Patent · US Active

RFID patch antenna with coplanar reference ground and floating grounds

US8427373B2 · kind B2 · utility

24Cited by
3References
25Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 2008
Grant dateApr 23, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 23, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49016
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, reader antennas are provided within storage fixtures for transporting RF signals between, for example, an RFID reader and an RFID tag. In a preferred embodiment, the RFID-enabled storage fixtures are implemented using an intelligent network, which may allow enhanced flexibility in controlling systems for interrogation of RFID antennas.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.