Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tag with tunable retro-reflectors
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Application No.: US15811018Application Date: 2017-11-13
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Publication No.: US10282646B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Evan G. Colgan , Fuad E. Doany , Li-Wen Hung , Reinaldo A. Vega , Bucknell C. Webb
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Agent Rabin Bhattacharya
- Main IPC: G06K19/00
- IPC: G06K19/00 ; G06K19/02 ; G06K19/04 ; G06K19/07

Abstract:
A data readout device is provided and includes a reflective base, reflective sidewalls disposed about the reflective base and an actuation system. The actuation system is configured to modify relative positioning of one of the reflective base and the reflective sidewalls to either reflect incoming radiation back toward an origin thereof or to reflect the incoming radiation away from the origin thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180204100A1 TAG WITH TUNABLE RETRO-REFLECTORS Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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