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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:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Mark P. Hinman, Holley, NY (US);
Edward Zogg, Ontario, NY (US);
Abhishek Sharma, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark P. Hinman, Holley, NY (US);
Edward Zogg, Ontario, NY (US);
Abhishek Sharma, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 5/22 (2006.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01); H01Q 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of reading an RFID tag using an RFID reader includes providing an RF-blocking enclosure having a port. The RFID reader has an antenna located within the enclosure. The enclosure is positioned so that the port is adjacent to a conductive surface and the RFID tag is within the enclosure. The RFID reader is activated at a selected read power level to read the tag in the enclosure.