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US 8,128,000 B2Granted
Method, system and apparatus for manufacturing a radio frequency identification device
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorIan J. Forster
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for manufacturing radio frequency identification (RFID) devices. An RFID device can be formed with a substrate, a conductor and a laminate or coating. The RFID device can be such that an antenna can be formed on the conductor and the laminate can be applied to insulate or protect the antenna.
Claims20
A method of making a RFID device having an antenna, comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- mounting a conductor on the substrate;
- cutting through the conductor to form a coil having gaps between windings of an antenna without removing the matrix material from the substrate;
- and
- applying a material over the gaps to prevent the coil from shorting when connected with an integrated circuit.
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An RFID tag, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a conductive layer coupled to the substrate;
- an antenna coil cut into the conductive layer, the antenna coil having a plurality of edges defined therein, a matrix of the conductive layer remaining with the antenna coil;
- a laminate disposed over the coil and between each of the plurality of edges of the coil to prevent a short in a circuit;
- and
- a chip disposed on the coil.
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A method of using a system for producing an RFID device, comprising:
- providing a printing mechanism, the printing mechanism including a computer system having a set of antenna design templates and design software for creating an antenna design;
- designing an antenna for an RFID device;
- instructing the printing mechanism;
- providing a substrate, the substrate having a conductive material applied to a portion of the substrate;
- cutting the conductive material to form the antenna for the RFID device, the antenna having a plurality of edges and between the edges are a series of gaps with a matrix remaining substantially in position;
- and
- applying a material over the antenna such that the material covers the plurality of edges and fills a portion of the series of gaps.
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A method of making a RFID device having an antenna, comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- mounting a conductor on the substrate;
- cutting through the conductor to form an antenna having gaps between elements of an antenna without removing the matrix material from areas of the substrate;
- and
- applying a material over the gaps to prevent the antenna elements from shorting or to protect the antenna.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.