Patents by Inventor Richard Neel

Richard Neel 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).

  • Fixed retail scanner heat management system for multi-port network switch and related methods
    Patent number: 11984000
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a fixed retail scanner including a data reader comprising a main board, one or more camera modules, and a multi-port network switch disposed within the data reader. A heat management system is disposed within the data reader housing and operably coupled with at least the multi-port network switch to dissipate heat therefrom. The disclosure includes a heat pipe thermally coupled to a switch processor, the heat pipe extending across at least a portion of the bi-optic housing to an air chamber formed within the bi-optic housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Datalogic USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Mistkawi, Ryan Thompson, Richard Neel, Brett Howard
  • FIXED RETAIL SCANNER WITH EXTENDED WEIGH PLATTER CROWN, VISUAL INDICATORS, AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20240153361
    Abstract: A bi-optic data reader has a horizontal housing portion including a horizontal reading window, a vertical housing portion including a vertical reading window disposed between a left panel area and a right panel area of a body of the vertical housing portion, and a weigh platter having a horizontal weigh surface extending over the horizontal housing portion, and a crown extending over the vertical housing portion including overhanging portions that extend over the left panel area and the right panel area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Thompson, Richard Neel, Alan Shearin, Mohamed Hamidat, Matt Monte, Anne Kelley
  • FIXED RETAIL SCANNER HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PORT NETWORK SWITCH AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230206732
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a fixed retail scanner including a data reader comprising a main board, one or more camera modules, and a multi-port network switch disposed within the data reader. A heat management system is disposed within the data reader housing and operably coupled with at least the multi-port network switch to dissipate heat therefrom. The disclosure includes a heat pipe thermally coupled to a switch processor, the heat pipe extending across at least a portion of the bi-optic housing to an air chamber formed within the bi-optic housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Mistkawi, Ryan Thompson, Richard Neel, Brett Howard