Method of making RFID devices
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsKevin S. Hamilton, Mischa Reis, Ronald F. Sieloff
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Abstract
A method of making RFID tags includes printing individualized information to a printable facestock on which an RFID device is attached. Generic information may be preprinted on the facestock before the RFID device is attached. The facestock may be folded over, putting the generic information and individualized information on different sides of the tag. The individualized information may be a function of information obtained by reading or interrogating the RFID device.
Claims16
A method of making an RFID tag, the method comprising:
- preparing a paper roll material, the preparing including:
- printing first information on a first face of the roll material;
- and
- attaching a plurality of RFID devices to an opposite face of the roll material;
- after the preparing, printing second information on the first face of the roll material;
- and
- folding portions of the paper roll material around portions of cardstock, with the first and second information on respective opposite faces of the resulting tag.
A method of making a garment tag, the method including;
- providing a partially completed roll of tags, the roll having discrete section defining individual tags;
- applying first information on a first face of the roll of tags;
- providing an RFID device;
- inserting the RFID device in the partially completed roll of tags;
- attaching the RFID device to an opposite face of the roll of tags;
- obtaining individualized information relating to a garment;
- applying the individualized information to the partially completed roll;
- and
- folding portions of the roll of tags around portions of cardstock, with the first individualized information on respective opposite faces of the resulting completed tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.