Systems and methods for authenticating bulk products

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9836946
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14522285

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This application generally relates to systems and methods for authenticating a bulk quantity of a consumable product with a corresponding product. More specifically, the invention associates a bulk quantity of the consumable product with a product parameter such as a consumption rate of the consumable product within the corresponding product; provides and authorizes a key and/or reader with the bulk quantity and consumption rate data to a specific corresponding product wherein the bulk quantity and consumption rate data are correlated to a maximum consumption quantity value; monitoring consumption of the consumable product within the corresponding product until the maximum consumption quantity value is reached; and providing an event output to the corresponding product when the maximum consumption quantity value is realized.

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SMART WAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCTWO BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 1510 BETHESDA MD 20814

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McMullen, Scott Arthur Toronto, CA 6 14
Zosimadis, Peter Toronto, CA 27 464

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