ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,608,569, issued on April 21.
"Reading apparatus" was invented by Toshihiro Minami (Fujisawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A top part 110 includes a placement portion 111 and a prohibition portion 112. The placement portion 111 and the prohibition portion 112 are made of a material that allows radio waves to pass through. An article 300 to which an RF tag 301 is attached can be placed on the upper surface of the placement portion 111. The prohibition portion 112 surrounds the placement portion 111. An RF tag 301 is prohibited from being placed on the prohibition portion 112. The antenna for communicating with the RF tag 301 is be...