Patents by Inventor Ryan Kather
Ryan Kather 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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Patent number: 9659199Abstract: An indicia reading terminal is disclosed that eliminates unwanted flickering effects in an illuminated screen reading mode, among other advantageous features. The indicia reading terminal, in response to a screen reading signal, is operative to activate a screen reading cycle. In the screen reading cycle, an imaging subsystem is activated at least once at the same time that an illumination subsystem is activated for one of a plurality of active illumination periods, for a first illuminated exposure period. The imaging subsystem is activated at least once while the illumination subsystem is not activated, for a first unilluminated exposure period, which is longer than the first illuminated exposure period. An aimer subsystem is activated for a plurality of active aimer periods when neither the imaging subsystem nor the illumination subsystem is activated, wherein intervals of time between the active aimer periods are equal, within nominal tolerances.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Van Volkinburg, Stephen Patrick Deloge, Kevin Bower, Matthew Pankow, Ryan Kather
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Patent number: 9478983Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for operating a corded electronic device in which a battery and a power control unit manage power draw from an external power source electrically coupled to the corded electronic device using a physical cord, such as a universal serial bus (USB) cable. The power control unit automatically supplements an electrical current continuously drawn by the corded electronic device from the external power source with an electrical current from the battery, when needed. Moreover, the power control unit operates to limit the current drawn from the external power source and the physical cord so as to ensure the current does not exceed any limitations or requirements associated with the external power source or the physical cord.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Honeywell Scanning & MobilityInventors: Ryan Kather, Adam Clifford, Runhong Deng
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Publication number: 20160283761Abstract: An indicia reading terminal is disclosed that eliminates unwanted flickering effects in an illuminated screen reading mode, among other advantageous features. The indicia reading terminal, in response to a screen reading signal, is operative to activate a screen reading cycle. In the screen reading cycle, an imaging subsystem is activated at least once at the same time that an illumination subsystem is activated for one of a plurality of active illumination periods, for a first illuminated exposure period. The imaging subsystem is activated at least once while the illumination subsystem is not activated, for a first unilluminated exposure period, which is longer than the first illuminated exposure period. An aimer subsystem is activated for a plurality of active aimer periods when neither the imaging subsystem nor the illumination subsystem is activated, wherein intervals of time between the active aimer periods are equal, within nominal tolerances.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Daniel Van Volkinburg, Stephen Patrick Deloge, Kevin Bower, Matthew Pankow, Ryan Kather
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Patent number: 9418270Abstract: An indicia reading terminal is disclosed that eliminates unwanted flickering effects in an illuminated screen reading mode, among other advantageous features. The indicia reading terminal, in response to a screen reading signal, is operative to activate a screen reading cycle. In the screen reading cycle, an imaging subsystem is activated at least once at the same time that an illumination subsystem is activated for one of a plurality of active illumination periods, for a first illuminated exposure period. The imaging subsystem is activated at least once while the illumination subsystem is not activated, for a first unilluminated exposure period, which is longer than the first illuminated exposure period. An aimer subsystem is activated for a plurality of active aimer periods when neither the imaging subsystem or the illumination subsystem is activated, wherein intervals of time between the active aimer periods are equal, within nominal tolerances.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Van Volkinburg, Stephen Patrick Deloge, Kevin Bower, Matthew Pankow, Ryan Kather
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Patent number: 9251392Abstract: There is set forth herein an indicia reading apparatus having an image sensor array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns of pixels. The image sensor array can include a frame exposure period in which a certain subsequent and further subsequent row exposure periods have common exposure initiation times and each group of rows has sequential exposure termination times. An indicia reading apparatus can be controlled so that a light source bank of an illumination pattern assembly for projecting an illumination pattern is energized during an illumination period that overlaps a frame exposure period. The apparatus can be further controlled so that an illumination period terminates at or prior to an exposure termination time of the certain row.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: Edward C. Bremer, Ryan Kather
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Publication number: 20150178535Abstract: There is set forth herein an indicia reading apparatus having an image sensor array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns of pixels. The image sensor array can include a frame exposure period in which a certain subsequent and further subsequent row exposure periods have common exposure initiation times and each group of rows has sequential exposure termination times. An indicia reading apparatus can be controlled so that a light source bank of an illumination pattern assembly for projecting an illumination pattern is energized during an illumination period that overlaps a frame exposure period. The apparatus can be further controlled so that an illumination period terminates at or prior to an exposure termination time of the certain row.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Edward C. Bremer, Ryan Kather
