ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,610, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Intelligent Fridges B.V. (Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands).
"Intelligent cabinet with RF shield" was invented by Ilkka Yli-Peltola (Kangasala, Finland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intelligent cabinet (1) comprises a housing (2) with an internal cavity (2a) and a separate compartment (2b). At least one RFID reader antenna (32) is arranged within the internal cavity (2a), and a cooling and/or ventilation arrangement (4) is arranged in the separate compartment (2b), outside the internal cavity (2a). At least one passage (5) is provided to allow air to circulate between the internal cavity (2a) and ...