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US 2003/0197064 A1Published application
Laser imageable RFID label/tag
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsAndre M. Saint, Omar S. Attia
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AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsAndre M. Saint, Omar S. Attia
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Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags and labels are produced having customized variable imprinting. Sheets of paper are used to form a simple and inexpensive structure for supporting and protecting RFID transponders. The paper structure also serves as a surface for customized variable imprinting using laser printers. The structure includes a base sheet, a cover sheet upon which a laser printer applied image is formed by passing the sheet assembly through a print path of a laser printer, and a mask sheet having at least one window. The sheets form a protective pocket within the window for protecting an electronic circuit from the heat and pressure applied by the laser printer when printing an image on the cover sheet. After printing, the structure can be separated into multiple RFID tags or labels. Identification information is transmitted from the electronic circuits inside the protective pockets to an external receiver.
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A method of forming a printable electronic sheet assembly, comprising the steps of:
An imageable electronic-identification sheet assembly comprising:
A method for forming an imageable electronic-identification sheet assembly, comprising the steps of:
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Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier: the record carrier being manufactured in a continuous process, e.g. using…
Otherwise than by punching: by printing code marks
Characterised by the shape: constructional details
Arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag: the adhering arrangement…
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the field of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and labels, and more particularly to particular structures of RFID tags and labels and methods of manufacturing them.
2. General Background and State of the Art
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a laser printer and the sheet assemblies prior to and following passing through the printer.
FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic vertical cross-sectional view of a “protective pocket” region of an RFID tag or label.
FIG. 3 is a top-plan view of a face of an RFID tag or label sheet assembly.
While the specification describes particular embodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill can devise variations of the present invention without departing from the inventive concept.
The present invention provides an economical and convenient method for producing radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags and labels having customized variable imprinting. Standard sheets of paper can be used to form a simple and inexpensive structure for supporting and protecting RFID transponders. At the same time, the paper structure serves as a surface for customized variable imprinting using common and inexpensive laser printers.
FIG. 1 shows imageable electronic-identification sheet assemblies 11 of the present invention both before and after being fed through a laser printer 13. Laser printer applied images 33 are printed onto the sheet assemblies 11. Each of the imageable electronic-identification sheet assemblies 11 is formed from a base sheet 15, a cover sheet 17 and a mask sheet 19 (see FIGS. 2 and 4). The mask sheet 17 has one or more windows 21 formed therein. Four windows 21 are illustrated in the exploded perspective view of an RFID tag or label sheet assembly of FIG. 4.