Tag for attachment to an animal
AssigneeNedap N.V.
InventorsJeroen Martin Van Dijk, Roxie Sabri Romero Muller
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Abstract
A tag for attachment to an animal comprising: a transmitter unit for generating a transmitter signal; a first antenna unit connected with the transmitter unit, for emitting the transmitter signal; an energy source for providing electrical energy to at least the transmitter unit; and a housing in which the transmitter unit, antenna unit and the energy source are included, the housing being provided with an attachment opening for receiving therethrough an attachment element for attachment of the tag to the animal, characterized in that the first antenna unit is provided with at least one first winding which extends around the attachment opening.
Claims19
A tag for attachment to an animal, the tag being an active tag comprising:
- a transmitter unit for generating a transmitter signal;
- a first antenna unit connected with the transmitter unit, for emitting the transmitter signal;
- an energy source for providing electrical energy to at least the transmitter unit;
- and a housing in which the transmitter unit, antenna unit and the energy source are included, the housing being provided with
- an attachment opening for receiving therethrough an attachment element for attachment of the active tag to the animal, wherein the first antenna unit is provided with at least one first winding which extends around the attachment opening, the antenna unit being provided with a conductive wire comprising the at least one first winding, the conductive wire on one side comprising a connection side which is connected with the transmitter unit and on the other side comprising a free end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.