Patent ID: 9311513
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: E02F,G06K,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of monitoring a heavy machine tooth, the method comprising: coupling an RFID tag to the heavy machine tooth, the RFID tag coupled to the heavy machine tooth to move with the heavy machine tooth and detuned when the heavy machine tooth is mounted to the heavy machine and tuned when the heavy machine tooth is separated from the heavy machine; positioning an RFID reader to read the RFID tag; receiving, by a controller, information from the RFID reader based on the data from the RFID tag; determining, by the controller, when the heavy machine tooth is separated from the heavy machine based on the information from the RFID reader; determining, by the controller, diagnostic information for the heavy machine tooth based on the information from the RFID reader; and providing, to a user, the diagnostic information and an indication to a user when the heavy machine tooth is separated from the heavy machine.