| Patent 1985035 Earliest Patent of a Barcode Filed by John Kermode, Douglas Young, Harry Sparks, Westinghouse |
Wallace Flint Thesis proposes automating checkout |
Woodland/Silver Patent Filing "Classifying Apparatus & Method" |
First Actual Barcode Scanner Woodland Back of Colonial Store |
Grocery Industry Meeting Urging Barcode |
Administrative Systems committee of GMA meets at Carousel Inn Cincinnati to study initiating Product IDs |
UPC AD Hoc Committee Establsihed |
Kimball Ticket System Patent filed (granted 5/23/72) |
U.P.C. Symbol Selection Committee Formed |
U.P.C. Code Management committee formed |
Kroger Store Test of Scanning Bullseye |
U.P.C. Symbol Selection Committee Votes in favor of a modified IBM Proposal |
Initial Symbol Definition Documents realeased |
IBM Starts U.P.C. scanning at Stienbergs Dorval Canada |
IBM starts scanning at SGC Pathmark, Plainfield, NJ |
Wrigley Gum Scanned at Marsh Supermarkets |
Random Weight code format decided |
EAN, European Article Number, is adopted |
Symbol Technologies introduces LS7000 hand held scanner |