Container with Transponder
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Abstract
In a container (1) for transporting and storing substances that is provided with a transponder for radio frequency identification, it is provided that the container exhibits a substantially cylinder-shaped main section (12) having a curved lateral surface, and that the transponder includes an electronic memory (21) and, as a coupling element, an antenna coil (22), the antenna coil (22) being disposed in or on a wall surface of the container (1) and with its axis parallel to the cylinder axis of the main section (12). According to the present invention, the antenna coil (22) is disposed in the region of the cylinder-shaped main section (12) of the container on the lateral surface of the cylinder and exhibits one or more windings around the cylinder axis.
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95 Claims
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1-58. -58. (canceled)
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59. A system for marking, identifying and tracking substances or containers, comprising:
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a plurality of homogeneous containers for transporting and storing substances, which are each provided with a transponder for radio frequency identification, and which in the system stand close together or touch each other, wherein each of the homogeneous containers exhibits a substantially cylinder-shaped main section having a curved lateral surface, and the transponder includes an electronic memory and, as a coupling element, an antenna coil, wherein the antenna coil is disposed in or on a wall surface of the container and with its axis parallel to the cylinder axis of the main section, and the antenna coil is disposed in the region of the cylinder-shaped main section of the container on the lateral surface of the cylinder and exhibits one or more windings around the cylinder axis, further comprising for the transponders of the containers, one or more readout devices that are disposed at locations at which an identification or processing of the substances or containers is to take place, and past which the containers are directed with the same orientation of their cylinder axis. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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76. A container for transporting and storing substances that is provided with a transponder for radio frequency identification, wherein
the container exhibits a substantially cylinder-shaped main section (12) having a curved lateral surface, and the transponder includes an electronic memory (21) and, as a coupling element, a dipole antenna (122) that is disposed in the region of the cylinder-shaped main section (12) of the container in or on the lateral surface of the cylinder, and wherein the dipole antenna (122) is wound around the cylinder-shaped main section (12) of the container as an open coil with the coil axis parallel to the cylinder axis of the main section (12).
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