Pipe gasket manufacturing and identification method with RFID tracking
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1. A method of marking and identifying a gasket, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a radio frequency identification device (RFID) of a suitable size and configuration for a particular task at hand;
attaching at least one such RFID to the gasket to be marked and identified; and
subsequently interrogating the RFID by means of a suitable reader to thereby obtain identifying information about the gasket.
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Abstract
An asset tracking system is provided, having particular usefulness in connection with the marking and tracking of sealing gaskets of the type used in water and sewage systems and in fluid conveyance systems generally. Interrogation of RFID tags located on the sealing gaskets insures that the gaskets are properly tracked, identified and sorted.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of marking and identifying a gasket, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a radio frequency identification device (RFID) of a suitable size and configuration for a particular task at hand; attaching at least one such RFID to the gasket to be marked and identified; and subsequently interrogating the RFID by means of a suitable reader to thereby obtain identifying information about the gasket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of marking and identifying a sealing gasket, the method comprising the steps of:
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fabricating a wireless radio frequency identification device comprising; providing a substrate having conductive lines formed thereon, the conductive lines comprising an antenna; conductively bonding an integrated circuit chip and a battery to the conductive lines on the substrate; providing a liquid resin which is compatible with the substrate, integrated circuit chip and battery and applying the liquid resin onto the substrate effective to encapsulate the chip and battery within the liquid resin on the substrate; after the applying, curing the liquid resin mixture into a solid mass which encapsulates the chip and battery and comprises a wireless radio frequency identification device; and attaching the wireless radio frequency device to the sealing gasket. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of marking and identifying a pipe sealing gasket which is formed with an elastomeric body, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a radio frequency device (RFID) of a suitable size and configuration to be incorporated within the gasket body; installing the at least one such RFID within the gasket body so that the RFID is integrally contained within the body without being exposed to a surrounding work environment; and subsequently interrogating the RFID by means of a suitable reader to thereby obtain identifying information about the gasket. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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