Bicycle identification system
CA 2445323 A1 · Owner: Fitzgerald, Barry J. · Inventors: Fitzgerald, Barry J.
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The invention described herein is a system to create a reliable and tamper proof system to identify the owners of bicycles. The system utilizes RFID tags integrated permanently into a bicycle that can be scanned electromagnetically to read data contained in the RFID tag. The RFID tag can be installed in the frame of the bicycle during manufacture or after market by approved retailers. The device can not be destroyed in or removed from the bicycle without rendering its frame worthless. The RFID tag's unique code new owner's pertinent information, and bicycle details are entered into a web enabled secure database at the point of sale. Widespread adoption of this inventive idea will deter …
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- Filed October 6, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 6, 2023.
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