Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-08
2010-12-14
Nguyen, Hung T. (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
C340S572400, C340S572700, C340S539100, C340S010100, C340S010300
Reexamination Certificate
active
07852221
ABSTRACT:
An RFID system in which RFID devices utilize RFID circuits and antennas having unmatched frequency ranges. The system includes an RFID interrogator having multiple interrogator antennas. Each interrogator antenna can be tuned to different respective frequency ranges. The system includes an RFID device having an RFID circuit, and device antennas coupled to the RFID circuit. Each device antenna can be tuned to a respective frequency range that matches only one of the interrogator antennas for communicating with the RFID interrogator according to respective protocols associated with each respective frequency range.
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Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP
Nguyen Hung T.
Round Rock Research, LLC
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