ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,579,813, issued on March 17.

"Systems and methods for printed code inspection" was invented by Robin William Eatch (Cheshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This specification describes methods and systems for printed code inspection. For instance, the specification describes a computer-implemented method for printed code inspection by a printed code inspection system operating in conjunction with a production line apparatus configured to move objects along a production line comprising: receiving an image of an object to which a printed code comprising one or more printed characters should have been applied, the image havi...