ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,094, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Datalogic IP Tech S.r.l. (Calderara di Reno, Italy).
"Mobile computer with scan engine and NFC booster coil" was invented by Valerio Lipparini (Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy), Daniele Fiorini (Casalecchio di Reno, Italy), Marco D'Ulisse (Bologna, Italy) and Alessandro Chiarini (Castel Maggiore, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile barcode reader may include a housing having a defined exit window, a scan engine, a primary NFC antenna, and a secondary NFC antenna. The scan engine may be configured to read barcodes and positioned within a front portion of the housing with one or more imagers ...