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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Tali Freed, Atascadero, CA (US);
Stefan Van Der Bijl, Monterey, CA (US);
Tali Freed, Atascadero, CA (US);
Stefan Van Der Bijl, Monterey, CA (US);
California Polytechnic Corporation, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for identifying a reusable plastic container (RPC) includes attaching a durable RFID tag and a separate sticker-label to the RPC. The separate sticker-label including printed information relating to the RPC. The RPC can be filled with a selected contents and the durable RFID scanned. A sanitation cycle can be applied to the RPC. The sanitation cycle includes removing the separate sticker-label. The separate sticker-label being optimized for removal during the sanitation cycle. The durable RFID tag being optimized to remain functional and attached to the RPC through a selected number of multiple sanitation cycles.