Patent ID: 9697451
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06K,H01R

Claim:
1. A Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) tracking system for electrical power distribution assets, the system comprising: a plurality of electrical assets, each of the plurality of electrical assets including at least one electrical component defining an external surface and at least one radially extending portion or axially extending portion; an RFID transponder overmolded with the at least one electrical component and embedded within the at least one radially extending portion or axially extending portion and below the exterior surface of the at least one electrical component, the RFID transponder configured to transmit a first signal to a transmitting and receiving device and receive a second signal from the transmitting and receiving device; a portable adaptive reader having a processor and customizable interface enabled with an application configured for transmitting and receiving data to and from the RFID transponder; and a computing device having a server with middleware installed and running thereon and thereby receiving data from the reader, populating an exportable master database, and transferring the data in a useable format from the exportable master database to an external interface.