RFID conveyor system

Details RFID conveyor system RFID conveyor system

Filed on

2006-03-23

Date issued

2008-12-23

Examiner

Bugg, George A (Department: 2612)

Patent Class

Communications: electrical

SubClass

Condition responsive indicating system

SubSubClass

Specific condition

Other Related Categories

C340S572400, C340S572700, C340S010100, C340S010300, C235S384000, C235S385000, C235S492000, C343S742000, C343S866000, C343S867000

Type

Reexamination Certificate

Status

active

Patent number

07468670

Description

ABSTRACT:
A conveyor system for processing items on which radio frequency identification tags are disposed includes a frame, a conveyor that is disposed moveably on the frame and that conveys items through a path of travel, each item having at least one respective radio frequency identification tag disposed thereon, a first antenna, a second antenna, a radio frequency receiver, a processor, and radiation absorbing material disposed between the first and second antennas and the path of travel, so that the absorbing material shields a portion of the radiation that would otherwise radiate into an area through which the items pass.

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