Patents Assigned to Impinji, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20110285511
    Abstract: An Integrated Circuit (IC) for an RFID tag includes two electrically isolated antenna ports for connecting to two antennas, with each antenna port configured to operate at a different frequency range and/or with a different communications protocol. In some embodiments a rectifier coupled to one of the antenna ports is operable to extract energy from an electromagnetic field in a first frequency range, and a demodulator coupled to the other antenna port is operable to demodulate symbols according to an RFID protocol in a second frequency range. In some embodiments the frequency ranges are disjoint, intersecting, or one is a proper subset of the other. In some embodiments each port is coupled to its own rectifier and/or its own modulator and/or its own demodulator. In some embodiments an RFID tag includes the IC and two antennas, each operable in one of the two frequency ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Impinji, Inc.
    Inventors: Yael Maguire, Ronald A. Oliver, Christopher J. Diorio