METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A TAG

• US 20110089246A1
• Filed: 10/15/2010
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ensid Investments, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ensid Investments, Ltd.
• Inventors: Clarke, Ross Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,360,327 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/006 Automatic identification systems for animals, e.g. electronic devices, transponders for animals identification systems for access to feeding pens A01K1/0209; ear tags with electronic identification means A01K11/004
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/041 Constructional details G06K19/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07745 Mounting details of integrated circuit chips
• 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: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0002 Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00

Abstract

A tag and a method of manufacturing a tag having an electronic device, which may be a transponder embedded in binding material, the method including applying a pre-coat of binding material to the transponder, at least partially curing the pre-coat of binding material, locating the resulting pre-coated transponder in further binding material and curing the further binding material. The method may further include applying a vacuum to the binding material and binding material, heating the binding materials and vibrating the binding materials. Apparatus for producing tags is also described and claimed. The tag has a construction which facilitates subcutaneous introduction into a target subject, such as an animal, and helps provide retention of the tag in the inserted position in the target subject.

Claims

1. An animal transponder tag comprising;

a casing,

a transponder provider within the casing,

a binding material provided within the casing and surrounding the transponder,

and wherein the casing is curved at one end and has a substantially planar surface at the other end.

2. A tag as claimed in claim 1 wherein the casing is constructed from an acrylic.

3. A tag as claimed in claim 1 wherein the binding material comprises an epoxy resin.

4. A tag as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tag comprises an animal identification tag.

5. A tag as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tag comprises a fish identification tag.

6. A tag as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tag is substantially circular in cross section.

7. A tag as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tag has the length of less than 20 mm.

8. A tag as claimed in claim 1 having a diameter less than 10 mm.