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Optical reading apparatus

CA 1325473 C · Owner: Yamashita, Yasuhisa · Inventors: Yamashita, Yasuhisa

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An optical reading apparatus for optically reading information of a symbol on an article is comprised of a bar code reading circuit for emitting laser beams to a bar code printed on a commodity passing in front of the bar code reading circuit and for reading the information of the bar code from the laser beams reflected at the bar code. In the optical reading apparatus the bar code reading circuit includes a plurality of bar code readers which are put toward a path through which the commodity is moved so that read areas formed by the bar code readers contain the article moving path at different angles. A priority decision circuit is provided for applying a selective operation to the data …

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  • Granted December 21, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 21, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 18, 1989
GrantedDecember 21, 1993
Term endedDecember 21, 2010
Patent numberCA 1325473 C
Classification (IPC)G06K7/10

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedSep 18, 1989Patent grantedDec 21, 1993Term endedDec 21, 2010

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