ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,070, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Cepheid (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
"RFID Kanban system and methods of use" was invented by Jayaprakash Visagamani (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Suneetha Yanimineni (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "RFID-based operations management systems and methods are provided herein, particularly RFID based Kanban systems. Such system can realize increased efficiencies, improved visibility of inventory throughout the workflow and improved response to variations in demand. RFID based solutions can automatically transact consumption of Kanban inventory in real-time and trigger replenishment signals to war...