Manufacture of RFID tags and intermediate products therefor
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1. In a method for manufacturing radio frequency identification tags having an electronic component connected electrically to an antenna, an improvement comprising the steps of:
- stamping an antenna from a thin metallic sheet;
providing the antenna and a substrate with interengagable complementary elements for engagement to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another, and engaging the complementary elements to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another;
affixing the stamped antenna to a substrate at a first location by adhering the antenna to the substrate with a thermally-activated adhesive and applying heat to activate the adhesive to establish an intermediate product comprising the antenna affixed to the substrate; and
placing the intermediate product at at least one subsequent location for further processing toward completion of a radio frequency identification tag.
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Abstract
An improvement in the manufacture of radio frequency identification tags employs an antenna stamped from a thin metallic sheet and affixed to a substrate at a first location to establish an intermediate product in which the stamped antenna is affixed to the substrate, and the intermediate product is placed at at least one subsequent location for further processing toward completion of a radio frequency identification tag.
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1. In a method for manufacturing radio frequency identification tags having an electronic component connected electrically to an antenna, an improvement comprising the steps of:
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stamping an antenna from a thin metallic sheet; providing the antenna and a substrate with interengagable complementary elements for engagement to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another, and engaging the complementary elements to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another; affixing the stamped antenna to a substrate at a first location by adhering the antenna to the substrate with a thermally-activated adhesive and applying heat to activate the adhesive to establish an intermediate product comprising the antenna affixed to the substrate; and placing the intermediate product at at least one subsequent location for further processing toward completion of a radio frequency identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. In a method for manufacturing radio frequency identification tags having an electronic component connected electrically to an antenna, an improvement comprising the steps of:
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stamping an antenna from a thin metallic sheet; affixing the stamped antenna to a substrate at a first location by connecting the antenna to the substrate with a mechanical connection which includes providing the antenna and the substrate with interengagable complementary elements for engagement to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another, and enqaging the complementary elements to affix the antenna to the substrate to establish an intermediate product comprising the antenna affixed to the substrate; and placing the intermediate product at at least one subsequent location for further processing toward completion of a radio frequency identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An intermediate product for the manufacture of radio frequency identification tags having an electronic component connected electrically to an antenna, the intermediate product comprising:
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an antenna stamped from a thin metallic sheet; and a substrate; the antenna and the substrate including interengagable complementary elements for engagement to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another; the stamped antenna being affixed to the substrate with a thermally-activated adhesive for being placed at a prescribed location for further processing toward completion of a radio frequency identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An intermediate product for the manufacture of radio frequency identification tags having an electronic component connected electrically to an antenna, the intermediate product comprising:
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an antenna stamped from a thin metallic sheet; and a substrate; the antenna being affixed to the substrate with a mechanical connection including interengagable complementary elements carried by the antenna and the substrate for engagement to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a method for manufacturing electronic devices having an electronic component connected electrically to an antenna, an improvement comprising the steps of:
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stamping an antenna from a thin metallic sheet; providing the antenna and the substrate with interengagable complementary elements for engagement to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another, and engaging the complementary elements to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another; affixing the stamped antenna to a substrate at a first location by adhering the antenna to the substrate with a thermally-activated adhesive and applying heat to activate the adhesive to establish an intermediate product comprising the antenna affixed to the substrate; and placing the intermediate product at at least one subsequent location for further processing toward completion of an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. In a method for manufacturing electronic devices having an electronic component connected electrically to an antenna, an improvement comprising the steps of:
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stamping an antenna from a thin metallic sheet; affixing the stamped antenna to a substrate at a first location by connecting the antenna to the substrate with a mechanical connection which includes providing the antenna and the substrate with interengagable complementary elements for engagement to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another, and engaging the complementary elements to affix the antenna to the substrate to establish an intermediate product comprising the antenna affixed to the substrate; and placing the intermediate product at at least one subsequent location for further processing toward completion of an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An intermediate product for the manufacture of radio frequency identification tags having an electronic component connected electrically to an antenna, the intermediate product comprising:
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an antenna stamped from a thin metallic sheet; and a substrate; the antenna and the substrate including interengagable complementary elements for engagement to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another; the stamped antenna being affixed to the substrate with a thermally-activated adhesive for being placed at a prescribed location for further processing toward completion of a radio frequency identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An intermediate product for the manufacture of electronic devices having an electronic component connected electrically to an antenna, the intermediate product comprising:
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an antenna stamped from a thin metallic sheet; and a substrate; the antenna being affixed to the substrate with a mechanical connection including interengagable complementary elements carried by the antenna and the substrate for engagement to locate the antenna and the substrate relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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