Fabric antenna for tags
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsClive R. Van Heerden, George Marmaropoulos
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a RFID transponder having a fabric antenna. The system including a radio frequency (RF) transponder, the transponder having a housing, an RF circuit enclosed in said housing, and a fabric antenna coupled to the RF circuit. The method of fabricating a radio frequency (RF) transponder including the steps of enclosing an RF circuit in a housing, forming a fabric antenna and coupling the fabric antenna to the RF circuit.
Claims15
A radio frequency (RF) transponder, said transponder comprising:
- a transponder housing;
- an RF circuit enclosed in said transponder housing;
- and
- a fabric antenna located outside of said transponder housing and coupled to said RF circuit, wherein said fabric antenna is comprised of at least one material selected from the group consisting of:
- conductive thread, conductive glue, and interfaced layers of conductive material.
A method of fabricating a radio frequency (RF) transponder, said method comprising the steps of:
- enclosing an RF circuit in a transponder housing;
- locating a fabric antenna outside of said transponder housing;
- and
- coupling said fabric antenna to said RF circuit, wherein said fabric antenna comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of:
- conductive thread, conductive glue, and interfaced layers of conductive material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.