Intelligent fastener

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8584957
APP PUB NO 20130186951A1
SERIAL NO

13374911

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An intelligent fastener having a head and an externally threaded shank for threaded engagement with a structural member. The head has a recess formed in the top surface for mounting an RFID tag with a memory containing information specific to the fastener—such as fastener identification, specified torque value and other information—an antenna for enabling bidirectional communication with an RFID tag reader, and a torque value sensor for determining the torque applied to the fastener by a fastener installation tool. Once installed, the existing torque on a collection of fasteners is measured by using an RFID tag reader to scan the information stored in the memory of each fastener.

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SILICON VALLEY MICRO E CORPORATION6288 SAN IGNACIO AVE #A SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Huang, Su Shiong Bellevue, US 45 527
Zhu, Shengbo San Jose, US 55 813

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