Patent ID: 7504948
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A rugged, mobile, wireless data capture device, comprising: a durable, sealed enclosure; a wireless microprocessor shock mounted within the enclosure; a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader coupled to the wireless microprocessor and mounted within the enclosure; an RFID antenna assembly communicatively coupled to the data capture device and mounted on the enclosure; a communications antenna mounted to the enclosure and communicatively coupled to the wireless microprocessor; a power supply system that supplies power to the data capture device; and mounting means for securing the enclosure to industrial equipment in a manner that mitigates effects of physical shock and vibration, wherein the RFID antenna assembly comprises a patch antenna, a back plate, and a compressible electrically insulating material that mounts the patch antenna to the back plate.