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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2023
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Brad M. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
David J. Steiner, Durham, NC (US);
Kimberly A. Wood, Raleigh, NC (US);
Timothy W. Crockett, Raleigh, NC (US);
TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides improved apparatuses for selective radio frequency identification shielding. A container is provided, the container including a plurality of sides comprising a bottom side on which items can be placed and one or more wall sides to contain the items, where at least one of the plurality of sides is permeable to a radio frequency (RF) used to identify items in the container, and one or more sides of the plurality of sides comprise an RF shield arranged to block the one or more sides such that radio waves used to identify items in the container are blocked by the one or more blocked sides. The container further includes at least one opening through which items can be placed into the container.