RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) LABEL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE LABEL

• US 20100253523A1
• Filed: 04/02/2010
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Paragon Identification (Paragon Group Limited)
• Original Assignee: Paragon Identification (Paragon Group Limited)
• Inventors: BOUCHARD, Olivier
• Granted Patent: US 8,564,442 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.800
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/02 characterised by the selection of materials, e.g. to avoid wear during transport through the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/077 Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07718 the record carrier being manufactured in a continuous process, e.g. using endless rolls
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0776 the adhering arrangement being a layer of adhesive, so that the record carrier can function as a sticker

Abstract

The invention consists in an RFID label consisting of at least: one functional layer comprising at least one electronic component, one antenna connected to the electronic component; one upper layer; one lower layer having an adhesive surface; wherein the upper and lower layers consist of one or more materials capable of resisting to ultraviolet radiation and/or of filtering the ultraviolet radiation. The invention also includes the method for manufacturing the RFID label and the machine applying the method for manufacturing the RFID label.

Claims

1. An RFID label consisting of at least:

one functional layer comprising at least;

one electronic component;

one antenna connected to the electronic component;

one upper layer;

one lower layer having an adhesive surface;

wherein the upper and lower layers consist of one or more materials capable of resisting to ultraviolet radiation and/or of filtering ultraviolet radiation.

2. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the upper layer is in paper.

3. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the upper layer is in a synthetic material having a printable coating.

4. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the lower layer is in paper capable of resisting to ultraviolet radiation and/or of filtering the ultraviolet radiation and having a pressure sensitive face protected by a detachable layer.

5. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the lower layer is in synthetic material capable of resisting of ultraviolet radiation and/or of filtering the ultraviolet radiation and having a pressure sensitive face protected by a detachable layer.

6. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the lower layer has a printable surface.

7. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the pressure sensitive face consists of an adhesive, the physico-chemical properties of which do not deteriorate if it is subject to ultraviolet radiation.

8. The RFID label according to claim 4, wherein the detachable layer is in paper.

9. The RFID label according to claim 4, wherein the detachable layer is in synthetic material.

10. The RFID label according to claim 4, wherein the detachable layer is siliconized.

11. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the functional layer is in paper on which is etched or printed the antenna connected to the electronic component.

12. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the functional layer is in flexible synthetic material on which is etched or printed the antenna connected to the electronic component.

13. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the layers are assembled together by adhesive bonding.

14. The RFID label (0) according to claim 1, wherein the upper layer and/or the lower layer and/or the functional layer have a combination of inks capable of resisting to ultraviolet radiations and/or of filtering ultraviolet radiation.

15. The RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the upper layer and/or the lower layer and/or the functional layer have one or more layers for printing a combination of inks capable of resisting to ultraviolet radiations and/or of filtering ultraviolet radiation.

16. A method for making the RFID label according to claim 1, wherein the upper layer and the lower layer are continuously fed by reels providing strips with a width at least equal to a multiple of one of the dimensions of the RFID label, in that the functional layer is continuously fed by at least one reel providing at least one strip in parallel

and in that it includes at least the following steps:

a step for continuously pre-printing and/or continuously pre-cutting the strip of the lower layer into a plurality of labels;

a step for continuously pasting or depositing the plurality of labels of the strip of the lower layer onto the strip of a detachable layer;

if need be, a step for continuously printing the strip of the upper layer;

a step for continuously depositing the strip(s) of the functional layer on the sized inner surface of the strip of the lower layer;

a step for continuously depositing the sized strip of the upper layer onto the strip(s) of the functional layer;

a continuous cutting-out step;

an on-line continuous control step;

a step for on-line continuous graphic and electric customization.

17. A manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the inner surface of the strip of the lower layer and the strip of the upper layer are sized.

18. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the pre-printing step consists in a step for continuously printing the inner surface of the strip of the lower layer followed by a step for continuously printing the outer surface of the strip of the upper layer.

19. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the pre-printing step consists in a step for continuously printing the outer surface of the strip of the upper layer followed by a step for continuously printing the inner surface of the strip of the lower layer.

20. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the step for continuously pasting or continuously depositing the strip of the lower layer onto the strip of a detachable layer is followed by a waste stripping step, if the step for continuously pre-cutting out the strip of the lower layer into a plurality of labels has been carried out.

21. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein that the step for continuously pasting or depositing the plurality of labels of the sized strip of the upper layer onto strips of the functional layer is followed by a pressing step.

22. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the continuous cutting-out step consists in cutting out the assembled strips in strips with dimensions at least equal to the length or the width of an RFID label and then in winding up the cut-out strips as bobbins.

23. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the continuous cutting-out step consists in cutting out the assembled strips in strips with dimensions at least equal to the length or the width of an RFID label and then folding the cut out strips as fanfolds.

24. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the continuous cutting-out step consists in cutting out the assembled strips into individual RFID labels.

25. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the on-line control step is carried out with a reader antenna.

26. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the customization step is followed by a conditioning step.

27. A machine for producing the RFID label applying the manufacturing method according to claim 16, including an in line succession of stations including at least:

one reel feeding station for the lower layer;

one reel feeding station for the upper layer;

one station including at least one reel feeding module of strips for the functional layer;

at least one printing station for the upper layer.

28. The production machine according to claim 26 further including:

a reel feeding station for the detachable layer;

two automatic labelling heads for continuously depositing the adhesive lower surface of the strip of the lower layer onto the strip of the detachable layer.

29. The production machine according to claim 26, further including:

a forming station for the cutting-out;

a forming station for presentation of the RFID labels as bobbins, fanfolds or individual RFID labels.