Patents by Inventor Anton Tombeur

Anton Tombeur has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Food package with integrated RFID-tag and sensor
    Patent number: 9884715
    Abstract: A container for containing a perishable substance has a container wall with an inner side and an outer side. The wall has an electrically conductive layer extending between the inner side and the outer side. The inner side faces the space containing the substance. The container comprises electronic circuitry having a sensor for sensing a physical property or condition of the substance, and an antenna for communicating an RF signal to a receiver, external to the container. The RF signal is indicative of the physical property or condition sensed. The sensor is positioned so as to be exposed to the space containing the substance in operational use of the container. The antenna is positioned at the outer side, or between the outer side and the electrically conductive layer, and is electrically isolated from the electrically conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Romano Hoofman, Roel Daamen, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Fotopoulou Kyriaki, Matthias Merz, Gilberto Curatola, Anton Tombeur
  • FOOD PACKAGE WITH INTEGRATED RFID-TAG AND SENSOR
    Publication number: 20110291806
    Abstract: A container for containing a perishable substance has a container wall with an inner side and an outer side. The wall has an electrically conductive layer extending between the inner side and the outer side. The inner side faces the space containing the substance. The container comprises electronic circuitry having a sensor for sensing a physical property or condition of the substance, and an antenna for communicating an RF signal to a receiver, external to the container. The RF signal is indicative of the physical property or condition sensed. The sensor is positioned so as to be exposed to the space containing the substance in operational use of the container. The antenna is positioned at the outer side, or between the outer side and the electrically conductive layer, and is electrically isolated from the electrically conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Romano Hoofman, Roel Daamen, Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Fotopoulou Kyriaki, Matthias Merz, Gilberto Curatola, Anton Tombeur