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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Theodore R. Anderson, Brookfield, MA (US);
Igor Alexeff, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Theodore R. Anderson, Brookfield, MA (US);
Igor Alexeff, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/26 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scanner has plasma loop or plasma window antennas for selectively scanning for ID tags along distinct radials of the scanner. Scanner elements are made electromagnetically invisible to adjacent elements by removing power or lowering plasma densities so that the scanner elements do not interfere with its own operation. Activatable ID tags and a shipping container suitable for scanning with electromagnetic energy are also disclosed.