Patents by Inventor Michael J. Yetsko

Michael J. Yetsko 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).

  • Publication number: 20150162957
    Abstract: A system and method for scanning medical items having RFID tags in a medical care facility using a passive Near-Field Communication (“NFC”) RF coupling system within a scanning station. The RF coupling system forms a communications link between a primary NFC device acting as an RFID reader, such as a mobile device, and a secondary NFC device, an RFID tag attached to a medical item. The RF coupling system has a primary NFC antenna and a secondary NFC antenna connected by a transmission line. Using the RF coupling system, the scanning station relocates the active scanning area from the back of the mobile device to the secondary NFC antenna. The RF coupling system enables an effective distance between the primary and secondary NFC devices on the order of meters, corresponding to the wavelength of passive NFC devices operating at 13.56 Mhz, instead of 2-4 centimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Claude J. Saghbini, Richard Leitermann, Michael J. Yetsko