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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Peter J. Goidas, Lansdale, PA (US);
Zhong-min Liu, Doylestown, PA (US);
Jeffrey M. Brockmole, Brighton, MI (US);
Kapilkumar N. Kulakkunnath, Colmar, PA (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. Goidas, Lansdale, PA (US);
Zhong-Min Liu, Doylestown, PA (US);
Jeffrey M. Brockmole, Brighton, MI (US);
Kapilkumar N. Kulakkunnath, Colmar, PA (US);
Assignee:
Datalogic Automation, Inc., Telford, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01); H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/08 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/24 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2216 (2013.01); H01Q 21/065 (2013.01); H01Q 21/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor system for processing items on which radio frequency identification tags are disposed has a conveyor that conveys items through a path of travel, and an antenna disposed proximate the path of travel. Circuitry in communication with the antenna may associate RFID tag data with a package on the conveyor based on a difference signal from elements in the antenna.