Electromagnetic absorbing material in opening of shielded enclosure

US9827064B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DeRoyal Industries, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Brian C. DeBusk · Knoxville, US
• Joe L. Smith · Powell Heights, US
• Mark McKnight · Knoxville, US
• Haben M. Jemal · Knoxville, US
• Mary E. Kaylor · Chattanooga, US
• Gerald T. Griffith · Knoxville, US
• Nicholas John Poker · Knoxville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 1, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 28, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 3, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65F2250/111
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A shielded enclosure receives REID-tagged packaging from consumed medical items. The enclosure includes a housing and a lid. An opening in the lid receives the packaging into an internal space. A chute surrounds the opening and extends downward into the internal space. The chute has front, left, right, and rear walls. A hood attached to the lid surrounds the opening. An aperture in the hood allows passage of the packaging into the lid opening. The hood includes rear, right, left, and top walls. RF absorbing material covers inside surfaces of the chute and hood, including a front panel on the chute front wall, a rear panel on the hood rear wall and the chute rear wall, a left side panel on the hood left side wall and the chute left side wall, a right side panel on the hood right side wall and the chute right side wall, and a top panel on the hood top.