G06K 7/015
Aligning or centering of the sensing device with respect to the record
Official title: Aligning or centering of the sensing device with respect to the record carrier
G06K7/015 (Aligning or centering of the sensing device with respect to the record) appears on 205 US grants and 109 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06K- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Method and apparatus for fingerprinting magnetic media206US 5,365,586 AWashington University · 1994
- Magnetic sensor for tray acceptor183US 4,587,412 AArdac, Inc. · 1986
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