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US 12,288,112 B2Granted
High-contrast electrical connector with machine readable indicia
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsLuis Alonso Rosales, Maximiliano Murillo Villarreal, Luis Ignacio Castillo Esquivel, Daniel Calvillo
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Abstract
The present disclosure presents an electrical connector comprising a connector housing with machine-readable indicia printed on its surface. The indicia is bordered by a darker background on the surface, ensuring ample contrast for accurate reading by a digital scanner. This innovative design enhances the readability and reliability of the indicia, facilitating efficient data capture and identification processes.
Claims15
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a connector housing;
- a machine readable two dimensional (2D) bar code conforming to an established standard printed on a surface of the connector housing;
- and
- a background printed on the surface bordering the 2D bar code, the background being darker than the 2D bar code and providing sufficient contrast between the surface and the 2D bar code to allow a digital scanner to accurately read the 2D bar code.
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A method of marking a product, comprising:
- printing a background onto a surface of a product using a laser printing method;
- and
- printing a machine readable two dimensional (2D) bar code conforming to an established standard onto the background using the laser printing method such that the background borders the 2D bar code, the background being darker than the 2D bar code and providing sufficient contrast between the surface and the 2D bar code to allow a digital scanner to accurately read the 2D bar code.
A printing apparatus, comprising:
- a laser configured to form a marking on a surface of a product;
- an electronic controller configured to control operation of the laser,
- a computer readable non-transitory storage medium in communication with the electronic controller and having data stored therein representing software executable by the electronic controller including instructions to:
- print a background onto the surface using the laser;
- print a machine readable two dimensional (2D) bar code conforming to an established standard onto the background using the laser such that the background borders the 2D bar code;
- and
- print the background to be darker than the 2D bar code, thereby providing sufficient contrast between the surface and the 2D bar code to allow a digital scanner to accurately read the 2D bar code.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.