US Patent Issued to Datalogic IP Tech on May 27 for "Bi-directional communication through capacitive coupling in wireless devices" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,402, issued on May 27, was assigned to Datalogic IP Tech S.R.L. (Lippo di Calderara di Reno, Italy).

"Bi-directional communication through capacitive coupling in wireless devices" was invented by Francesco Pugliese (Bologna, Italy) and Marco Pifferi (Predosa, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for bi-directional communication through capacitive coupling is achieved with capacitive plates within the environment of a wireless power transfer system. Data is transferred using capacitance over a separate path from the transfer of electrical power in the wireless power transfer system."

The patent was filed on Jan. 2...