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US 11,140,867 B2Granted
Back or hip tag with improved moisture resistance for tracking animals and method of producing same
AssigneeMicrotraks, Inc.
InventorMichael Jordan Fregeau
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Abstract
A tracking tag is disclosed that includes an identification tag fashioned from virgin paper, a pocket fashioned from the identification tag or adjacent the identification tag, the pocket housing a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip, and a laminate layer encasing the identification tag and pocket. A method of fashioning the tracking tag is also disclosed.
Claims15
A tracking tag comprising:
- an identification tag fashioned from virgin paper for durability;
- a pocket fashioned from the identification tag or adjacent the identification tag, the pocket housing a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip, wherein the RFID chip is a strip inlay positioned, within the pocket, lengthwise across a back of the identification tag;
- and
- a laminate layer encasing the identification tag and pocket,
- wherein the pocket is located on a back of the identification tag that contacts a hide of an animal, and is opposite a front of the identification tag that comprises at least one identifier associated with the animal.
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A method for fashioning a tracking tag, the method comprising:
- fabricating a paper identification tag, wherein the paper identification tag is made of virgin paper for durability;
- fashioning a pouch on a back of the paper identification tag;
- enclosing a wireless communication product in the pouch, wherein the wireless communication product comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip;
- positioning the wireless communication product within the pouch lengthwise across the back of the paper identification tag, wherein the wireless communication product is a strip inlay, wherein the pouch is positioned on the back of the paper identification tag that is in contact with a hide of an animal, and the pouch is opposite a front of the paper identification tag that comprises at least one identifier associated with the animal;
- and
- applying a laminate layer encasing the paper identification tag and pouch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.