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Magnet mounting pad with RFID tag

  • US 9,747,540 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2014
  • Issued: 08/29/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A magnet mounting pad affixed to a machine housing, the magnet mounting pad comprising;

  • a ferromagnetic contact body for housing the magnet mounting pad, the ferromagnetic contact body comprising a well;

    an active RFID tag having a unique identity and disposed within an unexposed portion of the well of the ferromagnetic contact body; and

    an RFID antenna integral to the active RFID tag,wherein the RFID antenna transmits the unique identity of the active RFID tag when a magnet of a mobile data collector is magnetically connected to the magnet mounting pad without requiring the mobile data collector to energize the active RFID tag,wherein the RDIF antenna is disposed within an exposed portion of the well of the ferromagnetic contact body, andwherein the RFID antenna comprises one of an RFID spiral antenna and a RFID wound inductor antenna.

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