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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2019
Applicants:
Pilgrim Screw Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education, Warwick, RI (US);
Inventors:
Assignees:
Pilgrim Screw Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education, Warwick, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/077 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/07758 (2013.01); G06K 19/07771 (2013.01); G06K 19/07773 (2013.01); G06K 19/07794 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to an RFID tag for use with a metal fastener where the fastener operates as the antenna of the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a microchip for storing data. The chip is electrically coupled to the metal fastener in order to receive and transmit the RF signal, the metal fastener thereby operating as the antenna for the RFID tag.