ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,784, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to CCL EAGILE Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Label with RFID assembly" was invented by Peter C. Phaneuf (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Michael Isabell (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Zachary Wagner (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio-frequency identification (RFID) assembly is coupled to or formed with a label for a container. The RFID comprises an for receiving or sending a radio-frequency (RF) signal and a microchip. The microchip, in communication with the antenna, can store or process information and modulate or demodulate information via a radio-frequency (RF) signal. The RFID assembl...