Humidity indicating card

• US 9,618,456 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2016
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Desiccare Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Desiccare Incorporated
• Inventors: Glorioso, Sammie Joe, Blankenhorn, Benjamin Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US15/225,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20170045461A1
• Time in Patent Office: 253 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2252/103 Water
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2252/202 Alcohols or their derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2252/50 Combinations of absorbents
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2253/20 Organic adsorbents
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2257/104 Oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2257/90 Odorous compounds not provided for in groups B01D2257/00 - B01D2257/708
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/0407 Constructional details of adsorbing systems
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/261 by adsorption
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/263 by absorption
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/28 Selection of materials for use as drying agents
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/02 comprising inorganic material
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/22 comprising organic material
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/24 Naturally occurring macromolecular compounds, e.g. humic acids or their derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/261 obtained by reactions only involving carbon to carbon unsaturated bonds macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds per se C08F
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/262 obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon to carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. obtained by polycondensation macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds per se C08G
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/28047 Gels
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 20/2805 Sorbents inside a permeable or porous casing, e.g. inside a container, bag or membrane
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 65/42 Applications of coated or impregnated materials
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 79/02 Arrangements or devices for indicating incorrect storage or transport B65D79/005 takes precedence ; measuring devices G01
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/266 for absorbing gases, e.g. oxygen absorbers or desiccants B65D51/244, B65D51/30 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/268 : the absorber being enclosed in a small pack, e.g. bag, included in the package
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/81 : Indicating humidity
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0717 : the sensor being capable of sensing environmental conditions such as temperature history or pressure
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 : Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2448 : Tag with at least dual detection means, e.g. combined inductive and ferromagnetic tags, dual frequencies within a single technology, tampering detection or signalling means on the tag
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2451 : Specific applications combined with EAS

Abstract

A humidity indicating card includes a humidity indicator and a security device.

Claims

1. A humidity indicating card comprising:

a humidity indicator at a first surface of the humidity indicating card; and

a security device affixed to a second surface of the humidity indicating card, the first surface and the second surface facing different directions.

2. The humidity indicating card of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of stacked sheets.

3. The humidity indicating card of claim 1, wherein the security device comprises at least one of a radio frequency identification device, an ultrahigh frequency sensor, an electronic article surveillance tag, and an electronic humidity recording tag and/or inlay.

4. The humidity indicating card of claim 1, wherein the security device is affixed to the humidity indicating card by an adhesive.

5. The humidity indicating card of claim 4, wherein the adhesive comprises at least one of a double-sided tape, a single-sided tape, a printed tag, an adhesive backing, and a hot melt adhesive.

6. The humidity indicating card of claim 4, wherein the adhesive is at a periphery of the security device.

7. The humidity indicating card of claim 6, wherein the adhesive comprises hot melt adhesive.

8. The humidity indicating card of claim 4, wherein the adhesive surrounds an entire upper surface of the security device.

9. The humidity indicating card of claim 8, wherein the adhesive comprises single-sided tape.

10. The humidity indicating card of claim 9, wherein the adhesive extends beyond each edge of the security device about two millimeters.

11. The humidity indicating card of claim 1, further comprising an information section comprising a plurality of parallel lines.

12. The humidity indicating card of claim 1, wherein the humidity indicator comprises three indicating dots.

13. The humidity indicating card of claim 1, further comprising a fiber composite.

14. The humidity indicating card of claim 1, wherein the humidity indicator comprises cobalt chloride, cobalt salts, bromide salt, and/or an indicating dye.

15. A humidity control system comprising:

a package housing a humidity controlling substance; and

a humidity indicating card affixed to the package,

wherein the humidity indicating card comprises;

a humidity indicator at a first surface of the humidity indicating card; and

a security device affixed to a second surface of the humidity indicating card, the first surface and the second surface facing different directions.

16. The humidity control system of claim 15, wherein the humidity controlling substance comprises a humectant, a desiccant, and/or an oxygen absorber.

17. The humidity control system of claim 15, wherein the security device comprises at least one of a radio frequency identification device, an ultrahigh frequency sensor, an electronic article surveillance tag, and an electronic humidity recording tag and/or inlay.

18. A humidity indicating card comprising:

a humidity indicator;

a plurality of stacked sheets; and

a security device embedded between adjacently stacked sheets from among the plurality of stacked sheets.