Patents by Inventor Chad E. Tripp

Chad E. Tripp 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).

  • Publication number: 20260148032
    Abstract: A wristband has a flexible elongated body with an open state in which the wristband is capable of being positioned in a planar configuration and a closed state in which the wristband is wrapped in a loop. An RFID circuit is supported by the body and is positioned on the body such that the RFID circuit is configured to be included in the loop when the wristband is in the closed state. The RFID circuit includes an antenna and one or more lines of weakness in the antenna. The one or more lines of weakness define tearable antenna segments that are removeable to change a length of the antenna of the RFID circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Steven J. Vandercar, Chad E. Tripp
  • Patent number: 12608581
    Abstract: A wristband has a flexible elongated body with an open state in which the wristband is capable of being positioned in a planar configuration and a closed state in which the wristband is wrapped in a loop. An RFID circuit is supported by the body and is positioned on the body such that the RFID circuit is configured to be included in the loop when the wristband is in the closed state. An elongated conductive element is supported by the body and is positioned on the body such that the elongated conductive element is configured to be included in the loop when the wristband is in the closed state. The elongated conductive element is spaced away from the RFID circuit and extends circumferentially about the loop in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Chad E. Tripp, Steven J. Vandercar
  • Publication number: 20260050760
    Abstract: A wristband has a flexible elongated body with an open state in which the wristband is capable of being positioned in a planar configuration and a closed state in which the wristband is wrapped in a loop. An RFID circuit is supported by the body and is positioned on the body such that the RFID circuit is configured to be included in the loop when the wristband is in the closed state. An elongated conductive element is supported by the body and is positioned on the body such that the elongated conductive element is configured to be included in the loop when the wristband is in the closed state. The elongated conductive element is spaced away from the RFID circuit and extends circumferentially about the loop in the closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: Chad E. Tripp, Steven J. Vandercar
  • Patent number: 12475347
    Abstract: A selectively readable RFID tag includes a partial slot antenna; an inductive loop disposed proximate to the partial slot antenna; and an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit is operatively coupled to the inductive loop to selectively respond to far-field radiofrequency communication based on a distance between the partial slot antenna and a separate conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Chad E. Tripp
  • Publication number: 20240322441
    Abstract: A selectively readable RFID tag includes a partial slot antenna; an inductive loop disposed proximate to the partial slot antenna; and an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit is operatively coupled to the inductive loop to selectively respond to far-field radiofrequency communication based on a distance between the partial slot antenna and a separate conductive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Chad E. Tripp
  • Patent number: 11948119
    Abstract: Systems and methods for lost asset management using photo-matching are disclosed herein. An example method includes capturing a lost asset image corresponding to a lost asset, and generating, by a feature extractor model, a lost asset descriptor that represents features of the lost asset image. The example method also includes storing the lost asset descriptor and the lost asset image in an asset database that includes known asset descriptors, and performing, by a visual search engine, a nearest neighbor search within the asset database to determine a respective metric distance between the lost asset descriptor and the known asset descriptors. The example method also includes determining, by the visual search engine, a ranked list of known assets corresponding to the lost asset, and displaying, at a user interface, the ranked list of known assets for viewing by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Andre Luecht, Andrea Mirabile, Michele Taroni, Chad E. Tripp
  • Publication number: 20230169441
    Abstract: Systems and methods for lost asset management using photo-matching are disclosed herein. An example method includes capturing a lost asset image corresponding to a lost asset, and generating, by a feature extractor model, a lost asset descriptor that represents features of the lost asset image. The example method also includes storing the lost asset descriptor and the lost asset image in an asset database that includes known asset descriptors, and performing, by a visual search engine, a nearest neighbor search within the asset database to determine a respective metric distance between the lost asset descriptor and the known asset descriptors. The example method also includes determining, by the visual search engine, a ranked list of known assets corresponding to the lost asset, and displaying, at a user interface, the ranked list of known assets for viewing by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Andre Luecht, Andrea Mirabile, Michele Taroni, Chad E. Tripp