RFID caps and lids
AssigneeCryogatt Systems Limited
InventorsGeoffrey Morris, Malcolm Hunt
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an RFID cap for a cryogenic vial, the RFID cap comprising a cap body; and an RFID tag attached to the cap body, the RFID tag comprising an RFID chip and an antenna connected to the chip. The present invention also relates to an RFID box lid for a cryogenic vial storage box having an array of storage slots capable of receiving cryogenic vials; the RFID box lid comprising: a box lid body; and an array of RFID tags positioned on the box lid such that when the box lid is located on the storage box, each RFID tag in the array is aligned with a storage slot in the box.
Claims16
A RFID cap for a cryogenic vial, the cryogenic vial comprising:
- a tubular wall defining a sample cavity for storage of a sample, wherein the sample cavity has a length greater than half of a length of the cryogenic vial, and wherein the cryogenic vial is adapted to withstand cryogenic freezing of the sample;
- a base;
- and
- an accessible end, the base and the accessible end being at opposing ends of the tubular wall, the sample cavity being accessible at the accessible end of the cryogenic vial and the RFID cap being configured to be fitted at the accessible end of the cryogenic vial, the RFID cap comprising:
- a cap body;
- and
- an RFID tag attached to the cap body, the RFID tag comprising an RFID chip and an antenna connected to the RFID chip, wherein the RFID tag includes a support medium which encapsulates the RFID chip and antenna, and wherein the support medium is a solid disc.
A cryogenic vial including:
- a vial body comprising:
- a tubular wall defining a sample cavity for storage of a sample, wherein the sample cavity has a length greater than half of a length of the cryogenic vial, and wherein the cryogenic vial is adapted to withstand cryogenic freezing of the sample;
- a base;
- and
- an accessible end, the base and the accessible end being at opposing ends of the tubular wall, the sample cavity being accessible at the accessible end of the vial body;
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- an RFID cap at the accessible end of the vial body that includes:
- a cap body;
- and
- an RFID tag attached to the cap body, the RFID tag comprising an RFID chip and an antenna connected to the RFID chip;
- wherein the cap body is an insert located inside the vial body, wherein the RFID tag includes a support medium which encapsulates the RFID chip and antenna, and wherein the support medium is a solid disc.
A system including:
- a box that includes a plurality of slots, each slot being configured to receive a cryogenic vial;
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- a cryogenic vial comprising:
- a tubular wall defining a sample cavity for storage of a sample, wherein the sample cavity has a length greater than half of a length of the cryogenic vial, and wherein the cryogenic vial is adapted to withstand cryogenic freezing of the sample;
- a base;
- and
- an accessible end, the base and the accessible end being at opposing ends of the tubular wall, the sample cavity being accessible at the accessible end of the cryogenic vial, the cryogenic vial further including a cap fitted at the accessible end of the cryogenic vial, the cap comprising:
- a cap body;
- and
- an RFID tag attached to the cap body, the RFID tag comprising an RFID chip and an antenna connected to the RFID chip, wherein the RFID tag includes a support medium which encapsulates the RFID chip and antenna, wherein the support medium is a solid disc, and wherein the RFID tag and the plurality of slots are configured such that the cryogenic vial is locatable in one of the plurality of slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.