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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2025
Applicant:

Dexter-russell, Inc., Southbridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas J. Kennedy, West Brookfield, MA (US);

Nils B. Dahl, Wilbraham, MA (US);

Gary P. Goguen, Belchertown, MA (US);

Assignee:

Dexter-Russell, Inc., Southbridge, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/00 (2006.01); A22B 5/00 (2006.01); A22C 15/00 (2006.01); B26B 11/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/005 (2013.01); A22B 5/0047 (2013.01); A22C 15/003 (2013.01); B26B 11/008 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); G06K 19/07758 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tool having a detectable wireless marker or tag is provided. The tool has a working portion with a projection or tang by which the working portion of the tool is held, a wireless tag located near the tang, and a handle disposed over and encompassing the tang and the tag. In one embodiment, an article is formed onto the tang. The article includes a side opening in the form of a downwardly sloped slot sized to securely anchor and partially encompass the tag, which extends above and beyond the tang contained within the article. The invention allows for the use of fragile tags, which are protected by the inventive article from temperatures and pressures used during, for example, tool handle manufacturing processes. Also provided is a method for providing a tool with a detectable wireless tag, and a method for tracking and tracing tools used within a packaging facility.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kennedy, Thomas. (2026). Tool having a detectable wireless marker or tag (U.S. Patent No. 12579395). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12579395

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