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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
May. 21, 2008
Richard L. Copeland, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Steven V. Leone, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Larry K. Canipe, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Richard L. Copeland, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Steven V. Leone, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Larry K. Canipe, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Sensormatic Electronics, LLC., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A handheld barcode/RFID reader includes a printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side includes at least a portion of barcode/RFID electronic circuitry affixed thereto. The second side contains a ground plane for the electronic circuitry. The handheld barcode/RFID reader further includes a patch antenna, electrically coupled to the circuitry, and mounted on the second side of the printed circuit board such that the ground plane of the printed circuit board also provides a ground for the patch antenna.