US Patent Issued to Zebra Technologies on July 15 for "Hybrid fixed focus engine using an auto-focus engine with ranging" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,242, issued on July 15, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Hybrid fixed focus engine using an auto-focus engine with ranging" was invented by Jason S. Mak (Commack, N.Y.), Carl D. Wittenberg (Water Mill, N.Y.), Maulin Sheth (Central Islip, N.Y.) and Eric Park (Mississauga, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for providing a hybrid fixed focus during operation of an indicia reader. An example system includes at least one imaging assembly; controller; and one or more processors configured to (a) initiate a ranging operation; (b) determine a range value associated with a dista...