Tag having patterned circuit elements and a process for making same
First Claim
1. A tag arranged to reflect electromagnetic energy for the purpose of indicating the presence of said tag, said tag comprising a substrate having a surface, comprising:
- a. a preformed first patterned adhesive disposed over said surface of said substrate;
b. a first layer of electrically conductive material having a shape corresponding to a desired final pattern for a first electrically conductive trace secured to said surface of said substrate by said preformed first patterned adhesive wherein said preformed first patterned adhesive corresponds to said desired final pattern;
c. a second patterned adhesive disposed over a portion of a surface area of said tag, said surface area comprising said surface and said first electrically conductive trace;
d. a second electrically conductive trace disposed over said second patterned adhesive to adhere said second electrically conductive trace thereto; and
e. an electrical connection for electrically coupling portions of said first and second electrically conductive traces to form a tag circuit.
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Abstract
A tag having a substrate having a surface with a preformed first patterned adhesive disposed over the surface thereof and a first layer of electrically conductive material having a shape corresponding to a desired final pattern for a first electrically conductive trace secured to the surface of the substrate. The preformed first patterned adhesive corresponds to the desired final pattern. A second patterned adhesive is disposed over a portion of a surface area of the tag. An electrically conductive trace is disposed over the second patterned adhesive to adhere the second electrically conductive trace thereto. An electrical connection is provided for electrically coupling portions of the first and second electrically conductive traces to form a tag circuit. The tag circuit can be an LC resonant circuit. The preformed first patterned adhesive can be a flexographic printed layer.
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88 Claims
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1. A tag arranged to reflect electromagnetic energy for the purpose of indicating the presence of said tag, said tag comprising a substrate having a surface, comprising:
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a. a preformed first patterned adhesive disposed over said surface of said substrate;
b. a first layer of electrically conductive material having a shape corresponding to a desired final pattern for a first electrically conductive trace secured to said surface of said substrate by said preformed first patterned adhesive wherein said preformed first patterned adhesive corresponds to said desired final pattern;
c. a second patterned adhesive disposed over a portion of a surface area of said tag, said surface area comprising said surface and said first electrically conductive trace;
d. a second electrically conductive trace disposed over said second patterned adhesive to adhere said second electrically conductive trace thereto; and
e. an electrical connection for electrically coupling portions of said first and second electrically conductive traces to form a tag circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A tag arranged to reflect electromagnetic energy for the purpose of indicating the presence of said tag, said tag comprising a substrate having a surface, comprising:
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a. a first patterned adhesive disposed over said surface of said substrate, said first patterned adhesive having a shape corresponding to a desired final pattern for a first electrically conductive trace;
b. said first electrically conductive trace disposed over said first patterned adhesive to adhere to said first electrically conductive trace thereto;
c. a second patterned adhesive disposed over a portion of a surface area of said tag, said surface area comprising said surface and said first electrically conductive trace;
d. a second electrically conductive trace disposed over said second patterned adhesive to indirectly adhere said second electrically conductive trace to said first electrically conductive trace; and
e. an electrical connection for electrically coupling portions of said first and second electrically conductive traces to form a tag circuit. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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