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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Zih Corp., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Robert A. Ehrhardt, Palatine, IL (US);
Robert S. Gawelczyk, Chicago, IL (US);
Derek J. Hampson, Mundelein, IL (US);
Dan E. Monnier, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
James M. Rehberger, Franklin, WI (US);
Mark B. Urban, Mundelein, IL (US);
ZIH Corp., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and related methods for shaping near field interrogation signals are discussed herein. Some embodiments may provide for a printer that includes a housing and a beam shaping near field communication (NFC) device secured with the interior surface. The beam shaping NFC device may include a ferromagnetic component including a core portion and a bottom flange portion. The beam shaping NFC device may further include a wire coil disposed around the core portion. The ferromagnetic component may concentrate near field interrogation signals generated by the wire coil toward a near field interrogation region and away from nearby conductive components, such as the interior surface of the printer.