Patent ID: 11916308
Assignee: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. The method of claim 1, wherein magnetic field generating device is configured to be energized with a carrier signal, the magnetic field generating device including:
an inductive component including a multi-segment loop antenna assembly, wherein the multi-segment loop antenna assembly includes:
at least a first antenna segment including at least a first phase shift element configured to reduce the phase shift of the carrier signal within the at least a first antenna segment, and
at least a second antenna segment including at least a second phase shift element configured to reduce the phase shift of the carrier signal within the at least a second antenna segment,
wherein the length of each antenna segment is no more than 25% of the wavelength of the carrier signal; and
at least one matching component configured to adjust the impedance of the multi-segment loop antenna assembly,
wherein the inductive component of each of the magnetic field generating device is configured to be positioned proximate a separate access assembly and to allow RFID-based actuation of each of the access assemblies.