Norman Joseph Woodland
Norman Joseph Woodland ( September 6 , 1921 – December 9 , 2012 ) was an American inventor , best known as one of the inventors of the barcode , for which he received a patent in October 1952 . 
<triplet> Norman Joseph Woodland <subj> September 6, 1921 <obj> date of birth <subj> December 9, 2012 <obj> date of death