Patents
US 12518122 B1: Activatable RF tags with variable read range
- Granted
- 2026-01-06
- Filed
- 2024-10-25 application 18927373
- Type
- Utility · 28 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Activatable RF tags with variable read range are disclosed herein. An example activatable RF tag with variable read range includes an RF tag, including an integrated circuit, an antenna, having a first antenna portion and a second antenna portion, the first antenna portion electrically connected in a closed circuit with the integrated circuit, and an activatable environmental exposure indicator having a conductive state and a nonconductive state, the second antenna portion in the closed circuit with the integrated circuit when the activatable environmental exposure indicator is in the conductive state and second antenna portion in an open circuit when the activatable environmental exposure indicator is in the nonconductive state.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-13 (ipgb20260106.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1,077 patents | US company or organization | Lincolnshire, IL | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-13 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric W. Liberato | Pequannock, NJ | 16 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-13 | |
| Mohannad Abdo | Clifton, NJ | 51 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-13 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K19/0717 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-13 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | Merger Merger | TEMPTIME CORPORATION signed 2025-05-22 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 71548/54 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-10-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ABDO, MOHANNAD signed 2024-10-25 LIBERATO, ERIC signed 2024-10-25 | TEMPTIME CORPORATION MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | 69035/600 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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