Flexible fabric tags using apertures in a substrate
AssigneeAvery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
InventorIan J. FORSTER
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Abstract
A flexible fabric RFID tag is disclosed wherein a conductor is embedded into a flexible material to form a channel. The channel does not extend through the total depth of the flexible material. The conductor placed in the channel forms an antenna for an RFID tag when coupled to an RFID chip. The channel allows the conductor to be buried into the flexible material to prevent uncomfortable ridges and to create a flat printable surface.
Claims20
A flexible fabric radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag device comprising:
- a flexible material;
- a channel formed in the flexible material;
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- a conductor positioned in the channel, wherein the conductor forms an antenna for an RFID tag when coupled to an RFID chip.
A flexible fabric radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag device comprising:
- a flexible material comprised of a top layer and a bottom layer, wherein the top layer is capable of absorbing laser energy at a given wavelength and the bottom layer does not absorb laser energy;
- a channel formed in the flexible material;
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- a conductor positioned in the channel, wherein the conductor forms an antenna for an RFID tag when coupled to an RFID chip.
A flexible fabric radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag device comprising:
- a flexible material;
- a channel formed in the flexible material, wherein the channel is formed by positioning a cut in the flexible material and then opening the cut by bending the flexible material;
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- a wire conductor positioned in the channel, wherein the wire conductor is inserted into the opened cut and the flexible material is returned to a flat state, and further wherein the wire conductor forms an antenna for an RFID tag when coupled to an RFID chip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.