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Patent number: 8978983Abstract: There is set forth herein an indicia reading apparatus having an image sensor array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns of pixels. The image sensor array can include a frame exposure period in which a certain subsequent and further subsequent row exposure periods have common exposure initiation times and sequential exposure termination times. An indicia reading apparatus can be controlled so that a light source bank of an illumination pattern assembly for projecting an illumination pattern is energized during an illumination period that overlaps a frame exposure period. The apparatus can be further controlled so that an illumination period terminates at or prior to an exposure termination time of the certain row.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: Edward C. Bremer, Ryan Kather
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Publication number: 20140042814Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for operating a corded electronic device in which a battery and a power control unit manage power draw from an external power source electrically coupled to the corded electronic device using a physical cord, such as a universal serial bus (USB) cable. The power control unit automatically supplements an electrical current continuously drawn by the corded electronic device from the external power source with an electrical current from the battery, when needed. Moreover, the power control unit operates to limit the current drawn from the external power source and the physical cord so as to ensure the current does not exceed any limitations or requirements associated with the external power source or the physical cord.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: HONEYWELL SCANNING & MOBILITYInventors: Ryan Kather, Adam Clifford, Runhong Deng
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Publication number: 20130320092Abstract: There is set forth herein an indicia reading apparatus having an image sensor array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns of pixels. The image sensor array can include a frame exposure period in which a certain subsequent and further subsequent row exposure periods have common exposure initiation times and sequential exposure termination times. An indicia reading apparatus can be controlled so that a light source bank of an illumination pattern assembly for projecting an illumination pattern is energized during an illumination period that overlaps a frame exposure period. The apparatus can be further controlled so that an illumination period terminates at or prior to an exposure termination time of the certain row.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Honeywell International Inc. doing business as (d.b.a.) Honeywell Scanning and MobilityInventors: Edward C. Bremer, Ryan Kather
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Patent number: 8387881Abstract: An indicia reading terminal is disclosed that includes an illumination subsystem operative for projecting of an illumination pattern, an imaging subsystem, a housing, a memory, and a processor, in a variety of embodiments. The memory may be capable of storing a frame of image data from an image sensor array of the imaging subsystem. The indicia reading terminal may be operative to activate a screen reading mode in which the terminal, in response to activation of a trigger signal, activates an illuminated exposure and an unilluminated exposure. During the illuminated exposure, the illumination subsystem projects the illumination pattern while the imaging subsystem exposes an illuminated frame of image data for a first duration of time.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Van Volkinburg, Stephen P. Deloge, Matthew W. Pankow, Ryan Kather
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Publication number: 20120193429Abstract: An indicia reading terminal is disclosed that eliminates unwanted flickering effects in an illuminated screen reading mode, among other advantageous features. The indicia reading terminal, in response to a screen reading signal, is operative to activate a screen reading cycle. In the screen reading cycle, an imaging subsystem is activated at least once at the same time that an illumination subsystem is activated for one of a plurality of active illumination periods, for a first illuminated exposure period. The imaging subsystem is activated at least once while the illumination subsystem is not activated, for a first unilluminated exposure period, which is longer than the first illuminated exposure period. An aimer subsystem is activated for a plurality of active aimer periods when neither the imaging subsystem or the illumination subsystem is activated, wherein intervals of time between the active aimer periods are equal, within nominal tolerances.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Van Volkinburg, Stephen Patrick Deloge, Kevin Bower, Matthew Pankow, Ryan Kather
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Publication number: 20120138684Abstract: An indicia reading terminal is disclosed that includes an illumination subsystem operative for projecting of an illumination pattern, an imaging subsystem, a housing, a memory, and a processor, in a variety of embodiments. The memory may be capable of storing a frame of image data from an image sensor array of the imaging subsystem. The indicia reading terminal may be operative to activate a screen reading mode in which the terminal, in response to activation of a trigger signal, activates an illuminated exposure and an unilluminated exposure. During the illuminated exposure, the illumination subsystem projects the illumination pattern while the imaging subsystem exposes an illuminated frame of image data for a first duration of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Van Volkinburg, Stephen P. Deloge, Matthew Pankow, Ryan Kather
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Publication number: 20110259963Abstract: An indicia reader comprising: a light source configured for transmitting light onto information bearing indicia (IBI); a light receive circuit comprising a photodetector for converting light reflected from an IBI into photodetector output signals representative of the IBI; a trigger actuated by an operator for activating the indicia reader; a speaker for broadcasting audible voice messages; at least one processor for: decoding IBI information derived from photodetector output signals; controlling the light source and light receive circuit; determining if reader performance is suboptimal and the cause for the suboptimal performance; sending a message to the speaker broadcast the message to notify the operator the cause for the suboptimal performance; and, a housing configured for hand held operation for supporting the light source, light receive circuit, processor, trigger and speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Melvin McCall, Ryan Kather