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Inventor

Jon Van Tassell

Inventor
Winthrop, MA, US

Overview

10→
Patents
1993–2010
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 10 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Kprimary
G06KGraphical data reading35%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus24%
G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them12%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes6%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding6%
H01SDevices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light6%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television6%
LOC166%
PatentTitleYear
7,673,803'Planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based engine'20107,581,681'Tunnel-type digital imaging system for use within retail shopping environments such as supermarkets'20096,978,935'PLANAR LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND IMAGING (PLIIM) BASED SYSTEM HAVING A LINEAR IMAGE DETECTION CHIP MOUNTING ASSEMBLY WITH MEANS FOR PREVENTING MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE FIELD OF VIEW (FOV) OF SAID LINEAR IMAGE DETECTION CHIP AND THE CO-PLANAR LASER ILLUMINATION BEAM (PLIB) PRODUCED BY SAID PLIIM BASED SYSTEM, IN RESPONSE TO THERMAL EXPANSION AND/OR CONTRACTION WITHIN SAID PLIIM BASED SYSTEM'20056,283,374'Symbology imaging and reading apparatus and method'20016,098,887'Optical focusing device and method'20006,101,333'Method and apparatus for acquiring electronic and/or photographic images'20006,066,857'Variable focus optical system'2000D0389165'Photographic apparatus'19985,327,291'Compact objective lens'19945,189,464'Supplemental lens positioning system for a fixed focus lens camera'1993

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1993–2000Patents assigned to POLAROID CORP (4)· patent assignee history
1993–1998Based in Concord, MA, US· patent location history
2000–2001Patents assigned to ROBOTIC VISION SYSTEMS (3)· patent assignee history
2000–2001Based in Winthrop, MA, US· patent location history
2005–2010Patents assigned to METROLOGIC INSTR INC (3)· patent assignee history
2005–2010Based in Winchester, MA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
POLAROID CORP41993–2000
METROLOGIC INSTR INC32005–2010
ROBOTIC VISION SYSTEMS32000–2001
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Winthrop, Massachusetts, US42000–2001
Winchester, Massachusetts, US32005–2010
Concord, Massachusetts, US31993–1998