Patents by Inventor Robert W. Hougen

Robert W. Hougen 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).

  • System and method for RFID reader operation
    Patent number: 7583178
    Abstract: A system and method for providing operational feedback of systems employing electronic tags such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. In one configuration, the RFID reader is actuated by a single trigger pull, with the reader continuing to read multiple RFID tags in the read zone as long as the trigger is held until a terminating event occurs and in another configuration, an apparatus and method provides real-time feedback of the progress of a multiple RFID tag reading operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Datalogic Mobile, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Hougen, Patrick S. Watkins, Kurt E. Steinke, Mark R. Cohen