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Printed sheet products with integral, removable, radio frequency identification elements

  • US 6,994,262 B1
  • Filed: 10/23/2002
  • Issued: 02/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multi layer, integral, individual printed sheet product comprising:

  • a flexible sheet core having major opposing first and second sides, the core being printed on at least one of the major sides, the printing on at least the one major side including at least a first variable data field with a unique printed code;

    a first flexible cover strip integrally and permanently secured to the first side of the core;

    a radio frequency responsive data storage element permanently and integrally fixed together with at least one of the core and the first cover strip; and

    scoring extending at least sufficiently through the sheet product to define a first identification element removable from a remainder of the sheet product, the first removable identification element including at least the radio frequency responsive data storage element and only part of the first flexible cover strip, and a remainder of the first flexible cover strip being left on a remainder of the core bearing at least the first printed variable date field with unique printed code; and

    wherein the core is formed by separate first and second printable core strips fixedly secured together generally edge-to-edge, side-by-side, such that only a first of the first and second core strips defines one outer edge of the core and only a remaining one of the first and second core strips defines an opposing outer edge of the core.

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