# US 2021/0240949 A1 · Electromagnetic state sensing devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0240949 A1 - Document ID: US20210240949A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/212,106 - Filed: 2021-03-25 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-09 - Assignees: Lyten, Inc. - Applicants: Lyten, Inc. - Inventors: Michael W. Stowell; Bruce Lanning - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240949A1 ## CPC - G06K 7/10297: {arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 (cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00)} - H04W 4/38: for collecting sensor information - C09D 11/52: Electrically conductive inks - G01F 23/263: by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors - G06K 19/0675: {the resonating marks being of the surface acoustic wave [SAW] kind (SAW devices per se H03H9/64)} - G06Q 10/08772: {Inventory counting methods} - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - G06K 7/10386: {the interrogation device being of the portable or hand-handheld type, e.g. incorporated in ubiquitous hand-held devices such as PDA or mobile phone, or in the form of a portable dedicated RFID reader} - G06Q 10/08774: {using consumer inventory reporting} - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - C09D: COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (cosmetics A61K; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general, B05D; staining wood B27K5/02; glazes or vitreous enamels C03C; natural resins, French polish, drying-oils, driers, turpentine, per se, C09F; polishing compositions other than French polish, ski waxes C09G; adhesives or use of materials as adhesives C09J; materials for sealing or packing joints or covers C09K3/10; materials for stopping leaks C09K3/12; processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings C25D) - G01F: MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A container includes a surface and an electromagnetic state sensing device including one or more resonance portions printed on the surface of the container. Each resonance portion may include an assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures that convey information of a stored item by resonating at a predetermined frequency in response to an electromagnetic radiation ping received from a user device. The resonance portions may include at least a first resonance portion configured to convey product identification information of the stored item and a second resonance portion configured to convey product state information of the stored item. The first resonance portion conveys product identification information of the stored item in response to a first electromagnetic radiation ping having a first frequency, and the second resonance portion conveys product state information of the stored item in response to a second electromagnetic radiation ping having a second frequency different than the first frequency. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A container configured to store an item, comprising: a surface encapsulating the container; and an electromagnetic state sensing device including one or more resonance portions printed on the surface of the container, each resonance portion comprising an assembly of three-dimensional (3D) carbon-containing structures configured to convey information of the stored item by resonating at a predetermined frequency in response to an electromagnetic radiation ping received from a user device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the one or more resonance portions includes at least a first resonance portion configured to convey product identification information of the stored item and a second resonance portion configured to convey product state information of the stored item. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The container of claim 2, wherein the first resonance portion is configured to convey the product identification information of the stored item in response to a first electromagnetic radiation ping having a first ping frequency, and the second resonance portion is configured to convey the product state information of the stored item in response to a second electromagnetic radiation ping having a second ping frequency that is different than the first ping frequency. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The container of claim 3, wherein the first resonance portion is configured to refrain from conveying the product identification information of the stored item in response to the second electromagnetic radiation ping, and the second resonance portion is configured to refrain from conveying the product state information of the stored item in response to the first electromagnetic radiation ping. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The container of claim 2, wherein the first resonance portion is printed on a first area of the container surface, and the second resonance portion is printed on a second area of the container surface that is different than the first area of the container surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The container of claim 5, wherein the first and second areas have different physical geometries. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The container of claim 5, wherein the first resonance portion comprises a first carbon-containing ink printed on the first area of the container surface and has a first molecular structure, and the second resonance portion comprises a second carbon-containing ink printed on the second area of the container surface and has a second molecular structure that is different than the first molecular structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The container of claim 2, wherein the first resonance portion includes a first assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures printed on a first area of the container surface, and the second resonance portion includes a second assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures printed on a second area of the container surface, the first assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures having a different resonant frequency than the second assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The container of claim 8, wherein the first assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures is configured to resonate in response to a first electromagnetic radiation ping having a first ping frequency, and the second assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures is configured to resonate in response to a second electromagnetic radiation ping having a second ping frequency that is different than the first ping frequency. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the first assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures is configured to generate a first electromagnetic radiation return signal in response to the first electromagnetic radiation ping. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, wherein the first electromagnetic radiation return signal is based on a modulation of the first electromagnetic radiation ping by the first assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The container of claim 9, wherein the second assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures is configured to generate a second electromagnetic radiation return signal in response to the second electromagnetic radiation ping. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The container of claim 12, wherein the second electromagnetic radiation return signal is based on a modulation of the second electromagnetic radiation ping by the second assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic state sensing device is configured to convey the information of the stored item to the user device via electromagnetic radiation. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the product state information includes a quantity of the stored item, a potency of the stored item, a staleness of the stored item, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 16 A container configured to store one or more items, comprising: a surface encapsulating the container; and an electromagnetic state sensing device printed on the surface of the container and including: a first resonance portion configured to indicate product identification information of the one or more stored items in response to a first electromagnetic radiation ping having a first ping frequency; and a second resonance portion configured to indicate product state information of the one or more stored items in response to a second electromagnetic radiation ping having a second ping frequency that is different than the first ping frequency. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The container of claim 16, wherein: the first resonance portion includes a first assembly of three-dimensional (3D) carbon-containing structures configured to resonate at a first resonant frequency in response to the first electromagnetic radiation ping; and the second resonance portion includes a second assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures configured to resonate at a second resonant frequency in response to the second electromagnetic radiation ping, wherein the second resonant frequency is different than the first resonant frequency. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The container of claim 16, wherein: the indication of the product identification information comprises modulation of the first electromagnetic radiation ping by the first assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures; and the indication of the product state information comprises modulation of the second electromagnetic radiation ping by the second assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The container of claim 16, wherein: the first resonance portion is configured to refrain from indicating the product identification information in response to the second electromagnetic radiation ping; and the second resonance portion is configured to refrain from indicating the product state information in response to the first electromagnetic radiation ping. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The container of claim 16, wherein the first and second electromagnetic radiation pings are received from a user device within a distance of the container.