Abstract

One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of creating and maintaining a calibrated bi-metallic element assembly configuration in a strip chart recorder comprising a housing having top and bottom portions. The method comprises acts of positioning a bi-metallic element assembly on the bottom portion of the housing while the housing is in an open configuration, closing the housing, and attaching the bi-metallic element assembly to the top portion of the housing when the housing is closed. Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a strip chart recorder, comprising a housing comprising top and bottom portions, the top portion of the housing comprising a first mating feature, a bi-metallic element assembly comprising a second mating feature, and a strip chart positioned on the bottom portion of the housing. The first and second mating features are adapted to engage each other upon closing of the housing.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01D 9/00 - Recording measured values

Abstract

The present invention is directed to novel systems and methods for authenticating the pedigree and/or confirming the integrity of a transported package. Among other things, a method is disclosed that involves receiving information from an electronic device associated with the package at an authentication appliance at a destination location, transmitting at least a first portion of the information from the authentication appliance to a server, receiving from the server a network address of an authentication computer to be used to evaluate the pedigree and/or integrity of the package, after receiving the network address from the server, transmitting at least a second portion of the information from the authentication appliance to the authentication computer at the network address, and receiving from the authentication computer a signal indicative of a determination made by the authentication computer concerning the pedigree and/or integrity of the package based upon a comparison of the at least the second portion of the information with data stored in a database.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

Systems and methods (100) for transmitting location event information to and/or from an electronic device, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (102), from and/or to one or more location ID stations (106). AT least one signal is wirelessly received at an electronic device associated with a package (104) as the package is transported from a source location to a destination location in a manufacturing process, supply chain, and/or distribution network, the at least one signal including location event information that is sufficient to supply a location of the package at a time the signal is received. Data is stored representing the location event information in memory of the electronic device so that the location of the package can be subsequently ascertained.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06K 17/00 - Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups , e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations