Method and apparatus for monitoring an environmental condition with a tag
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a support that includes;
a base;
a projection extending outwardly from said base in a selected direction and having a passageway therethrough, said passageway having first and second ends respectively adjacent and remote from said base; and
a tag receiving portion provided on said base and configured to removably support a tag on said base adjacent said first end of said passageway;
sealing structure cooperable with said support, wherein when said projection is extending through an opening in a wall, said sealing structure effects a fluid seal between the wall and said support while said passageway provides fluid communication between opposite sides of the wall;
wherein said projection has threads; and
wherein said sealing structure includes a nut that threadedly engages said projection on a side of a wall opposite from said base, an annular first gasket that extends around said projection between said nut and the wall, and an annular second gasket that extends around said projection between said base and the wall.
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Abstract
A support includes a base having an outwardly extending projection with a passageway therethrough, and having a tag receiving portion configured to removably support a tag on the base adjacent one end of the passageway. A different arrangement involves a tag that includes a housing having an opening therethrough and having an annular surface around the opening, an annular gasket engaging the annular surface, and circuitry within the housing having a sensor located in the region of the opening and having a transmitter that can transmit wireless signals. A method includes defining a passageway that provides fluid communication between an interior and exterior of a container, supporting a tag on the exterior of the container, and causing the tag to sense, at a location in the region of an end of the passageway, a condition within the container.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a support that includes; a base; a projection extending outwardly from said base in a selected direction and having a passageway therethrough, said passageway having first and second ends respectively adjacent and remote from said base; and a tag receiving portion provided on said base and configured to removably support a tag on said base adjacent said first end of said passageway; sealing structure cooperable with said support, wherein when said projection is extending through an opening in a wall, said sealing structure effects a fluid seal between the wall and said support while said passageway provides fluid communication between opposite sides of the wall; wherein said projection has threads; and wherein said sealing structure includes a nut that threadedly engages said projection on a side of a wall opposite from said base, an annular first gasket that extends around said projection between said nut and the wall, and an annular second gasket that extends around said projection between said base and the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising a tag that includes:
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a housing having a wall portion with an opening therethrough and having thereon an annular surface portion that extends around said opening; an annular gasket engaging said annular surface portion; circuitry disposed within said housing, said circuitry including a sensor located in the region of said opening, and including a transmitter that can transmit wireless signals; and a sheet of filter material supported with respect to said housing so that all fluid flowing through said opening must flow through said sheet of filter material. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising a tag that includes:
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a housing having a wall portion with an opening therethrough and having thereon an annular surface portion that extends around said opening; an annular gasket engaging said annular surface portion; and circuitry disposed within said housing, said circuitry including a sensor located in the region of said opening, and including a transmitter that can transmit wireless signals; wherein said wall portion has said annular surface portion on an inner side thereof; and wherein said tag includes a circuit board having said sensor thereon, and having thereon an annular surface portion that extends around said sensor, said gasket sealing engaging said annular surface portion on said wall portion and said annular surface portion on said circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising a tag that includes:
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a housing having a wall portion with an opening therethrough and having thereon an annular surface portion that extends around said opening; an annular gasket engaging said annular surface portion; and circuitry disposed within said housing, said circuitry including a sensor located in the region of said opening, and including a transmitter that can transmit wireless signals; wherein said wall portion has said annular surface portion on an outer side thereof; and wherein said wall portion has a sensing recess in the outer side thereof, said opening through said wall portion communicating with said sensing recess, and said annular surface portion extending around said sensing recess. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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