Process and assembly for identifying and tracking assets
First Claim
1. A process for identifying and tracking assets comprising:
- passing a transceiver in proximity to an asset having a responding device and an antenna electrically connected to said responding device and extending about substantially the entire periphery of the asset so as to permit communication between said transceiver and said responding device via said antenna without regard to the orientation of the asset.
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Abstract
An assembly and process for identifying and tracking assets, such as tubulars, equipment, tools and/or devices. An antenna is electrically connected to a responding device, such as a radio frequency identification device, and this assembly is connected to an asset. The antenna may be positioned about the exterior and/or the interior of the asset and significantly increases the range of signals that may be received and/or broadcast by the responding device. A transceiver may accordingly be positioned a greater distance from the asset without regard to the orientation of the asset and still permit communication between the transceiver and the responding device. In this manner, information that specifically identifies the asset may be compiled in a data base so as to maintain an accurate history of the usage of such assets as tubulars, equipment, tool and/or devices.
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14 Claims
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1. A process for identifying and tracking assets comprising:
passing a transceiver in proximity to an asset having a responding device and an antenna electrically connected to said responding device and extending about substantially the entire periphery of the asset so as to permit communication between said transceiver and said responding device via said antenna without regard to the orientation of the asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A process for identifying and tracking tubulars comprising:
positioning a transceiver and a tubular having a responding device and an antenna electrically connected to the responding device in proximity to each other without regard to the rotational orientation of said tubular so as to permit communication between said transceiver and said responding device via said antenna. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A process for identifying and tracking assets comprising:
passing an asset having a responding device connected thereto within a transceiver having a generally annular antenna so as to permit communication between said transceiver and said responding device via said antenna. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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