Patent ID: 7900980

Claim:
A seal lock, comprising: (a) a bolt comprising (i) a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, (ii) a head located at the proximal portion of the shaft, the head being wider than the distal portion of the shaft, and (iii) a microchip that electronically contains a unique serial number of the bolt; and (b) a locking body having a passageway with an open end for receiving and retaining the distal portion of the shaft of the bolt in locking engagement after the shaft has been inserted a predetermined extent into the open end of the passageway, at which point the shaft cannot be withdrawn from the open end of the passageway; (c) wherein the locking body contains electronics therein, the electronics including, (i) memory for storing data, (ii) a wireless communication component configured to wirelessly communicate data, and (iii) a power source for powering the wireless communication component, (iv) wherein the electronics are configured to read the serial number from the microchip after the locking engagement of the bolt with the locking body, store the serial number read from the microchip in the memory of the locking body, and wirelessly communicating the serial number read from the microchip from the locking body using the wireless communication component of the locking body.