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AssigneeSensormatic Electronics Corporation
InventorsRichard L. Copeland, Steven V. Leone, Larry K. Canipe
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A handheld barcode/RFID reader includes a printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side includes at least a portion of barcode/RFID electronic circuitry affixed thereto. The second side contains a ground plane for the electronic circuitry. The handheld barcode/RFID reader further includes a patch antenna, electrically coupled to the circuitry, and mounted on the second side of the printed circuit board such that the ground plane of the printed circuit board also provides a ground for the patch antenna.
A handheld barcode/RFID (“radio frequency identification”) reader, comprising:
An RFID (“radio frequency identification”) antenna module, comprising:
A method for manufacturing an RFID(“radio frequency identification”) antenna module having a printed circuit board with a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the second side having a ground plane for electronic RFID circuitry, the method comprising:
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