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System and method for electronic tracking of units associated with a batch

a batch and unit technology, applied in the field of electronic tracking of units, can solve problems such as meat processing methods

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-08-24
ROUND ROCK RES LLC
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[0019]In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method for electronic tracking of units originating from a common source. The common source comprises a plurality of units physically joined with one another. A first transponder is physically associated with the common source, and the...

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A difficulty of present meat processing methodologies is in tracking the meat through a slaughterhouse.

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[0031]This disclosure of the invention is submitted in furtherance of the constitutional purposes of the U.S. Patent Laws “to promote the progress of science and useful arts” (Article 1, Section 8).

[0032]In one aspect, the invention is a recognition that a problem which occurs during the above-discussed processing of FIG. 2 is that after the animal carcass 26 is split into two parts, one of the two parts (specifically, unit 36) is no longer associated with transponder 30, and accordingly, is no longer electronically tracked. Accordingly, the invention encompasses methodologies for maintaining the electronic tracking of meat unit after such units are split from a carcass.

[0033]One method of tracking meat units after they are split from a carcass is to physically associate one or more transponder units with such units during meat processing. Such method can be accomplished utilizing a meat spike and transponder assembly, such as the assembly 100 shown in FIG. 3. Assembly 100 comprises...

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In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method for electronic tracking of units originating from a common source which comprises a plurality of units physically joined with one another. A first transponder is physically associated with the common source, and the source is split to separate it into three or more of the units. A second transponder is physically associated with one of the three or more units, and the second transponder sends a code. The code of the second transponder is electrically associated with an identifier of the common source. In a particular aspect, the common source is an animal carcass.A batch comprises separate units of objects that are physically joined together. RFID tags are attached to each of the units and to the batch. The codes stored in the RFID tags are electrically associated with one another in a database.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]More than one reissue application has been filed for the reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,545,604. The reissue applications are the initial reissue application Ser. No. 11 / 102,887 filed May 8, 2005, a continuation reissue application Ser. No. 11 / 872,374 filed Oct. 15, 2007, a continuation reissue application Ser. No. 11 / 872,382 filed Oct. 15, 2007, a continuation application Ser. No. 11 / 872,390 filed Oct. 15, 2007 and a continuation reissue application Ser. No. 11 / 872,397 filed Oct. 15, 2007.<?insert-end id="INS-S-00002" ?>TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The invention pertains to methods of electronic tracking of units originating from a common source, such as, for example, methods for electronic identification of mean units originating from a common animal carcass. The invention further pertains to particular transponder assemblies, such as transponders attached to meat spikes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Radio frequency identification device (...

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IPC IPC(8): G08B13/14G06K17/00A22B5/00
CPCA22B5/0064A22B7/00A22B7/007A22C17/10G06K17/0022G08B13/2462G08B13/2434G06K7/0008G06K7/10366
Inventor DANDO, ROSS S.TUTTLE, MARK E.
Owner ROUND ROCK RES LLC
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