Patents by Inventor Joe Tarantino

Joe Tarantino 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 TAG PARAMETER DETERMINATION USING PHASE
    Publication number: 20240185004
    Abstract: RFID tag reply phase measurements can be used to estimate tag location and motion. The phase measurements can be used to directly calculate tag location/motion or to generate correlation probabilities with candidate tags having different location motion characteristics. An RFID reader system can take multiple phase measurements for a tag, at different carrier frequencies, within a single inventory round, to ensure that the tag remains within range of the reader system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Impinj, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin OURSLAND, Rene Dominic MARTINEZ, Vincent C. MORETTI, Pavel NIKITIN, Omer ONEN, Joe TARANTINO, Michael H. THOMAS, Yossi TEXERMAN, Scott A. COOPER, Christopher J. DIORIO
  • Fast frequency switching for RFID applications
    Patent number: 11960955
    Abstract: RFID readers may be configured to supply power to tags during frequency hops. When a reader is supplying power to a passive RFID tag via a first RF waveform having a first radio frequency and determines that it is to frequency-hop, the reader may determine whether the tag requires power during the hop. If so, the reader begins (or continues) to synthesize a second RF waveform with a second radio frequency while also synthesizing the first RF waveform, and frequency-hops by transitioning from transmitting the first RF waveform to transmitting the second RF waveform such that the power transmitted during the transition is sufficient for the tag to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Impinj, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Thomas, Omer Onen, Joe Tarantino, Christopher J. Diorio
  • Fast frequency switching for RFID applications
    Patent number: 11514255
    Abstract: RFID readers may be configured to supply power to tags during frequency hops. When a reader is supplying power to a passive RFID tag via a first RF waveform having a first radio frequency and determines that it is to frequency-hop, the reader may determine whether the tag requires power during the hop. If so, the reader begins (or continues) to synthesize a second RF waveform with a second radio frequency while also synthesizing the first RF waveform, and frequency-hops by transitioning from transmitting the first RF waveform to transmitting the second RF waveform such that the power transmitted during the transition is sufficient for the tag to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Impinj, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Thomas, Omer Onen, Joe Tarantino, Christopher J. Diorio
  • Fast frequency switching for RFID applications
    Patent number: 11017187
    Abstract: RFID readers may be configured to supply power to tags during frequency hops. When a reader is supplying power to a passive RFID tag via a first RF waveform having a first radio frequency and determines that it is to frequency-hop, the reader may determine whether the tag requires power during the hop. If so, the reader begins (or continues) to synthesize a second RF waveform with a second radio frequency while also synthesizing the first RF waveform, and frequency-hops by transitioning from transmitting the first RF waveform to transmitting the second RF waveform such that the power transmitted during the transition is sufficient for the tag to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Impinj, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Thomas, Omer Onen, Joe Tarantino, Christopher J. Diorio
  • Fast frequency switching for RFID applications
    Patent number: 10679019
    Abstract: RFID readers may be configured to supply power to tags during frequency hops. When a reader is supplying power to a passive RFID tag via a first RF waveform having a first radio frequency and determines that it is to frequency-hop, the reader may determine whether the tag requires power during the hop. If so, the reader begins (or continues) to synthesize a second RF waveform with a second radio frequency while also synthesizing the first RF waveform, and frequency-hops by transitioning from transmitting the first RF waveform to transmitting the second RF waveform such that the power transmitted during the transition is sufficient for the tag to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Impinj, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Thomas, Omer Onen, Joe Tarantino, Christopher J. Diorio