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Apparatus for preventing formation of condensation on an electrooptical scanner window

  • US 5,729,003 A
  • Filed: 12/27/1995
  • Issued: 03/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable, handheld scanner having an electro-optical element for scanning a one or two-dimensional symbology, comprising:

  • a housing having an enclosed compartment containing said electro-optical element, said compartment further having a window permitting said electro-optical element to collect reflected light therethrough; and

    a heating element coupled to at least a portion of an inner surface of said window, wherein said heating element precludes condensation from forming on said inner surface of said window.

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