EXTENDED LIFE ELECTRONIC TAGS

摘要

The invention is a method of packaging an electronic tag. The method includ es heating the electronic tag to remove contaminants from an internal volume. T he internal volume is filled with a potting material and is hermetically sealed within a n outer shell. The invention is a method of positioning an electronic tag in a tubular member. The method includes positioning an electronic tag in a slot formed in an inn er wall of the tubular member. The slot is filled with a potting material that adhesively bonds the electronic tag to the slot. The invention is an electronic tag apparatus. The apparatus comprises a sl ot formed at a selected azimuthal location in an inner wall of a tubular member . An electronic tag is disposed in the slot. A potting material is disposed in th e slot, and the potting material forms a barrier between the electronic tag and the inner wa ll of the tubular member and adhesively bonds the electronic tag to the slot.