ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,536,393, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to TOSHIBA TEC K.K. (Tokyo).
"Wireless tag communication apparatus" was invented by Hiroyuki Ishikawa (Sunto Shizuoka, Japan) and Nanami Shinozaki (Sunto Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a wireless tag communication apparatus that detects a target wireless tag with high accuracy and reads information. A wireless tag communication apparatus according to an embodiment includes at least one antenna, a reading apparatus, and a drive apparatus. The antenna is disposed below a table where an article attached with a wireless tag is placed. The reading apparatus communicates with...