US Patent Issued to Zebra Technologies on Oct. 7 for "Barcode scanning devices having wireless charging capabilities" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,164, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Barcode scanning devices having wireless charging capabilities" was invented by Eric Trongone (Coram, N.Y.) and Roland Wing Fai Lee (Jericho, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Barcode reader and cradle assemblies for inductive charging include a reader for capturing at least one image of an object and a cradle that retains the reader. The reader includes a head portion including an opening at least partially defining the FOV, a handle portion, a foot portion forming a tapered foot region, a rechargeable power source coupled with the reader to be e...