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Sealing device

US9177491B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2009
Grant dateNov 3, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F3/0376
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sealing device including a housing and a closure member having a first end and a second end, at least one of the first and second ends being removably attached to the housing, the housing having means for checking the integrity of the closure member and a first transponder for transmitting information on the status of the sealing device where, the sealing device further includes a second transponder, preferably a passive transponder, associated with at least one of the first and second ends (16, 20) of the closure member, the second transponder comprising a second identity, and a transponder reader associated with the first transponder, preferably an active transponder, the transponder reader being arranged for reading the second identity of the second transponder; the first transponder being configured for receiving the second identity from the transponder reader and for transmitting the second identity.

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