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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Symbol Technologies, Llc, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Inventor:
Matthew B Hayes, Wheaton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Symbol Technologies, LLC, Holtsville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 1/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 1/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining when a shipment undergoes excessive vibration or bouncing is provided herein. During operation, a device such as an accelerometer, Piezoelectric, or vibration sensor, will monitor an acceleration/vibration experienced by a shipment. The device will also monitor an acceleration/vibration experienced by the shipping container housing/holding the shipment. If the acceleration or vibration of the shipment exceeds the acceleration or vibration of the shipping container by a predetermined amount, a warning will be given so that the situation can be mitigated.