BOARD EMBEDDED WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20170243103A1
• Filed: 05/11/2017
• Published: 08/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Palletechnology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palletechnology, Inc.
• Inventors: Linkesch, Richard, Wainman, Anthony John
• Application Number:
  US15/593,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20170243103A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07722 the record carrier being multilayered, e.g. laminated sheets flat articles in general, see B32B37/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0241 where no transmission is received, e.g. out of range of the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for a board embedded with an electronic device. In some embodiments, a board can be embedded with a Radio Frequency Emitting Device (RFED). The board can comprise at least a first layer and a second layer. The first layer can be made of a first paper based composite material and include at least a first enclosed cavity storing a RFED, wherein at least a portion of the first layer is coated with a moisture resistant material. The first layer can be affixed to the second layer that is made of a second material different than the first material, wherein at least a portion of the second layer is coated with the moisture resistant material.

Claims

1. A board comprising:

a first layer made of a first paper based composite material, the first layer comprising at least a portion of a first enclosed cavity storing a Radio Frequency Emitting Device (RFED), wherein at least a portion of the first layer is coated with a moisture resistant material; and

a second layer affixed to the first layer, the second layer made of a second material different than the first paper based composite, wherein at least a portion of the second layer is coated with the moisture resistant material.

2. The board of claim 1, wherein the at least a portion of the first enclosed cavity is positioned at or substantially near a center of the first layer.

3. The board of claim 1, wherein the first paper based composite material is a first density and the second material is a second density, wherein the second density is greater than the first density.

4. The board of claim 3, wherein the board is detachably coupled to at least a first supporting leg of a supply chain asset, the board creating at least a portion of a shipping surface of the supply chain asset, wherein the second layer is positioned between the first layer and the first supporting leg of the supply chain asset.

5. The board of claim 4, wherein at least a second board is detachably coupled to the first supporting leg and creating a second portion of the shipping surface of the supply chain asset.

6. The board of claim 5, wherein the board is smaller than the second board.

7. The board of claim 6, wherein the second board is also detachably coupled to a second supporting leg of the supply chain asset that the board is not coupled to.

8. The board of claim 4, wherein the supply chain asset is a pallet.

9. The board of claim 4, wherein the supply chain asset is a shipping crate.

10. The board of claim 4, wherein the supply chain asset is one of a beer keg, plastic tote, returnable plastic containers (RPC), airline container, intermediate bulk container, liquid container, dry container, hazardous container or horticulture container.

11. The board of claim 1, wherein the first layer further comprises a high impact resistant portion positioned over the first enclosed cavity.

12. The board of claim 1, further comprising a third layer made of a high impact resistant material, the third layer affixed to the first layer, wherein the first layer is positioned between the third layer and the second layer.

13. The board of claim 1, wherein the first layer further comprises at least a portion of a second enclosed cavity storing an electronic sensor.

14. The board of claim 13, wherein the electronic sensor is configured to gather location data describing location of the electronic sensor.

15. The board of claim 13, wherein the electronic sensor is configured to detect changes in motion.

16. The board of claim 13, wherein the electronic sensor is configured to detect a physical weight of items placed on the board.

17. The board of claim 13, wherein the first layer further comprises a high impact resistant portion positioned over the second enclosed cavity.

18. The board of claim 13, wherein the second enclosed cavity is positioned at or substantially near a center of the first layer.

19. The board of claim 13, wherein the second enclosed cavity is positioned substantially near an end of the first layer.

20. The board of claim 1, wherein the second material is plastic.