ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,393,920, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).
"Barcode reader with off-platter detection assembly" was invented by Darran Michael Handshaw (Sound Beach, N.Y.) and Edward Barkan (Miller Place, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Barcode readers with off-platter detection assemblies are disclosed herein. An example barcode reader includes a weigh platter and an off-platter detection assembly including a light emission assembly, a light detection assembly, and a controller. The light emission assembly emits a light along a first lateral edge of the weigh platter and the light detection assembly d...