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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Todd E. Humes, Shoreline, WA (US);
Ronald A. Oliver, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Todd E. Humes, Shoreline, WA (US);
Ronald A. Oliver, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Impinj, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); H01L 21/336 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and systems may include integrated circuits for use with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags having an antenna structure with at least three coupling ends. The integrated circuits may include three or more nodes corresponding respectively to the at least three coupling ends, and a modulator switch to receive a single modulator switching signal input. Methods may include those used to form and operate such circuits. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.