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In the post 9-11 era, it is
impossible to overstate the importance of keeping US and
Canadian borders and ports safe. Each year more than 12
million maritime, rail, air and road containers arrive
at diverse ports of entry throughout North America
requiring a safe and non-intrusive method for monitoring
the supply chain, and meeting cross-border screening and
detection criteria.
Radical defence protection measures have been
mandated by the USA across deep seaports, airports,
roads and rail border entries, stipulating a requirement
for 100% screening of cargo at ports and borders (a
significant increase from the previous target of 3%).
poses a serious challenge to commercial efficiency and
efficacy.
Even if it were possible to open and inspect every
container passing into the US, the resulting delays at
the border would have a detrimental effect on the
economy. In fact, lengthy delays at the border can
result in shrinking profit margins, which can in turn
lead to job cuts. As Stephen Flynn, director of the
Independent Task Force on Homeland Security Imperatives
explains: "Security is a significant concern up and
down the supply chain. Any uncertainty about the
security of a shipment means shutting down a supply
chain, which has economic impact worldwide."
To give an idea of the magnitude of cross border
commerce in the United States and Canada, commercial
cross border traffic accounts for approximately $1.6
billion in revenue daily - $900 million worth of goods
crosses the Ontario-US border alone. At the same time,
890 million tons of waterborne goods arrive at US ports
annually, representing a value of approximately $800
billion.
An economically sustainable strategy for tightening
security at borders and ports needs to focus on 3 areas:
- New Technology
- Information Sharing, and
- Cross Border and International Cooperation
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cStar Technologies Inc. has
created an extraordinarily and importantly new
methodology, cStar's SkyGate® Cargo Secure
solution that uses cStar's 'Stealth' passive Radio
Frequency Identification (pRFID) Inlays that measure
dimensionally from 210mm x 297mm [Letter/A4 size] to
segmented Inlays of the 20mm x 31mm range, that both
'verify' and 'scrutinize' container cargos and assets
keeping shipments intrinsically safe while warranting
absolute protection.
Based on advanced wireless communications technology,
cStar's SkyGate® Cargo Secure is effective, inexpensive
and easy to deploy - in short, it's poised to
revolutionize the way cross-border cargo is inspected.
This simple and easy to implement passive RFID solution
significantly reduces the time and cost associated with
the manual inspection of all cross-border cargo,
efficiently and accurately identifying suspicious
containers early in the inspection process.
cStar's SkyGate® Cargo Secure solution represents a
technological breakthrough that can help governments and
commercial enterprises solve supply chain security
problems. Because it is impossible to open and
adequately inspect every container that arrives at a
port, border, or shipping waypoint, SkyGate® Cargo
Secure provides supply chain stakeholders with the
information they need to make intelligent risk
assessments early in the inspection process.
Taking advantage of cStar's exceptionally
cost-effective 'Stealth' pRFID Inlays, SkyGate® Cargo
Secure alerts customs inspection agents and supply chain
stakeholders if shipped goods have been tampered with or
subject to any other suspicious activity while in
transit. SkyGate® Cargo Secure solution is an entirely
feasible wide-scale investment for shipping companies,
signaling a new era of technologically enhanced
security.
cStar's SkyGate® Cargo Secure solution entails a
total evaluation means to identify containers that might
pose a potential risk, providing an end-to-end
clarification system that rapidly performs these
assessments without unnecessarily reducing the movement
of trade.
cStar's SkyGate® Cargo Secure solution can
immediately detect interference or intrusion using
cStar's Stealth pRFID Inlay seal that comprises a wound
tuned antenna portion, having one or more breakaway
sections, coupled to a uniquely coded Integrated
Circuit. cStar is a global provider of this unique pRFID
system of Stealth modules, which is instantly capable of
detecting tampering or substitution within an omni-directional
detection zone and the world leader in providing
purposeful ubiquitous detection anywhere within an
itinerant environment of local area network coverage.
Dimensions: 20mm x 31mm minimum
Quarter (One-Fourth) A4 Size (105mm x 148mm) Period Configuration LF & HF
A4 Size Period Configuration LF & HF (210mm x 297mm
cStar's SkyGate® Cargo Secure solution technology
has developed these control solutions as seen in very
close collaboration with obligatory border efficiency
security and intelligence, optimized and interactive
with every stage of Government Fortification covering a
scope and product range from small hand cartable
packages all the way to over-the-road/rail and seagoing
shipping container's access doors.
cStar's wireless frequency antenna designs comply
with both FCC Regulations for LF: 125kHz - 134.2kHz open
wound coil and HF: 13.56MHz wound loop configuration,
both distinct etched. These design procedures provide a
complete set of capabilities that transform every aspect
of non-intrusive detection for Border Security and
Supply Chain Operations and Safety.
cStar's SkyGate® Cargo Secure solution represents a
technology breakthrough that fully assists industrial,
commercial, retail, medical and government enterprises
with supply chain security and tracking, providing
awareness of interference, intrusion or irregular
manipulations of cargos by providing essential and
crucial operating informational data for monitoring,
cataloguing and controlling the supply chain.
cStar's SkyGate® Cargo Secure solution also makes it
an exceptionally efficient method for shipping companies
to track and route their cargo. For security-sensitive
industries (i.e., food and drug or high cost/volume
product suppliers), SkyGate® Cargo Secure provides
security and audit efficiency throughout the entire
supply chain and provides product tracking and routing
info that can help companies streamline shipping and
guarantee the safety of their cargo.
cStar's SkyGate® Cargo Secure
solution is protected by the following patents:
US Patent 7559482
Supplementary antenna for radio frequency identification and product containing unit incorporating same
US Patent 6563813
Wireless Transport Protocol
US Patent 6873620
Communications server including virtual gateway to perform protocol conversion and communication systems
incorporating the same
US Patent 8063779
Container including a tamper-resistant seal and radio frequency identification seal
US Patent 9070068 (A Continuation in Part {CIP} of US Patent #8,063,779)
Passive Tamper-Resistant Seal and Applications Therefor
US Patent 9483724 (Continuation in Part #2 of US Patent #8,063,779)
Passive Tamper-Resistant Seal and Applications Therefor
US Patent 10008083 (Continuation in Part #3 of US Patent #8,063,779)
Passive Tamper-Resistant Seal and Applications Therefor
US Patent 8145546
System and Method for Tracking Inventory
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