G05B 19/124
Using tapes, cards or discs with optically sensed marks or codes
Official title: {using tapes, cards or discs with optically sensed marks or codes (G05B19/128, G05B19/14 take precedence)}
G05B19/124 (Using tapes, cards or discs with optically sensed marks or codes) appears on 141 US grants and 144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Apparatus using a light sensing system for sensing time modulated information from a light emitting device331US 4,329,684 ABritish Broadcasting Corporation · 1982
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- Bar code controlled microwave oven85US 4,323,773 ALitton Systems, Inc. · 1982
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