RFID tag

• US 20090045963A1
• Filed: 08/14/2007
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
• Inventors: Phaneuf, Peter, Vigneron, Patrick Jacob
• Granted Patent: US 7,855,648 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.800
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07758 arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07798 part of the antenna or the integrated circuit being adapted for rupturing or breaking, e.g. record carriers functioning as sealing devices for detecting not-authenticated opening of containers electronic seals G09F3/03
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1049 Folding only
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1051 by folding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1075 of plural laminae from single stock and assembling to each other or to additional lamina

Abstract

A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is disclosed. The RFID tag can include a blank onto which indicia is printed. The blank may further have an RFID chip and antenna disposed thereon. The blank may further be mounted on a carrier web and may also be laminated. The laminated RFID tag may then be disposed into a container and may be used for storing and transmitting information regarding the container or its contents.

Claims

1. A system for tracking, comprising:

a radio frequency identification (RFID) blank with indicia printed thereon;

an RFID antenna and a chip coupled with the RFID blank;

a carrier web coupled to the RFID blank;

a laminated seal disposed over the RFID blank, the RFID antenna and the chip and the carrier web after they are folded on top of each other to form an RFID tag;

a container into which the RFID tag is disposed; and

wherein the RFID tag stores information regarding contents of the container.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a lid that seals the container.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the printed indicia is human readable.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the information regarding contents of the container includes manufacturing location, batch and lot information and date information.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the separation of the RFID tag from a plurality of other RFID tags after the laminated seal is disposed over the RFID blank, the RFID antenna and the chip and carrier web to form the RFID tag.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the printed indicia is printed on an outside portion of the RFID blank.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the printed indicia is machine readable indicia.

8. The system of claim 3, wherein the printed indicia is a warning.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the RFID antenna and chip are disposed on an inside portion of the RFID blank.

10. A method of supplying data for contents housed in a container, comprising:

printing indicia on an outside portion of a plurality of blanks;

placing radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas and chips on an inside portion of the plurality of blanks;

placing the plurality of blanks on a carrier web;

folding the plurality of blanks onto themselves;

laminating the plurality of blanks;

separating individual blanks from the plurality of blanks to form individual RFID tags;

placing an RFID tag into a container;

sealing to container to prevent tampering with the RFID tag; and

reading data from the RFID tag placed in the container with an RFID reader.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

coupling the plurality of blanks to each other.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the blanks are coupled using the carrier web.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the laminating of the plurality of blanks seals them from outside elements.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the printing of indicia on the outside portion of the plurality of blanks is performed substantially simultaneously to the placing of the RFID antennas and chips on the inside portion of the plurality of blanks.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the folding of the plurality of blanks onto themselves is performed one blank at a time.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the folding of the plurality of blanks onto themselves is performed to each of the blanks substantially simultaneously.

17. A method of preventing tampering with an RFID tag, comprising:

means for providing a radio frequency identification (RFID) substrate;

means for printing human-readable indicia on the RFID substrate;

means for disposing a RFID chip and antenna on the RFID substrate to form an RFID tag;

means for sealing the RFID tag against outside elements;

means for disposing the RFID tag in a container; and

means for sealing the container.