RFID system for identification of cryogenic straws
AssigneeViking Genetics FMBA
InventorsGert Frølund Pedersen, Jan Hvolgaard Mikkelsen
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a radio-frequency identification system for a cryogenic straw comprising: at least one integrated circuit configured to store information and generate a radio-frequency signal in a frequency range of between 30 MHz and 3 GHz; and at least one antenna comprising a conductive thread configured to be integrated, such as molded, into a sidewall of the cryogenic straw. The disclosure further relates to a cryogenic straw comprising at least one antenna, the antenna comprising a conductive thread or rod, wherein the at least one antenna is integrated, such as molded, into a sidewall of the cryogenic straw.
Claims17
A radio-frequency identification system comprising:
- an RFID interrogator unit;
- an RFID tag system for use with the RFID interrogator unit, the RFID tag system comprising;
- a cryogenic straw;
- at least one RFID tag integrated circuit configured to be disposed within the cryogenic straw, wherein the at least one integrated circuit is configured to store information and generate a radio-frequency signal in a frequency range of between 30 MHz and 3 GHz;
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- at least one RFID tag antenna comprising a conductive thread, wherein the at least one RFID tag antenna is integrated into a sidewall of the cryogenic straw, and wherein the at least one RFID tag antenna is configured to communicate wirelessly with the at least one RFID tag integrated circuit when the at least one integrated circuit is disposed within the cryogenic straw,
- wherein the cryogenic straw further comprises a seal sealingly and slidably engaging inside the cryogenic straw, and wherein the RFID tag integrated circuit is embedded in the seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.