Patents
US 12656328 B2: Environmentally sensitive plant ID tag
- Granted
- 2026-06-16
- Filed
- 2023-09-29 application 18374973
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Environmentally sensitive plant ID tags are disclosed herein. An example environmentally sensitive tag for use in a plant growing medium, includes; a substrate including a tag insertion end which is narrowed, pointed, or rounded; an indicator located on or in the substrate, the indicator having an initial state and at least one activated state, the indicator configured to transition from the initial state to the at least one activated state in response to exposure to moisture producing an observable change; and a wicking material disposed longitudinally along or in the substrate, from an area of the substrate proximate the tag insertion end to the indicator and configured to conduct moisture from the growing medium to the indicator when the tag insertion end is inserted in the plant growing medium.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 (ipgb20260616.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1,077 patents | US company or organization | Lincolnshire, IL | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric W. Liberato | Pequannock, NJ | 16 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | |
| Annika Matas Alonzo | West Hills, CA | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | |
| Mohannad Abdo | Clifton, NJ | 51 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N33/246 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B5/73 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | Merger Merger | TEMPTIME CORPORATION signed 2025-05-22 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 71548/54 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-10-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LIBERATO, ERIC W. signed 2023-09-29 MATAS ALONZO, ANNIKA signed 2023-09-29 ABDO, MOHANNAD signed 2023-09-28 | TEMPTIME CORPORATION MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | 65106/240 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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