Radio frequency ID tag positioning system for compressed-gas tanks

A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag positioning system, comprising:

• an adjustable length strap adapted to be coupled to a gas tank having a longitudinal axis;
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• a tag holder coupled to said strap, said tag holder being transparent to electromagnetic energy, said tag holder including a first region having a slot extending from an edge of said first region, said tag holder including a second region extending from said first region, said second region including a positioning leg wherein, when said strap with said tag holder coupled thereto is coupled to the gas tank such that said positioning leg of said tag holder is adapted to be in contact with the gas tank, said slot is approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the gas tank.

A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag positioning system, comprising:

• a tag holder transparent to electromagnetic energy, said tag holder including a first region having a slot extending from an edge of said first region, said tag holder including a second region extending from said first region, said second region including a positioning leg;
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• an RFID tag having an antenna, said RFID tag disposed in said slot of said tag holder wherein, when said tag holder is adapted to be retained adjacent a filling fixture of a gas tank with said positioning leg adapted to be in contact with the gas tank so that said slot is approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the gas tank, said antenna is approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the gas tank.