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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:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Applicants:
James F. Kimball, Hales Corners, WI (US);
Stephen B. Leonard, Franksville, WI (US);
Inventors:
James F. Kimball, Hales Corners, WI (US);
Stephen B. Leonard, Franksville, WI (US);
Assignee:
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 1/14 (2006.01); G06Q 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inventory management system is provided that includes an RFID interrogator and corresponding RFID tags that are placed on items to be monitored. The tags can be used to monitor the storage time of food items stored in a refrigerator or pantry, the time in use of replaceable items such as toilet bowl cleaners, or the nature of laundry items being washed. The interrogator can be coupled to a display providing various reports on the status of such items. Also disclosed are devices for dispensing such RFID tags.