System for determining item orientation and identification
CA 2386159 A1 · Owner: Coulthard, John J. · Inventors: Rodgers, James L.; Coulthard, John J.; Lastinger, Roc A.
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A system includes an identification circuit a grid antenna, a receiver, and a , processor. The identification circuit includes resonant circuits formed on a substrate within a perimeter. Identification may be based on a quantity or physical arrangement of detected resonant circuits within the perimeter. One resonant circuit provides a reference signal. Any resonant circuit may be tuned in accordance with the reference signal by the addition or subtraction of reactance formed on the substrate. A capacitance of a first group of capacitors located outside a turn of an inductor is roughly equal to a capacitance of a second group of capacitors located inside the turn. Any resonant …
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- Filed October 2, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 2, 2020.
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