TRANSPONDER BOLT SEAL AND A HOUSING FOR A TRANSPONDER
First Claim
1. An electronic seal comprising a sealing mechanism that seals a value item, a transponder receptacle, and an actuator for a transponder held in the transponder receptacle that is actuated upon engagement of the sealing mechanism, wherein the electronic seal maintains a transponder held in the transponder receptacle in an inoperable state until and only until the actuator is actuated.
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Abstract
An electronic seal (100), housing (1) for a transponder (200), which may form part of an electronic seal (100) and a transponder device is provided. The electronic seal (100) has a sealing mechanism (5). A transponder receptacle (50), and an actuator (4) are provided by or with the housing (1). The actuator (4) is actuated upon engagement of the sealing mechanism (5) to render the transponder (200) operable. The transponder receptacle (50) may hold the transponder (200) so as to extend into three planes.
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45 Claims
- 1. An electronic seal comprising a sealing mechanism that seals a value item, a transponder receptacle, and an actuator for a transponder held in the transponder receptacle that is actuated upon engagement of the sealing mechanism, wherein the electronic seal maintains a transponder held in the transponder receptacle in an inoperable state until and only until the actuator is actuated.
- 8. A transponder housing for a transponder having a flexible antenna structure, the housing including a transponder receptacle that extends into three planes so as to enable a transponder located in the transponder receptacle to transmit a signal over a wider range of angles than if the transponder receptacle were planar.
- 19. An electronic seal comprising a sealing mechanism that seals a value item, a transponder receptacle, and a removable cover that inhibits access to the sealing mechanism, wherein removal of the removable cover causes a transponder held in the transponder receptacle to be one of detectably modified and damaged.
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26. An electronic seal comprising:
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a) a sealing mechanism that seals a value item; b) a removable cover for the sealing mechanism, the removable cover having therein a transponder receptacle and being one of formed integrally with and secured to the sealing mechanism; and c) an actuator that is actuated upon engagement of the sealing mechanism, wherein the electronic seal maintains a transponder held in the transponder receptacle in an inoperable state until and only until the actuator is actuated, and wherein the transponder receptacle is adapted to cause a transponder located in the receptacle to have a shape that extends into three planes, and wherein removal of the removable cover causes a transponder held in the transponder receptacle to be one of detectably modified and damaged. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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- 29. A method of manufacturing an electronic seal, the method comprising forming a seal mechanism for a value item and forming a cover for the seal mechanism, the cover for the seal mechanism moulded about a transponder to enclose the transponder, the cover formed in a shape so that disengagement of the seal from a value item can only be achieved by one of damaging and modifying the transponder.
- 32. An electronic device for monitoring a value item comprising a transponder, and an actuator for the transponder that is actuated upon tampering with the value item, wherein the electronic device maintains a transponder held in the transponder receptacle in an inoperable state until and only until the actuator is actuated or vice-versa.
- 36. An electronic seal for a shipping container, the electronic seal comprising a sealing mechanism that seals the shipping container through the use of a locking member, a cover for the sealing mechanism that is one of formed integrally with and secured to the sealing mechanism and a transponder receptacle that is located spaced apart from the locking member when the locking member is used with the sealing mechanism.
- 40. A transponder device comprising a transponder and an actuator that when actuated moves a conductive object from and to a predetermined position, wherein when the conductive object is in the predetermined position the transponder is maintained in an inoperable state and changes to an operable state when the conductive object is moved from the predetermined position.
- 43. A method of forming a transponder device, the method comprising forming on a flexible substrate a planar antenna structure for a transponder and forming a housing for the antenna structure, the housing shaping the transponder into a required three dimensional shape to achieve required transmission characteristics for the antenna structure.
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