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Flexible tube comprising an electronic component

US9862130B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 18, 2012
Grant dateJan 9, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49204
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a flexible tube head (40, 40′) comprising a dispensing port which is defined by an edge (41, 41′) and a shoulder (42, 42′), the shoulder connecting the edge to the flexible skirt (30) of the tube. The invention is characterized in that it comprises an electronic component (20) which can be used for the electrically contactless exchange of information with a read or read/write device, normally a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) type component.

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