Radio frequency identification (RFID) security tag for merchandise and method therefor
AssigneeMicrochip Technology Incorporated
InventorPeter Sorrells
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Abstract
A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) security tag for attachment to a small article of merchandise to monitor the tagged item. The security tag uses a thin flexible strip. An RFID tag device is coupled to the thin flexible strip and is used for storing data related to the small article of merchandise to be monitored. A plurality of conductors are laid on the thin flexible strip. The plurality of conductors are coupled together to form a multiple turn coil for providing energy to the RFID tag device when a first end of the thin flexible strip is coupled to a second end of the thin flexible strip to form a loop.
Claims18
A security tag for attachment to a small article of merchandise comprising, in combination:
- a thin flexible strip;
- a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag device coupled to said thin flexible strip for storing data related to said small article of merchandise;
- and
- a plurality of conductors laid on said thin flexible strip wherein said plurality of conductors are coupled together to form a multiple turn coil for providing energy to said RFID tag device when a first end of said thin flexible strip is coupled to a second end of said thin flexible strip to form a loop.
A method of providing a security tag for attachment to a small article of merchandise comprising the steps of:
- providing a thin flexible strip;
- providing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag device coupled to said thin flexible strip for storing data related to said small article of merchandise;
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- providing a plurality of conductors laid on said thin flexible strip wherein said plurality of conductors are coupled together to form a multiple turn coil for providing energy to said RFID tag device when a first end of said thin flexible strip is coupled to a second end of said thin flexible strip to form a loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.