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US 8,282,013 B2Granted
RFID-tagged seal
AssigneeParker-Hannifin Corporation
InventorsShelby F. Stewart, Eric J. Banks, Daniel H. Ewing
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Abstract
O-ring or other fluid seal member (10) and method of making such member. The member has a body (12) provided as a preform of a curable elastomeric polymeric material. A radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder (50) is inserted into the preform. The preform is then cured to form the body and to embed the RFID transponder (50) therein.
Claims6
A method of making a fluid seal member comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a preform of a body, the body having in cross-section a central horizontal seal axis and a central vertical seal axis orthogonal to the horizontal seal axis, and the preform being formed of a curable elastomeric polymeric material;
- (b) inserting a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder into the preform;
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- (c) curing the preform to form the body and embed the RFID transponder entirely therein.
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