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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
May. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Ronald Barry Zmood, Victoria, AU;
Jason Chaffey, Victoria, AU;
Inventors:
Ronald Barry Zmood, Victoria, AU;
Jason Chaffey, Victoria, AU;
Assignee:
Bluechip Limited, Victoria, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of tagging and sterilizing an item, the method including the steps of: providing an item () that is to be sterilized and tagged; applying an RFID tagging device () to said item, said tagging device including a data store () formed from an array of micromechanical resonant members (), said resonant members being configured to vibrate in accordance with an applied RF signal, so as to provide a data response; and sterilizing said tagged item by autoclaving and/or by irradiation.