US Patent Issued to Zebra Technologies on April 29 for "RFID-integrated indicia-reading device and methods with increased read range via mode detection" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,124, issued on April 29, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"RFID-integrated indicia-reading device and methods with increased read range via mode detection" was invented by Rehan Jaffri (Tarrytown, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A RFID-integrated indicia reading device and methods with increased read range via mode detection is provided. The device comprises an imaging assembly configured to capture two-dimensional image data appearing in a first field of view; an antenna assembly including at least one antenna element, being arranged proximate to the imaging assembly within a housing; and, a controll...