Benjamin KingstonLithonia, GA

2006014, Jul 6, 2006

Dec 22, 2004

11/021118

David Puleston - Duluth GA, US
Benjamin Kingston - Suwanee GA, US
Ian Forster - Chelmsford, GB

G01R 31/302
G21C 17/00
G08B 29/00
H01H 31/02
G08B 13/14

324750000, 324555000, 340514000, 340572100, 702182000

A method and system for testing a plurality of RFID devices disposed on a common carrier. In one embodiment, the RFID devices are evenly spaced along the length of the carrier, and the system comprises a short-range tester, a long-range tester and a computer, the short-range tester being coupled to the computer and having a short-range testing position, the long-range tester being coupled to the computer and having a long-range testing position, the long-range testing position being spaced downstream from the short-range testing position by a known number of device positions. In use, an RFID device of interest is first positioned at the short-range testing position, and the short-range tester reads a unique identifier for that RFID device and communicates the identifier to the computer. The carrier is then advanced so that subsequent RFID devices are read by the short-range tester. When the RFID device of interest has advanced to the long-range testing position, the long-range tester conducts a performance test and communicates any detected results to the computer. Because the distance between the two testing positions is known, the computer knows when the RFID device of interest is at the long-range testing position and uses the identifier to distinguish the results for that device from the results of any other devices.

2020018, Jun 11, 2020

Jul 16, 2018

16/631658

- Atlanta GA, US
Benjamin John KINGSTON - Atlanta GA, US

G06Q 10/08
G06Q 30/00
G06Q 20/18
G06K 7/10
G06K 19/077
F25D 11/00
F25D 31/00

A machine and process for providing consumer products may include a set of positions configured to contain consumer products or containers in which ingredients are used to form consumer products. The consumer products or containers may include radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags. A set of antennas, where at least one antenna is disposed at each position, may be configured to output and receive RF signals. A transceiver may be in electrical communication with the antennas, and be configured to generate the RF signals. A processor may be in communication with the transceiver, and be programmed to (i) receive RFID signals from the RFID tags at the set of positions, and (ii) identify locations of the RFID tags to determine that corresponding consumer products or containers of ingredients are in correct positions.

2017010, Apr 13, 2017

Mar 24, 2015

15/127807

- Atlanta GA, US
Benjamin John Kingston - Suwanee GA, US
David R. Newman - Atlanta GA, US

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY - Atlanta GA

B67D 1/08
G01S 5/10
G06F 3/0484
B67D 1/00
G06F 3/0481
G06F 3/0482
H04B 5/00
B67D 1/07

Embodiments are provided for determining and managing an inventory. The position of an object in an inventory may be determined by utilizing an interrogator to send multiple request signals to a tag attached to the object. Each of the request signals may be communicated by the interrogator at a different frequency. The interrogator may then receive multiple reply signals from the tag. The interrogator may then determine the position of the tag (and thus the object) along a transmission line from phase measurements of the reply signals. A dispenser inventory may be managed. The dispenser may identify an ingredient packaging to be inserted into an ingredient matrix of the dispenser. The dispenser may then receive a user input of a location within the ingredient matrix where the identified ingredient packaging has been inserted.