Patent №
US 6,095,417
Granted
2000-08-01
Filed 1998
Owner
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Lab
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AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09059719
An apparatus (10) and method for reading bar codes (12) on a moving web (14) has a LED light source (16) that transmits a beam of light (18o) through the advancing web (14). A scanner (20) is arranged on a side of the web (14) opposite the light source (16) for detecting the characteristic light intensity levels corresponding to various optical densities of the web (14). Output signals from the scanner (20) are processed and manipulated for adjusting the light intensity levels of the light source (16) to within predetermined limits.
AI classification
Ownership
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
assignment · 91070816
Assignors
AHLQUIST, GARY W., CLIFFORD, THOMAS J., JR., ZWICKL, ANDREW JR.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.