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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Avx Antenna, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey L. Hilbert, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
KYOCERA AVX Components (San Diego), Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/08 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10336 (2013.01); G06K 7/0008 (2013.01); G06K 17/0025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) printer-encoder is provided. The RFID printer-encoder includes a feed path configured to accommodate a plurality of RFID tags. The RFID printer-encoder further includes a print head positioned along the feed path. Furthermore, the RFID printer-encoder includes a multi-mode active antenna configurable in a plurality of antenna modes. Each of the plurality of antenna modes has a distinct radiation pattern.