Integrated RFID tag in a card holder, cage, lid, and rack for use with inventorying and tracking of cage occupants and equipment

a technology for inventorying and tracking cages, which is applied in the field of integrated rfid tags in card holders, cages, lids, racks, etc., can solve the problem that the patent does not include the combination of card holders and rfid tags with animal cages, and achieves the effect of a greater range of transmission of passive rfid signals
US20120193415A1Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-02COIRO SR MICHAEL A +2
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
COIRO SR MICHAEL A
Publication Date
2012-08-02
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated RFID card holder, cage, lid or rack and system for collecting census, inventorying, and tracking of animal cages, lids, card holders, racks, and other related equipment. Preferably, the card holder is comprised of an RF transparent material such as plastic. During operation, a RFID reader reads each integrated RFID card holder attached to an animal cage for virtually linking the cage to an animal rack in effect assigning a parking spot to each animal cage within an animal cage rack system. The integrated RFID card holder can be determined to be in a room when the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is the highest comparing multiple reads from one or many antennas.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 056,901, filed May 29, 2008, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Conventionally, cards identifying research animals have been attached to animal cages in a rack system. A card holder is attached to the animal cage system. The card slides into the card holder. Typically, the card holder is comprised of metal.

[0003] Dyanasys has developed a product referred to as Dyanasys Animal Care Warehouse Management System which attaches a radio frequency identification (RFID) transmitter to a conventional metal card holder. The card can be read up to a range of about 8 to 10 feet.

[0004] U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005 / 0241591 describes an animal cage in which a rear wall has an opening for inserting a monitoring module. The monitoring monitor monitors various conditions of the cage. A ...

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