RFID tag for its arrangement on a blood-derivated products bottle and use of the same
Inventors
ROURA FERNANDEZ, CARLOS • Grifols Roura, Victor • BOIRA BONHORA, JORDI
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-10121102-B2
Publication Date
2018-11-06
Expiration Date
Abstract
An RFID tag is for arrangement on a bottle for blood-derived products. The bottle includes a main body, the upper end of which includes a neck. The bottle is hermetically sealed by a cap arranged in the upper portion of the neck. The upper portion of the cap includes at least two through-pipes and at least two stiffening ribs that are each connected to the pipes by one of the respective ends thereof. The RFID tag has at least two openings shaped to fit each of the through-pipes, respectively, of the cap such that said RFID tag is positioned on the upper surface of the cap and thus overcomes the obstacle of the through-pipes and the respective stiffening ribs.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to an RFID tag configured for arrangement on a bottle for blood derived products. The bottle includes a main body and an upper end with a neck, and is hermetically sealed by a cap arranged in an upper portion of the neck. The cap has a horizontal surface with at least two through-pipes protruding through the horizontal surface, and at least two stiffening ribs connected to the through-pipes by respective ends.
The RFID tag comprises at least two openings shaped to fit each through-pipe of the cap, respectively. The openings are configured such that the RFID tag is positioned on the horizontal surface of the cap with the through-pipes and the respective stiffening ribs protruding through the openings. This arrangement allows the tag to be arranged on the cap while accommodating the cap’s through-pipes and stiffening ribs.
Claims Coverage
The independent claim covers one inventive feature: the structural arrangement of an RFID tag on a hermetically sealed bottle cap that includes through-pipes and stiffening ribs, where the tag has openings shaped to fit the through-pipes so the pipes and ribs protrude through the openings.
Rfid tag with openings shaped to fit cap through-pipes and ribs
An RFID tag for arrangement on a bottle for blood derived products, wherein the bottle is hermetically sealed by a cap having a horizontal surface with at least two through-pipes protruding through the horizontal surface and at least two stiffening ribs each connected to the through-pipes by one of the respective ends thereof; the RFID tag comprises at least two openings shaped to fit each through-pipe of the cap so that the RFID tag is positioned on the horizontal surface of the cap with the through-pipes and respective stiffening ribs protruding through the openings.
The claim coverage focuses on the keyed structural interface between a cap that includes through-pipes and stiffening ribs and an RFID tag that has openings shaped to fit those through-pipes, enabling the protrusion of the pipes and ribs through the tag openings while the tag is arranged on the cap’s horizontal surface.
Stated Advantages
Improved UHF read/write range by providing increased antenna/chip surface area while bypassing the cap through-pipes and stiffening ribs.
Enables traceability monitoring identification of blood-derived products.
Enables monitoring and tracking of the tagged bottle during collection, storage, or further processing.
Enables remote checkpoint control.
Documented Applications
Identification, monitoring, and tracking of a bottle for blood-derived products during collection, storage, or further processing.
Traceability monitoring identification of blood-derived products from donor extraction through plasma fractionation as part of a PediGri traceability system.
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