Patents
US 10114983 B2: Spindle supported near field communication device
- Granted
- 2018-10-30
- Filed
- 2017-03-17 application 15462393
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and related methods for shaping near field interrogation signals are discussed herein. An example spindle supported near field communication (NFC) device includes a spindle configured to mount to a mounting surface, the spindle having an axis of rotation; a beam shaping NFC device including: a ferromagnetic core portion coaxial with the spindle; a coil disposed around the core portion, the coil to generate a near field interrogation signal; a first ferromagnetic flange portion to direct the near field interrogation signal in directions extending radially from the axis and to restrict the near field interrogation signal from extending in a first axial direction associated with the axis; and a second ferromagnetic flange portion to direct the near field interrogation signal in the directions extending radially from the axis and to restrict the near field interrogation signal from extending in a second axial direction associated with the axis.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181030.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIH Corp. 204 patents | US company or organization | Lincolnshire, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert A. Ehrhardt | Palatine, IL | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Gawelczyk | Chicago, IL | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Derek J. Hampson | Mundelein, IL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dan E. Monnier | Arlington Heights, IL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James M. Rehberger | Franklin, WI | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark B. Urban | Mundelein, IL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K1/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41J | Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms, i.e. mechanisms printing otherwise than from a forme; correction of typographical errors | B41J2/32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/1211 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01Q | Antennas, i.e. radio aerials | H01Q1/2216 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B5/72 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-05 | Release of security interest Release of security interest - 364 - day | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2021-02-25 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL LASER BAND, LLC LINCOLNSHIRE, IL TEMPTIME CORPORATION MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | 56036/590 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-09-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION signed 2020-09-01 LASER BAND, LLC signed 2020-09-01 TEMPTIME CORPORATION signed 2020-09-01 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 53841/212 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-03 | Security interest Security interest Notice of transfer of security interest in patents | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION signed 2019-07-01 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 49675/49 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-03-29 | Merger Merger | ZIH CORP. signed 2018-12-20 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 48884/618 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-10-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZIH CORP. signed 2017-09-07 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 44616/736 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-04-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GAWELCZYK, ROBERT S. signed 2017-03-14 HAMPSON, DEREK J. signed 2017-03-14 REHBERGER, JAMES M. signed 2017-03-14 URBAN, MARK B. signed 2017-03-14 EHRHARDT, ROBERT A. signed 2017-04-17 MONNIER, DAN E. signed 2017-04-17 | ZIH CORP. LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 42116/503 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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