US 12,033,015 B2
Wireless destructible tags
Dan O'Bryan, Cabra (CR)
Assigned to Roco Plants, (CR)
Filed by Roco Plants, Inc., Guanacaste (CR)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/683,114.
Prior Publication US 2023/0274117 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/0723 (2013.01) [G06K 7/0008 (2013.01); G06K 19/0776 (2013.01); G06K 19/0779 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus forming a tag, the apparatus comprising:
a first side comprising a plurality of identifiers;
a second side comprising an adhesive;
a controller comprising a memory storing:
a code corresponding to an identifier of the plurality of identifiers, plant data and one or more of genetic data, permit data, location data, tag data, and environment data; and
a hash value generated from a payload of a block and a previous block identifier, wherein the payload of the block includes the plant data;
a proximal end comprising the controller;
a distal end;
an antenna connected to the controller and extending between the proximal end and the distal end; and
a substrate extending between the proximal end and the distal end and comprising a plurality of notches to promote tearing the substrate and the antenna; and
a plurality of object notches of the plurality of notches, wherein the plurality of object notches is structured to wrap around a stem of a plant to which the tag is affixed.