Expired European patentEurope
Method and apparatus for decoding bar code images using information from previous scan lines
EP 0754328 B1 · Applicant: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
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- Filed January 20, 1995 and granted May 23, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 20, 2015.
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FiledJanuary 20, 1995
PublishedJanuary 22, 1997
GrantedMay 23, 2001
Term endedJanuary 20, 2015
Application numberEP 95908598
Classification (CPC)G06K7/1093
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