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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Heston Grant Woolf, Austin, TX (US);
Bill Games, Austin, TX (US);
Blair Streit, Austin, TX (US);
Robin L. Wald, Bellingham, WA (US);
Tim Uys, Leander, TX (US);
Stephen Varga, Bedford, NH (US);
Jeffrey Allen Leshuk, Davis, CA (US);
Richard Mark Desmarais, Londonderry, NH (US);
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach, Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A tracking device () configured to track a shipment of cargo is provided including a housing () having a complementary top portion () and bottom portion (). The top portion and the bottom portion of the housing are pivotally coupled. A tracking unit, arranged within the housing, includes a processor configured to collect and transmit data. A power unit having at least one power source is arranged within the housing and is configured to supply power to the tracking unit. A circuit board connects the power unit and the tracking unit. The circuit board includes a metal tab arranged adjacent a conductive interface. A portion of a pull tab () formed from a thin, non-conductive material is arranged between the tab and the conductive interface. The tracking device is configured to transform from an inactive state to a fully active state upon removal of the pull tab ().