Easily attachable RFID tag and method of making the same

A method of reading at least one location designation RFID tag disposed on a floor of a facility having a mobile device disposed therein, the method comprising:

• programming the at least one location designation RFID tag with various location information;
• placing the at least one location designation RFID tag at various locations on the floor of the facility, the location designation RFID tag including an inlay including an antenna and an integrated circuit conductively bonded to the antenna, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side, a first layer disposed on the first side of the inlay having a first thickness, a second layer disposed on the second side of the inlay having a second thickness that is less than 0.30 inches, and one or more lamination layers comprising a first lamination layer disposed on the first layer, the first layer protecting the inlay, the first layer disposed between the first lamination layer and the first side of the inlay, the first layer being coupled to one of the floor of the facility or a second lamination layer from among the one or more lamination layers, the coupling encapsulating the inlay, the first layer, and the second layer, the at least one location designation RFID tag having a length in a first direction and a width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
• reading, via a reader disposed on the mobile device, the at least one location designation RFID tag as the mobile device travels over or near the at least on location designation RFID tag;
• detecting, based on reading the at least one location designation RFID tag, a location within the facility.

A method of manufacturing at least one location designation RFID tag for use in a facility, the method comprising:

• providing a supply of inlays disposed on a carrier sheet, a supply of first layers, and a supply of second layers, wherein at least one inlay includes an antenna and an integrated circuit conductively bonded to the antenna;
• coupling the supply of inlays at a first location of a conveyer belt, the supply of first layer at a second location on the conveyer belt, and the supply of second layers at a third location on the conveyer belt;
• attaching a first layer from the supply of first layers to a first side of the carrier sheet, each first layer in the supply of first layers having a first thickness;
• attaching a second layer from the supply of second layers to a second side of the carrier sheet, each second layer in the supply of second layers having a second thickness that is less than 0.30 inches, such that the at least one inlay is disposed between the first layer and the second layer, and the first layer protects the inlay;
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• applying one or more lamination layers to the RFID tag, the applying of the one or more lamination layers including applying a first lamination layer to the first layer such that the first layer is disposed between the first lamination layer and the inlay, and such that the first lamination layer couples to one of a floor in the facility or a second lamination layer from among the one or more lamination layers, the coupling encapsulating the inlay, the first layer, and the second layer.