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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2005
Applicant:
Kenneth Shanton, West Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth Shanton, West Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for testing the health of each of a plurality of RFID transponders is provided. The apparatus includes an antenna support assembly including an antenna support body and an antenna coupled to a surface of the antenna support body, the antenna including at least a receiver portion and a connection portion. The apparatus also includes a holder coupled to the antenna support body configured to retain the antenna support proximate a path of a plurality of transponders.