US Patent Issued to Zebra Technologies on July 15 for "Method and system for reducing perceived illumination flicker in multi-sensor barcode scanners" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,240, issued on July 15, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Method and system for reducing perceived illumination flicker in multi-sensor barcode scanners" was invented by Jason S Mak (Commack, N.Y.) and Justin F. Barish (Kings Park, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes methods and systems for reducing perceived flickering in multi-sensor barcode scanners. The proposed solution introduces a dummy illumination pulse during transitions between sensors or frames, mitigating noticeable flicker. The timing, duration, and spacing of the dummy pulse are calculated based on factors ...