Patent №
US 7,548,166
Granted
2009-06-16
Filed 2006
Owner
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11433557
The present invention provides a tine-mounted antenna for reading RFID tags in a warehouse environment using RFID technology operating at ultra-high frequencies (UHF) or microwave frequencies and backscatter coupling techniques. At least one ruggedized antenna is mounted on the tine (or other base-level platform) of a lift truck (e.g., a forklift). The antenna can be configured to read RFID tags on pallets that are loaded on the lift truck and communicate the tag information to a warehouse management system.
AI classification
Ownership
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
assignment · 178990896
Assignors
ROEDER, WILLIAM H., RUNYON, DONALD L., SORENSON, RICHARD W. JR., CLOTT, MICHAEL SAYRE
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.