Patents
US 12768672 B2: System and method for detecting opening events of an item
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2024-12-20 application 18990687
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An example assembly for detecting opening events of an item includes: a wireless communications tag. A memory of the wireless communications tag is configured to store an opening indicator. A piezoelectric element is configured to be disposed between two mating portions of a closing structure of the item. The piezoelectric element is loaded when the two portions are mated and unloaded when the two portions of the closing structure are unmated. The piezoelectric element is configured to output an electric signal that can be used by the wireless communications tag, e.g., to cause a logic circuit of the wireless communications tag to update the opening indicator when the piezoelectric element is unloaded.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.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 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bellows | Fort Salonga, NY | 54 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01D | Measuring not specially adapted for a specific variable; arrangements for measuring two or more variables not covered in a single other subclass; tariff metering apparatus; measuring or testing not otherwise provided for | G01D5/14 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K7/10297 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
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