Transponder bolt seal and a housing for a transponder
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1. An electronic seal comprising:
- a sealing mechanism changeable from an open configuration to a closed configuration by user operation,a transponder receptacle,an electrically conductive object, andan actuator that is actuated when the sealing mechanism changes from the open configuration to the closed configuration,wherein the electronic seal maintains a transponder held in the transponder receptacle in an inoperable state by placing the electrically conductive object in a position to contact the transponder until and only until the actuator is actuated,wherein actuation of the actuator results in movement of the electrically conductive object away from said position.
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Abstract
An electronic seal (100), housing (1) for a transponder (200), which may form part of an electronic seal (100) and a transponder device is provided. The electronic seal (100) has a sealing mechanism (5). A transponder receptacle (50), and an actuator (4) are provided by or with the housing (1). The actuator (4) is actuated upon engagement of the sealing mechanism (5) to render the transponder (200) operable. The transponder receptacle (50) may hold the transponder (200) so as to extend into three planes.
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36 Claims
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1. An electronic seal comprising:
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a sealing mechanism changeable from an open configuration to a closed configuration by user operation, a transponder receptacle, an electrically conductive object, and an actuator that is actuated when the sealing mechanism changes from the open configuration to the closed configuration, wherein the electronic seal maintains a transponder held in the transponder receptacle in an inoperable state by placing the electrically conductive object in a position to contact the transponder until and only until the actuator is actuated, wherein actuation of the actuator results in movement of the electrically conductive object away from said position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A housing for a transponder having a flexible antenna structure, the housing including a transponder receptacle that extends into three planes so as to enable the transponder located in the transponder receptacle to transmit a signal over a wider range of angles than if the transponder receptacle were planar.
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20. An electronic seal comprising:
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a) a sealing mechanism changeable from an open configuration to a closed configuration by user operation; b) a removable cover for the sealing mechanism, the removable cover having therein a transponder receptacle and being one of formed integrally with and secured to the sealing mechanism; and c) an actuator that is actuated when the sealing mechanism changes from the open configuration to the closed configuration, wherein the electronic seal maintains a transponder held in the transponder receptacle in an inoperable state until and only until the actuator is actuated, and wherein the transponder receptacle is adapted to cause the transponder to have a shape that extends into three planes, and wherein removal of the removable cover causes the transponder to be detectably modified. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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- 24. A method of manufacturing an electronic seal, the method comprising providing a seal mechanism that engages with an object to seal the object and forming a cover for the seal mechanism, the cover for the seal mechanism moulded about a transponder to enclose the transponder, the cover formed in a shape so that disengagement of the seal mechanism from the object can only be achieved by detectably modifying the transponder.
- 28. An electronic device for monitoring a value item, the electronic device comprising a transponder and an actuator for the transponder that is actuated upon tampering with the value item, wherein the electronic device maintains the transponder in an inoperable state until and only until the actuator is actuated, wherein the electronic device further comprises a transponder receptacle comprising at least a portion that is shaped and dimensioned to hold at least one part of at least one antenna of the transponder in a curved shape.
- 31. An electronic seal for a shipping container, the electronic seal comprising a sealing mechanism that seals the shipping container through the use of a locking member, a cover for the sealing mechanism that is one of formed integrally with and secured to the sealing mechanism and a transponder receptacle that is located spaced apart from the locking member when the locking member is used with the sealing mechanism, wherein the transponder receptacle is adapted to cause a transponder located in the receptacle to have a shape that extends into three planes.
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34. A transponder device comprising a transponder and an actuator that when actuated moves a conductive object to a predetermined position, wherein when the conductive object is in the predetermined position the transponder is maintained in an inoperable state and changes to an operable state when the conductive object is moved from the predetermined position, wherein the transponder is housed within a cover and the actuator adapted to be moved when the cover is engaged with a structure in a predetermined manner.
- 35. A method of forming a transponder device comprising a control chip and an antenna, the method comprising forming the antenna on a flexible substrate as a planar antenna structure and forming a housing for the transponder device, the housing shaping the antenna structure into a non-planar shape.
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