodiments presented herein are directed to bi-optic indicia readers. In at least some embodiments the present invention is a bi-optic indicia reader that includes two FOVs which are configured to allow the reader to capture and successfully decode a 13-mil indicia presented to a respective FOV in a plane that is angled at least 80 degree to a plane that is defined by the window of the reader through which the FOV is passing.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw
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Patent number: 12217128Abstract: Multiple field of view (FOV) systems are disclosed herein. An example system includes a bioptic barcode reader having a target imaging region. The bioptic barcode reader includes at least one imager having a first FOV and a second FOV and is configured to capture an image of a target object from each FOV. The example system includes one or more processors configured to receive the images and a trained object recognition model stored in memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The memory includes instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to analyze the images to identify at least a portion of a barcode and one or more features associated with the target object. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine a target object identification probability and to determine whether a predicted product identifies the target object.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw
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Patent number: 12217123Abstract: A method of activating an illumination assembly within a symbology reader is provided, the illumination assembly having a first illumination source and a second illumination source, the symbology reader having an imaging sensor configured to operate at a predetermined framerate where each frame includes an exposure period over which the imaging sensor is active to capture image data and a non-exposure period over which the imaging sensor is not active to capture image data, the method comprising: during a first frame, activating the first illumination source during at least a portion of the respective exposure period and activating the second illumination source over at least a portion of the respective non-exposure period; and during a second frame, activating the second illumination source during at least a portion of the respective exposure period and activating the first illumination source over at least a portion of the respective non-exposure period.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Przemyslaw Kowalewski, Darran Michael Handshaw, Robert W. DiGiovanna, Mark D. Anderson, Eugene B. Joseph, Mark Drzymala, Miguel Orlando Rodriguez Ortiz
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Patent number: 12197996Abstract: A bioptic barcode reader has a housing having a lower housing portion with an upper surface and an upper housing portion extending above the lower housing portion. A generally horizontal window is positioned at the upper surface, a generally upright window is positioned in the upper housing portion, and an imaging assembly having a primary field-of-view and a set of optical components are positioned within the interior region. The housing has a width greater than or equal to 5 inches and less than or equal to 7 inches, the lower housing portion has a height greater than or equal to 3 inches, the upper housing portion has a height greater than or equal to 4 inches and less than or equal to 6 inches, and the upper surface has a length greater than or equal to 6 inches and less than or equal to 8 inches.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Mark Drzymala, Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw
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Publication number: 20250005310Abstract: Methods and systems for avoidance of unintended indicia scanning are disclosed herein. An example system may include an imaging device comprising: (1) one or more image sensors; (2) a processing assembly communicatively coupled to the one or more image sensors and configured to: (i) instruct the one or more image sensors to capture the image data including a plurality of image frames over a FOV, (ii) decode an indicia in an initial image frame of the plurality of image frames to generate decoded indicia data of the indica, (iii) determine a first location associated with the indicia in the initial image frame, (iv) determine a second location associated with the indicia in a subsequent image frame, (v) determine whether a positional difference between the second location and the first location exceeds a threshold value, and (vi) transmit the decoded indicia data of the indicia to a host processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw
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Publication number: 20240428030Abstract: Described herein are barcode readers having a housing with upper and lower portions, and a weigh platter. Additionally, the barcode readers include a first imaging assembly having a first imaging sensor, the first imaging assembly having a first field of view (FOV) directed through at least one of the substantially horizontal window or the substantially upright window of the housing, and a second imaging assembly having a second imaging sensor, the second imaging assembly having a second FOV and being positioned near the distal edge of the weigh platter that is opposite the upper portion of the barcode reader housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw, Mark Drzymala
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Patent number: 12164993Abstract: Indicia readers with multiple imaging assemblies and dichroic mirrors are disclosed herein. In an example, an indicia reader like a barcode reader includes a first (2D) imaging assembly operable to sense light in the 700 nm or below wavelength range, a second (3D) imaging assembly operable to sense light in the above 700 nm wavelength range, and a dichroic mirror. The mirror is situated such that (i) light that is received by the first imaging assembly is received from a product scanning region and is reflected by the mirror such that its path is redirected towards and the first imaging assembly and (ii) light that is received by the second imaging assembly is received from the product scanning region by passing through the mirror toward the second imaging assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Mark Drzymala, Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw
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Publication number: 20240406548Abstract: A system is disclosed that includes an image sensor, a depth sensor, and at least one processor. The image sensor acquires images within a first field-of-view. The depth sensor includes a plurality of photosensitive cells that acquires distance information within a second field-of-view. The second field-of-view at least partially overlaps the first field-of-view. The at least one processor is programmed to transition from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation in response to satisfaction of a specified criteria based on object information associated with the distance information for an object within the second field-of-view.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw, Mark Drzymala, David P. Goren, Binyamin Stein
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Patent number: 12159187Abstract: At least some embodiments of the present invention are directed to barcode readers having a housing with upper and lower portions, and a platter. Additionally, the barcode readers include a platter frame and an imaging assembly, the first imaging assembly having a first field of view (FOV) directed through at least one of the substantially horizontal window or the substantially upright window of the housing, and a reader accessory removably coupled with at least one of the lower housing portion or the platter frame that includes a thermal transmitter. The thermal transmitter is thermally coupled with at least one of the housing frame or the platter frame to transfer thermal energy generated by the reader accessory thereto.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Yuly Mitelman, Ryan R. Gallagher, Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw
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Patent number: 12158794Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to wakeup systems for indicia readers. In an example embodiment, the present invention leverages data sensed through a horizontal window of a bioptic barcode reader to switch from a sleep mode to a read mode. In particular, the sensed data may be used exclusively or as a determinative factor for waking up the barcode reader.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Edward Barkan, Christopher J. Fjellstad, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw