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Systems for transporting a product using an environmental sensor

CA 2554871 C · Owner: United Parcel Service Of America, Inc. · Inventors: Kadaba, Nagesh

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Systems disclosed herein use environmental sensor technology (12) to enhance the tracking and transporting capabilities of a product delivery system. The systems provide the capability to track and verify the environmental condition(s) to which a product (13) is subjected during its transportation or movement through a supply chain. In particular the systems allow a sender , (16), a receiver (18) and other authorized persons to access or interrogate environmental data (85) that describes the environmental conditions to which a product (13) within a container (14) has been subjected during transport from the sender (16) to the receiver (18). The systems also permit in-transit …

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  • Filed September 30, 2004 and granted May 1, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 30, 2024.
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FiledSeptember 30, 2004
GrantedMay 1, 2012
Term endedSeptember 30, 2024
Patent numberCA 2554871 C
Classification (IPC)G07C5/00 +2 more

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2005200720092011201320152017201920212023Application filedSep 30, 2004Patent grantedMay 1, 2012Term endedSep 30, 2024

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