ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,135, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Toshiba Tec K.K. (Tokyo).

"Sheet processing apparatus using radio signals received from wireless tags" was invented by Yuki Koike (Sunto Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet processing apparatus for processing sheets each with a wireless tag includes a roller, a wireless tag reader/writer, and a controller configured to control the roller to convey a first sheet with a first tag along a path, control the reader/writer to acquire first strengths of radio signals received from the first tag during the conveyance and second strengths of radio signals received from wireless tags of ...