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Patent US7591421 - Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method and system for vending products from a defined area, such as a micro-warehouse with a door. The method includes fitting each product with a radio frequency identification tag, positioning the plurality of products in a micro-warehouse, sensing opening and closing of the micro-warehouse door,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7591421?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7591421 - Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing productsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7591421 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/247,253Publication dateSep 22, 2009Filing dateOct 12, 2005Priority dateOct 20, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2425189A1, DE60144402D1, EP1328888A1, EP1328888A4, EP1840854A2, EP1840854A3, EP1840854B1, US7258276, US7293705, US7735732, US7784689, US7942321, US7967199, US8231053, US20030034390, US20040178264, US20040232230, US20040232231, US20060081705, US20060190628, US20090283590, US20110234371, WO2002035432A1Publication number11247253, 247253, US 7591421 B2, US 7591421B2, US-B2-7591421, US7591421 B2, US7591421B2InventorsWilliam A. Linton, John Linton, Julia E. Krueger, Michael P. DearingOriginal AssigneePromega CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (110), Non-Patent Citations (68), Referenced by (23), Classifications (23), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRadio frequency identification method and system of distributing products
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