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US 7,068,170 B2Granted
RFID embedded materials
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorCraig B. Green
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Abstract
Methods of identifying products by using small radio frequency identification tags mixed in a liquid, the mixtures, and articles coated with such mixtures are provided. One exemplary mixture includes a liquid that is able to retain at least one of the tags when the liquid is applied to a surface. An exemplary method of identifying a product includes introducing at least one radio frequency identification tag into a liquid that is able to retain the tag when the liquid is applied to a surface.
Claims21
A method of identifying a product, comprising:
- introducing at least one radio frequency identification tag into a liquid being able to retain the tag when the liquid is applied to a surface;
- further comprising applying the liquid to coat the surface.
A mixture, comprising:
- a liquid;
- and
- a plurality of radio frequency identification tags in the liquid wherein the liquid being able to retain the tags when the liquid is applied to a surface.
An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a surface;
- a coating on the surface;
- and
- at least one radio frequency identification tag in the coating, the coating being able to retain the tag when the coating is a liquid and when the liquid is applied to the surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.