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US 12,626,572 B2Granted
Flexible embedded security tag
AssigneeSensormatic Electronics Corporation
InventorsOlivier Bruno Sommer, Lauri Johannes Huhtasalo, Iraj Ehtezazi Alamdari
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Abstract
A flexible security tag includes: an elongated inlay portion; a loop antenna mounted on the elongated inlay portion; an electrically-conductive member longitudinally extending across the elongated inlay portion, spaced apart from and inductively coupled to the loop antenna; and a radio frequency identifier (RFID) circuit mounted to the loop antenna. The flexible security tag is encapsulated within an elongated textile protective sleeve.
Claims19
A flexible security tag, comprising:
- an elongated inlay portion;
- a loop antenna mounted on the elongated inlay portion;
- an electrically-conductive member longitudinally extending across the elongated inlay portion, spaced apart from and inductively coupled to the loop antenna, wherein the electrically-conductive member has a first longitudinal length in a longitudinal direction, wherein the first longitudinal length is greater than a second longitudinal length of the elongated inlay portion in the longitudinal direction;
- and
- a radio frequency identifier (RFID) circuit mounted to the loop antenna, wherein the flexible security tag is encapsulated within an elongated textile protective sleeve, wherein the flexible security tag is configured to be positioned into:
- an interface space between two layers of an article of clothing, the interface space extending along the longitudinal direction;
- and/or
- on top of an overlock seam of the article of clothing, the overlock seam extending along the longitudinal direction.
5 more elements
A flexible security tag, comprising:
- an elongated inlay portion;
- a loop antenna mounted on the elongated inlay portion;
- an electrically-conductive member longitudinally extending across the elongated inlay portion and spaced apart from and inductively coupled to the loop antenna, wherein the electrically-conductive member has a first longitudinal length that in a longitudinal direction, wherein the first longitudinal length is greater than a second longitudinal length of the elongated inlay portion in the longitudinal direction;
- and
- a radio frequency identifier (RFID) circuit mounted to the loop antenna, wherein the flexible security tag is configured to be positioned into:
- an interface space between two layers of an article of clothing, the interface space extending along the longitudinal direction;
- and/or
- on top of an overlock seam of the article of clothing, the overlock seam extending along the longitudinal direction.
5 more elements
A flexible security tag, comprising:
- an elongated inlay portion having a first longitudinal length in a longitudinal direction;
- a loop antenna mounted on the elongated inlay portion and having a second longitudinal length in the longitudinal direction;
- an electrically-conductive member longitudinally extending across the elongated inlay portion and spaced apart from and inductively coupled to the loop antenna and having a third longitudinal length in the longitudinal direction, the third longitudinal length being greater than the first longitudinal length and the second longitudinal length, causing the electrically-conductive member to longitudinally extend beyond the elongated inlay portion and the loop antenna;
- and
- a radio frequency identifier (RFID) circuit mounted to the loop antenna, wherein the flexible security tag is configured to be positioned into:
- an interface space between two layers of an article of clothing, the interface space extending along the longitudinal direction;
- and/or
- on top of an overlock seam of the article of clothing, the overlock seam extending along the longitudinal direction.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.