RFID TAGS SUITABLE FOR AFFIXING TO RECTANGULAR CORNERS
First Claim
1. An RFID tag with a substrate adapted for affixing to a corner of a rectangular structure, said tag comprising:
- an RFID transceiver operably connected to a single antenna comprising a first radiating element and a second radiating element;
wherein the substrate has a first tab and a second tab that may be folded, together with a remaining portion of the substrate, to fit a corner of a rectangular structure, the first tab bearing a portion of the first radiating element, the second tab bearing a portion of the second radiating element, and the remaining portion of the substrate bearing at least a portion of at least one of the radiating elements.
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Abstract
To make the antenna pattern of an RFID tag more nearly isotropic, the tag substrate is adapted to fit a corner of a rectangular structure. The substrate has tabs that may be folded, together with a remaining portion of the substrate so that the tag, may be installed on, for example, the corner of a box or crate. The antenna has at least two radiating elements. A first tab bears a portion of one radiating element, a second tab bears a portion of the other element, and a remaining portion of the substrate bears at least a portion of at least one of the radiating elements. When the tag is folded and affixed to a corner, parts of the antenna lie each of in the three mutually orthogonal planes that define the corner.
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13 Claims
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1. An RFID tag with a substrate adapted for affixing to a corner of a rectangular structure, said tag comprising:
- an RFID transceiver operably connected to a single antenna comprising a first radiating element and a second radiating element;
wherein the substrate has a first tab and a second tab that may be folded, together with a remaining portion of the substrate, to fit a corner of a rectangular structure, the first tab bearing a portion of the first radiating element, the second tab bearing a portion of the second radiating element, and the remaining portion of the substrate bearing at least a portion of at least one of the radiating elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- an RFID transceiver operably connected to a single antenna comprising a first radiating element and a second radiating element;
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7. An RFID tag with a substrate adapted for affixing to a corner of a rectangular structure, said tag comprising:
- an RFID transceiver operably connected to a single antenna comprising a first dipole and a second dipole perpendicular to the first dipole;
wherein the substrate has a first tab and a second tab that may be folded, together with a remaining portion of the substrate, to fit a corner of a rectangular structure, the first tab bearing a portion of the first dipole, the second tab bearing a portion of the second dipole, and the remaining portion of the substrate bearing at least a portion of at least one of the dipoles. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- an RFID transceiver operably connected to a single antenna comprising a first dipole and a second dipole perpendicular to the first dipole;
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