Patents by Inventor Eric Heineman

Eric Heineman 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 antenna design that can selectively enable and disable the antenna
    Patent number: 7714727
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for assembling and implementing tamper indicating RFID devices are presented. An RFID device includes a substrate, an electrically conductive pattern formed on the substrate configured to operate as an antenna by separating a portion of a first device section from a second device section, and an electrical circuit mounted on the substrate that is electrically coupled to the antenna. The electrical circuit stores an identification code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph White, Michael Sloan, Eric Heineman, Hai Tran, Wayne E. Shanks
  • Using an RFID antenna design to indicate tamper indicator seal
    Publication number: 20080157975
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for assembling and implementing tamper indicating RFID devices are presented. An RFID device includes a substrate, an electrically conductive pattern formed on the substrate configured to operate as an antenna by separating a portion of a first device section from a second device section, and an electrical circuit mounted on the substrate that is electrically coupled to the antenna. The electrical circuit stores an identification code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph White, Michael Sloan, Eric Heineman, Hai Tran, Wayne E. Shanks