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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2009
Han-chung Tsai, Darien, IL (US);
Yung Y. Liu, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Han-Chung Tsai, Darien, IL (US);
Yung Y. Liu, Hinsdale, IL (US);
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An enhanced method and apparatus are provided for tracking and managing a plurality of packagings, particularly packagings containing radioactive and fissile materials. A radio frequency identification (RFID) surveillance tag is provided with an associated packaging. The RFID surveillance tag includes a tag body and a back plate including predefined mounting features for mounting the surveillance tag to the associated packaging. The RFID surveillance tag includes a battery power supply. The RFID surveillance tag includes a plurality of sensors monitoring the associated packaging including a seal sensor. The seal sensor includes a force sensitive material providing a resistivity change responsive to change in a seal integrity change of the associated packaging. The resistivity change causes a seal integrity tag alarm. A tag memory stores data responsive to tag alarms generated by each of the plurality of sensors monitoring the associated packaging.
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