Storage system
US12314801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K17/0029
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An inventory tracking system (10) for use in tracking articles (12) received in a cabinet (14) comprises at least one RFID read antenna assembly (100), an RFID tag interrogator (30), and an electrical connector arrangement (24). The cabinet comprises a receptacle (16), a holder (18) arranged in the receptacle and at least one metal substrate (20) received in the holder. The metal substrate is configured to receive at least one article carrying an RFID tag. The RFID read antenna assembly is mountable to the metal substrate, the antenna assembly comprising at least one antenna coil (102) and a high permeability layer (104). The RFID tag interrogator is configured to interrogate the RFID tag of the, or each, article received by the at least one metal substrate. The electrical connector arrangement has complementary components (26, 28) carried by the holder and the metal substrate for establishing, and breaking, an electrical connection between the interrogator and the at least read antenna assembly.
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