Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Frequency multiplexed radio frequency identification
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Application No.: US16744895Application Date: 2020-01-16
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Publication No.: US11088812B1Publication Date: 2021-08-10
- Inventor: Patrick W. Fink , Gregory Y. Lin , Timothy F. Kennedy , Phong H. Ngo
- Applicant: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
- Current Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Kurt G. Hammerle; Edward K. Fein
- Main IPC: H04L5/08
- IPC: H04L5/08 ; H01Q21/08 ; H01Q9/04 ; H01Q1/22
Abstract:
A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes an RFID interrogator configured for generating an RFID signal, wherein a channel frequency of the RFID signal changes over time; at least one patch antenna; and at least one feed line configured for feeding the signal to the corresponding at least one patch antenna. In another exemplary embodiment, an RFID interrogator configured for generating an RID signal, wherein a channel frequency of the RFID signal changes over time; at least one transmission line; and a diplexer coupling the RFID interrogator and the transmission lines and configured for distributing the RFID signal to each of the antennas or transmission lines, respectively, depending on the channel frequency of the RFID signal generated. The antennas or transmission lines are configured to transmit an electromagnetic wave in response to and at the channel frequency of the RFID signal distributed thereto.
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