US 2024/0267708 A1 · WIRELESS TRACKING DEVICE FOR AIR CARGO CONTAINERS AND ASSETS LOADED ONTO AIRCRAFT

Abstract

An anchor-slot tape node may include a circuit board configured with a processor, memory, sensors, and a low-power wireless communication interface. The anchor-slot tape node may include a stiffener positioned over the circuit board. The anchor-slot tape node may include a battery positioned beneath the circuit board. The anchor-slot tape node may include an outer casing enclosing the battery, the circuit board, and the stiffener, wherein the anchor-slot tape node is shaped and sized to fit within an anchor-slot of a ULD pallet and to be retained within the anchor-slot by friction between the outer casing and internal structure of the anchor-slot.

Claims24

Dependent claims

An anchor-slot tape node for tracking a unit load device (ULD) pallet having an anchor-slot formed around a perimeter thereof, comprising:

a circuit board configured with a processor, memory, sensors, and a low-power wireless communication interface;
a stiffener positioned over the circuit board;
a battery positioned beneath the circuit board;
and
an outer casing enclosing the battery, the circuit board, and the stiffener;
wherein the anchor-slot tape node is shaped and sized to fit within the anchor-slot and to be retained within the anchor-slot by friction between the outer casing and internal structure of the anchor-slot.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/617,529Filed 26 Mar 2024

Priority

3 Feb 2023

Published

8 Aug 2024

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

H04W 4/029
Services making use of location information: location-based management or tracking services
G06K 19/06037
With optically detectable marking: multi-dimensional coding
H04W 4/35
Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes: for the management of goods or merchandise
H04W 84/18
Network topologies: self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Family

Application63/443,155Us provisional application · filed 3 Feb 2023

Application63/460,592Us provisional application · filed 19 Apr 2023

Application18/433,227Continuation in part · filed 5 Feb 2024

Application18/617,529Continuation in part

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Wireless tracking device for air cargo containers and assets loaded onto aircraft

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Wireless tracking device for air cargo containers and assets loaded onto aircraft

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Abstract

Claims24