Thermoformed apparatus having a communications device

Details Thermoformed apparatus having a communications device Thermoformed apparatus having a communications device

2005-09-13

2005-09-13

Pope, Daryl C. (Department: 2632)

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

With particular system function

C340S572100, C340S572800, C340S010100, C340S870030, C340S539130, C156S226000, C156S227000, C156S290000, C235S383000, C235S384000, C235S385000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06943678

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus has a communications device associated therewith. In another aspect of the present invention, a pallet is made from thermoformed polymeric sheets with an attached communications device. A further aspect of the present invention provides a radio frequency identification device attached to an apparatus. In still another aspect of the present invention, a communications device is incorporated into one or more sheets of a pallet or other container prior to forming. Methods of making and using a thermoformed pallet and container, having a communications device, are also provided.

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