Passive Tamper-Resistant Seal And Applications Therefor
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1. A container comprising:
- a container body; and
a seal on at least a portion of said container body, said seal including an antenna and a tag tuned to said antenna, said tag becoming detuned when said antenna is compromised during opening of said container.
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Abstract
A radio frequency identification seal comprises an antenna including a main antenna portion and at least one break-away portion and an RFID tag coupled and tuned to the antenna. The RFID tag outputs a signature in response to a scanning signal when tuned to the antenna.
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25 Claims
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1. A container comprising:
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a container body; and a seal on at least a portion of said container body, said seal including an antenna and a tag tuned to said antenna, said tag becoming detuned when said antenna is compromised during opening of said container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. A radio frequency identification seal comprising:
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an antenna including a main antenna portion and at least one break-away portion; and an RFID tag coupled and tuned to said antenna, said RFID tag outputting a signature in response to a scanning signal when tuned to said antenna. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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21. A structural material comprising:
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at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) seal affixed to the structural material at a location prone to fatigue, the at least on RFID seal comprising; an antenna including a main antenna portion and at least one break-away portion; and an RFID tag coupled and tuned to said antenna, said RFID tag outputting a signature in response to a scanning signal when tuned to said antenna, wherein when the structural material undergoes fatigue adjacent said location, the at least one break-away portion separates from the main antenna portion thereby to detune the RFID seal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A ribbon comprising:
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a substrate; and a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) seals on the substrate, different RFID seals detuning in response to differing tensile loads. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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