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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2024
Temptime Corporation, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Eric W. Liberato, Pequannock, NJ (US);
Mohannad Abdo, Clifton, NJ (US);
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
Activatable RF tags with variable read range are disclosed herein. An example activatable RF tag with variable read range includes an RF tag, including an integrated circuit, an antenna, having a first antenna portion and a second antenna portion, the first antenna portion electrically connected in a closed circuit with the integrated circuit, and an activatable environmental exposure indicator having a conductive state and a nonconductive state, the second antenna portion in the closed circuit with the integrated circuit when the activatable environmental exposure indicator is in the conductive state and second antenna portion in an open circuit when the activatable environmental exposure indicator is in the nonconductive state.