Container including a tamper-resistant seal and radio frequency identification seal
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1. A cargo shipping container, comprising:
- a container body;
at least one door coupled to the container body and moveable between an open condition and a closed condition; and
at least one seal on the container, at least a portion of the at least one seal being disposed between and secured to the at least one door and the container body when the at least one door is in the closed condition;
wherein the at least one seal includes;
an antenna; and
a tag tuned to the antenna; and
wherein the tag becomes detuned when the antenna is compromised during opening of the at least one door thereby to inhibit reading of the at least one seal.
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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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1. A cargo shipping container, comprising:
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a container body; at least one door coupled to the container body and moveable between an open condition and a closed condition; and at least one seal on the container, at least a portion of the at least one seal being disposed between and secured to the at least one door and the container body when the at least one door is in the closed condition; wherein the at least one seal includes; an antenna; and a tag tuned to the antenna; and wherein the tag becomes detuned when the antenna is compromised during opening of the at least one door thereby to inhibit reading of the at least one seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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13. A radio frequency identification (RFID) seal, comprising:
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an antenna; an RFID tag coupled and tuned to the antenna; an inner layer on which the antenna and RFID tag are disposed; and at least one compressible layer overlying the inner layer; wherein the antenna includes; a main antenna portion; and at least one break-away portion; wherein the RFID tag outputs a signature in response to a scanning signal when tuned to the antenna, and wherein the RFID seal is sized and configured for disposition between a door and a door jamb of a cargo shipping container. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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