Passive tamper-resistant seal and applications therefor

• US 10,008,083 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Solbyung Coveley
• Original Assignee: Solybyung Coveley
• Inventors: Coveley, Michael, Milutinovic, Srdjan, Huang, Yuping
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US15/286,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20170024989A1
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• Field of Search: 3405721, 3405724, 3405728, 340451, 340665, 340521, 340531, 340 1251, 235380, 235382, 235385, 235492
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/10 Transponders
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 55/02 Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure B65D41/32 takes precedence; protective covers for bottles B65D23/08; protective cap-like outer covers for bottle or jar closures B65D41/62; pressure-applying means B65D45/00; closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal of closures B65D50/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07798 part of the antenna or the integrated circuit being adapted for rupturing or breaking, e.g. record carriers functioning as sealing devices for detecting not-authenticated opening of containers electronic seals G09F3/03
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/08 by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/126 for a housing, e.g. a box, a safe, or a room
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2417 having a radio frequency identification chip
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2422 using acoustic or microwave tags
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2431 Tag circuit details
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0335 using RFID tags

Abstract

A ribbon comprises a substrate, and a plurality of seals on the substrate. Different seals detune in response to differing tensile loads. At least one of the seals comprises a surface acoustic wave (SAW) radio frequency identification (RFID) seal.

Claims

1. A ribbon comprising:

a substrate; and

a plurality of seals on the substrate, different seals detuning in response to differing loads, wherein at least one of the seals comprises a surface acoustic wave (SAW) radio frequency identification (RFID) seal.

2. The ribbon of claim 1, wherein each seal detunes in response to a differing load.

3. The ribbon of claim 2, wherein the SAW RFID seal comprises at least one antenna, an inter-digital transducer (IDT) and at least one set of reflectors.

4. The ribbon of claim 3, wherein the IDT comprises two arrays each comprising six electrodes.

5. The ribbon of claim 3, wherein at least one of the reflectors is used for calibration.

6. The ribbon of claim 3, wherein at least one of the reflectors is used for error correction.

7. The ribbon of claim 3, wherein the antenna outputs a signature in response to a scanning signal.

8. The ribbon of claim 3, wherein the SAW RFID seal comprises a first antenna configured to receive a scanning signal and a second antenna configured to output an identification (ID) of the SAW RFID seal.

9. The ribbon of claim 7, wherein the scanning signal ranges from about 860 to 960 MHz.

10. The ribbon of claim 7, wherein the scanning signal is any one of about 300 KHz, 13.56 MHz, 30 MHz, 433 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.6 GHz and 12.9 GHz.

11. The ribbon of claim 1, wherein at least another of the plurality of seals is an RFID seal.

12. The ribbon of claim 11, wherein the RFID seal comprises an antenna and a tag tuned to said antenna, said tag becoming detuned in response to said differing load.

13. The ribbon of claim 12, wherein each tag outputs a signature in response to a scanning signal when tuned to said respective antenna.

14. The ribbon of claim 13, wherein each tag resonates in response to said scanning signal when tuned to said respective antenna and outputs a code unique to said tag.

15. The ribbon of claim 14, wherein said scanning signal is of a predetermined frequency.

16. The ribbon of claim 12, wherein each antenna comprises a main antenna portion and at least one break-away portion coupled to said main antenna portion, said at least one break-away portion separating from said main antenna portion in response to said differing load.

17. The ribbon of claim 16, wherein said at least one break-away portion is coupled to said main antenna portion by one-time contacts.

18. The ribbon of claim 16, comprising a plurality of break-away portions at spaced along locations along the antenna.

19. The ribbon of claim 11, wherein the RFID seal is a passive RFID seal.

20. The ribbon of claim 1, wherein the load is selected from the group comprising tensile, parallel, perpendicular and longitudinal loads.