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Tank support system incorporating tank identification

  • US 10,093,218 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2017
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tank support system, comprising:

  • a hollow open-top container having a contiguous sidewall region and a bottom region coupled to said sidewall region, said sidewall region including a contiguous notch facing radially into said container wherein said notch lies in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said container, said container made at least partially from a non-magnetic and non-conducting material;

    a loop antenna disposed in said notch;

    a tuning circuit coupled to said loop antenna for adjusting electrical impedance of said loop antenna; and

    a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader coupled to said tuning circuit.

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