Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-15
2005-03-15
Wu, Daniel (Department: 2632)
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
C340S571000, C340S572100, C340S572400, C340S572500, C340S005800, C340S005920, C340S870030
Reexamination Certificate
active
06867698
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for automatically logging data pertaining to a particular use of an article, in particular the use of a boning or carving knife in a meat works. The knife having identifying means incorporated therein to identify a unique code for the particular knife. A reader is provided at a reading station to automatically read the unique code of a knife passed adjacent the reader. Data logging means is associated with the reader to log the unique code and the time at which the unique code was read by the reader. The data logging means is associated with one or more readers and reading stations located in an area where the knife is to be used. The area has reading stations associated with one or more treatment or storage locations for the knife at which a reader is disposed in a manner so that any passage of a knife from or to the treatment or storage location requires the article to be passed adjacent to the reader to enable the unique code of the knife to be automatically read by the reader. One of the treatment or storage locations includes a steriliser for sanitising the knife at prescribed intervals. An alarm and reminder alarm may also be associated with the system to alert an operator of the knife when it is due for sanitising or if it hasn't been sanitised properly. The application of the system to gloves and other articles is also described.
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Herbert David Russell
McIvor Shane
Herbert McIvor Holdings Pty Ltd.
Marger Johnson & McCollom PC
Nguyen Tai T.
Wu Daniel
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