Patents
US 12566934 B2: 2D bar code using active overlays
- Granted
- 2026-03-03
- Filed
- 2024-06-24 application 18752329
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for adding an overlay to a bar code symbol is disclosed. The bar code symbol is affixed to a perishable host product. The overlay includes a transparent substrate and an environmental exposure indicator material which is responsive to an environmental stimulus. When the overlay is affixed to the bar code symbol, both static and dynamic data regarding the perishable host product can be determined.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 (ipgb20260303.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1,077 patents | US company or organization | Lincolnshire, IL | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric W. Liberato | Pequannock, NJ | 16 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 | |
| Mohannad Abdo | Clifton, NJ | 51 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K19/06037 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | Merger Merger | TEMPTIME CORPORATION signed 2025-05-22 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 71548/54 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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