Patents by Inventor Douglas BOURQUE

Douglas BOURQUE 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).

  • RFID vial tracking with RFID inlay
    Patent number: 11893437
    Abstract: A RFID label for use on a lid of a container, and a method of using the RFID label. The RFID label comprises a substrate component, a RFID antenna formed on the substrate component, and a RFID chip for storing data coupled to the RFID antenna. The RFID label is positioned or configured on the lid so as to limit or avoid any interference between the RFID antenna and the RFID chip by any metal component of the container. The RFID label is particularly useful for containers that have small lids or metal components, such as vials, where conventional RFID usage is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Bourque, Brad Cumby
  • System and method for RFID enabling, tagging, and tracking items needing to be preserved in a cryogenic state
    Patent number: 11461611
    Abstract: A system and method which provides RFID enabling for cryo-vials and other cryogenic items is disclosed. The system and method is a two part method wherein first each vial is individually RFID tagged and then a plurality of tagged vials are secured into a cane. The second part comprises creating an RFID tag and attaching the tag to the top of the cane of vials. The individual RFID tags on the vials are then associated with the RFID tag on the cane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Bourque
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RFID ENABLING, TAGGING, AND TRACKING ITEMS NEEDING TO BE PRESERVED IN A CRYOGENIC STATE
    Publication number: 20190205720
    Abstract: A system and method which provides RFID enabling for cryo-vials and other cryogenic items is disclosed. The system and method is a two part method wherein first each vial is individually RFID tagged and then a plurality of tagged vials are secured into a cane. The second part comprises creating an RFID tag and attaching the tag to the top of the cane of vials. The individual RFID tags on the vials are then associated with the RFID tag on the cane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Douglas Bourque
  • RFID VIAL TRACKING WITH RFID INLAY
    Publication number: 20190026616
    Abstract: A RFID label for use on a lid of a container, and a method of using the RFID label. The RFID label comprises a substrate component, a RFID antenna formed on the substrate component, and a RFID chip for storing data coupled to the RFID antenna. The RFID label is positioned or configured on the lid so as to limit or avoid any interference between the RFID antenna and the RFID chip by any metal component of the container. The RFID label is particularly useful for containers that have small lids or metal components, such as vials, where conventional RFID usage is limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas BOURQUE, Brad CUMBY