Patents by Inventor Steven Hungate

Steven Hungate 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).

  • UHF RFID tag for marking underground assets and locations and method of using same
    Patent number: 10204298
    Abstract: A marker for locating and identify assets which includes an ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag optimized for use below ground and able to more effectively communicate with a RFID reader through a lossy medium such as soil and air. The markers include a reflector which is sized relatively larger than the tag to help focus the forward pattern of the tag more tightly in a forward direction normal to the spiral surface. In addition, the tag includes a chip configured for the soil in which it is to be buried, and an antenna polarized to match the polarization of an RFID reader antenna that is part of a system that includes the marker and reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Berntsen International
    Inventors: Steven Hungate, William C. Rushing, Michael Klonsinski
  • UHF RFID TAG FOR MARKING UNDERGROUND ASSETS AND LOCATIONS AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20180005103
    Abstract: A marker for locating and identify assets which includes an ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag optimized for use below ground and able to more effectively communicate with a RFID reader through a lossy medium such as soil and air. The markers include a reflector which is sized relatively larger than the tag to help focus the forward pattern of the tag more tightly in a forward direction normal to the spiral surface. In addition, the tag includes a chip configured for the soil in which it is to be buried, and an antenna polarized to match the polarization of an RFID reader antenna that is part of a system that includes the marker and reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Hungate, William C. Rushing, Michael Klonsinski