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Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2005
Applicants:

Eric T. Heinze, Pewaukee, WI (US);

Gregg J. Haensgen, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);

Christopher M. Hofmeister, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);

Inventors:

Eric T. Heinze, Pewaukee, WI (US);

Gregg J. Haensgen, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);

Christopher M. Hofmeister, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);

Assignee:

RF Technologies, Inc., Brookfield, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G01N 27/416 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A locator system includes a handheld unit for providing an interrogation signal. The handheld unit can be a handheld computer or PDA including an RF module. The interrogation signal is received by an RF tag. The RF tag can include a power source and a memory. The memory can store an indication of the date of installation of the battery. The tag unit can provide the indication to the handheld unit in response to the interrogation signal.


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