US 2014/0210615 A1Published application

Rfid-based electric seal with tracking device

AssigneeChih Chuan Chen

InventorChih Chuan CHEN

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Abstract

An electric seal includes a wireless tracking facility having a wireless telecommunicating device disposed in a container and having two contacts, a housing engaged in the receptacle, and a lock shaft engageable into the receptacle and lockable to the housing for retaining the receptacle and the housing together, and the lock shaft includes a portion electrically connected to one of the contacts of the wireless telecommunicating device and another portion connected to the other contact of the wireless telecommunicating device for electrically coupling to the contacts of the wireless telecommunicating device together, and the wireless telecommunicating device emits a signal out when the lock shaft is cut or damaged.

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Dependent claims

An electric seal comprising:

a wireless tracking facility including a receptacle, and a wireless telecommunicating device disposed in said receptacle and having a first contact and a second contact,
a housing engaged in said receptacle and including an opening formed in said housing, and
a lock shaft engageable into said receptacle and lockable to said housing for retaining said receptacle and said housing together, and including a first portion electrically connecting to said first contact of said wireless telecommunicating device and a second portion electrically connecting to said second contact of said wireless telecommunicating device for electrically coupling to said first contact and second contact of said wireless telecommunicating device together, and
said wireless telecommunicating device emitting a signal out when said lock shaft is damaged.

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Facts

Application: 13/751,205Filed 28 Jan 2013
Published: 31 Jul 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G08B 13/08
Mechanical actuation: by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind
G06K 19/0775
The record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card:…
G09F 3/0317
Characterised by the type of seal used: having bolt like sealing means
G09F 3/0335
Having electronic sealing means: using RFID tags

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