Patents by Inventor Christine Marie Michele Calmels

Christine Marie Michele Calmels 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).

  • Patent number: 10222449
    Abstract: An RFID tag is attached to or embedded in an object and used for determining the position of the object. The RFID tag includes a controller and an energy harvester coupled to the controller. The controller provides object position information to a host device by sending ping signals to the host device. The energy harvester harvests RF energy from WLANs, converts the RF energy to DC power, and supplies the DC power to the RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Johannes Doescher, Christine Marie Michele Calmels
  • Publication number: 20180165481
    Abstract: An RFID tag is attached to or embedded in an object and used for determining the position of the object. The RFID tag includes a controller and an energy harvester coupled to the controller. The controller provides object position information to a host device by sending ping signals to the host device. The energy harvester harvests RF energy from WLANs, converts the RF energy to DC power, and supplies the DC power to the RFID tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Johannes Doescher, Christine Marie Michele Calmels