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Patent US8031072 - RFID reader enclosure and man-o-war RFID reader system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus including an enclosure for an RFID reader to be affixed to a storage container; an RFID reader that scans a first storage container using a first antenna and a second storage container using a second antenna; and a networked system of RFID apparatuses including a primary RFID apparatus and...http://www.google.com/patents/US8031072?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8031072 - RFID reader enclosure and man-o-war RFID reader systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8031072 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/759,510Publication dateOct 4, 2011Filing dateApr 13, 2010Priority dateMar 16, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP2137668A2, EP2137668B1, US7710275, US8258961, US20080224875, US20100187307, US20110315766, WO2008115784A2, WO2008115784A3Publication number12759510, 759510, US 8031072 B2, US 8031072B2, US-B2-8031072, US8031072 B2, US8031072B2InventorsTravis A. Phillips, Kenneth Andrew Tinnell, Adam Salvo, Robert Joseph DoedenOriginal AssigneePromega CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (430), Non-Patent Citations (179), Referenced by (3), Classifications (9), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRFID reader enclosure and man-o-war RFID reader system
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