Patents by Inventor Kristof DEGROOTE

Kristof DEGROOTE 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).

  • Antenna for use in an RFID tag
    Patent number: 10290918
    Abstract: An antenna for use in an RFID tag comprises an antenna yarn. The antenna yarn comprises metal fibers. The metal fibers are stainless steel fibers. The antenna yarn is wrapped by at least one wrapping yarn thereby covering the full surface of the antenna yarn or of the metal wire or of the bundle of metal wires. The at least one wrapping yarn comprises non-electrically conductive fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: NV BEKAERT SA
    Inventors: Jos Vleurinck, Steven Dillien, Kristof Degroote
  • ANTENNA FOR USE IN AN RFID TAG
    Publication number: 20180248248
    Abstract: An antenna for use in an RFID tag comprises an antenna yarn. The antenna yarn comprises metal fibers. The metal fibers are stainless steel fibers. The antenna yarn is wrapped by at least one wrapping yarn thereby covering the full surface of the antenna yarn or of the metal wire or of the bundle of metal wires. The at least one wrapping yarn comprises non-electrically conductive fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: NV Bekaert SA
    Inventors: Jos VLEURINCK, Steven DILLIEN, Kristof DEGROOTE
  • Antenna for use in an RFID tag
    Patent number: 10055680
    Abstract: An antenna for use in an RFID tag comprises a yarn. The yarn comprises stainless steel fibers or the RFID-antenna comprises a stainless steel wire. The stainless steel fibers or the stainless steel wire have a martensite percentage by weight less than 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: NV BEKAERT SA
    Inventors: Tom Verhaeghe, Steven Dillien, Kristof Degroote, Dominique Andries
  • ANTENNA FOR USE IN AN RFID TAG
    Publication number: 20180114107
    Abstract: An antenna for use in an RFID tag comprises a yarn. The yarn comprises stainless steel fibers or the RFID-antenna comprises a stainless steel wire. The stainless steel fibers or the stainless steel wire have a martensite percentage by weight less than 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: NV Bekaert SA
    Inventors: Tom VERHAEGHE, Steven DILLIEN, Kristof DEGROOTE, Dominique ANDRIES