Termite sensing methods
First Claim
1. An electrical apparatus comprising:
- RFID circuitry on a first substrate;
sensor circuitry on a second substrate;
a receiving structure associated with one of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry; and
at least one connecting structure associated with the other of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry and removably received within the receiving structure.
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Abstract
The invention encompasses an electrical apparatus. Such apparatus includes RFID circuitry on a first substrate, and sensor circuitry on a second substrate. A receiving structure is associated with one of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry, and at least one connecting structure is associated with the other of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry. The at least one connecting structure is removable received within the receiving structure. The invention also encompasses a method of forming an electrical apparatus. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided. The first substrate has RFID circuitry thereon, and the second substrate has sensing circuitry thereon. A receptacle is joined with one of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry, and has at least one orifice extending therein. At least one prong is joined with the other of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry. The prong is removably inserted within the receptacle to electrically connect the RFID circuitry with the sensing circuitry.
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42 Claims
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1. An electrical apparatus comprising:
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RFID circuitry on a first substrate;
sensor circuitry on a second substrate;
a receiving structure associated with one of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry; and
at least one connecting structure associated with the other of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry and removably received within the receiving structure. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An electrical apparatus comprising:
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RFID circuitry on a first substrate;
sensor circuitry on a second substrate;
a receptacle associated with one of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry, the receptacle having at least one orifice extending therein; and
at least one extension associated with the other of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry and removably inserted within the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming an electrical apparatus, comprising:
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providing a first substrate having RFID circuitry thereon;
providing a second substrate having sensing circuitry thereon;
joining a receiving structure with one of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry;
joining at least one connecting structure with the other of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry; and
attaching the connecting structure to the receiving structure to removably fasten the RFID circuitry with the sensing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of forming an electrical apparatus, comprising:
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providing a first substrate having RFID circuitry thereon;
providing a second substrate having sensing circuitry thereon;
joining a receptacle with one of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry, the receptacle having at least one orifice extending therein; and
joining at least one prong with the other of the RFID circuitry and the sensor circuitry; and
removably inserting the prong within the receptacle to electrically connect the RFID circuitry with the sensing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of forming an electrical apparatus, comprising:
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providing at least a portion of a first substrate having RFID circuitry thereon in a vessel;
providing a receptacle proximate the first substrate, the receptacle having at least one orifice extending therein, at least a portion of the receptacle being within the vessel;
providing a liquid encapsulant within the vessel; and
curing the encapsulant to adhere the receptacle to the RFID circuitry to form an RFID/receptacle assembly. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of forming an electrical-apparatus, comprising:
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providing at least a portion of a first substrate having RFID circuitry thereon in a vessel;
providing an electrical plug construction proximate the first substrate, the plug construction having at least one prong extending therefrom and being provided to have said at least one prong in electrical connection with the RFID circuitry, at least a portion of the plug construction being within the vessel;
providing a liquid encapsulant within the vessel; and
curing the encapsulant to adhere the plug construction to the RFID circuitry to form an RFID/plug assembly. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A termite sensing method, comprising:
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forming a sensing device, the forming comprising;
providing at least two wooden blocks;
providing a loop of conductive material between the wooden block, the conductive material of the loop comprising two ends and being removable from the loop by termites;
providing a circuit board having circuitry supported thereby, the circuitry supported by the circuit board comprising at least a portion of a transponder unit;
providing a receptacle joined to one of the circuit board and the loop of conductive material, the receptacle having at least one orifice extending therein;
providing at least one electrical plug joined to the other of the circuit board and the loop of conductive material;
removably inserting the plug into the receptacle to electrically connect the conductive material of the loop to the transponder circuit, wherein a break in the loop of conductive material alters a signal transponded by the transponder unit; and
placing the sensing device in the ground; and
monitoring the signal transponded by the transponder unit to determine if the loop is broken. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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