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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:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Richard V. Orlando, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Trevor A. Blyth, Sandy, UT (US);
Inventors:
Richard V. Orlando, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Trevor A. Blyth, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
Alta Analog, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A single integrated circuit provides communication, sensing and recording of one or more conditions critical to the entity to which it is attached. The chip is part of a larger module comprising a visual indicator, such as an LED, and a power source such as a battery. The sensor may be a temperature sensor whose output is stored in a non-volatile memory section of the chip on some periodic basis. A product identifier is stored on the chip; a method for product recall or location is described.