Radio frequency identification tag
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1. A U-shaped antenna comprising:
- first and second conductive pads;
a first slow wave conductor a electrical communication with the first conductive pad forming a first leg of the U-shaped antenna;
a second slow wave conductor in electrical communication with the second conductive pad forming a second leg of the U-shaped antenna;
where current flow through the first and second conductive pads is in a same direction such that the first and second conductive pad comprise primary radiating regions of the antenna; and
a bridging conductor disposed between the first and the second slow wave conductors for completing the U-shaped antenna.
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Abstract
A radio frequency identification tag attached to an object and comprising an antenna and an integrated circuit for providing object information to a separate reader. The antenna further comprises a pair of meanderline transmission lines each terminated at a first end for conductive connection to the integrated circuit. A shorting bar connected between the pair of meanderline transmission lines at the first ends is operative to match an antenna impedance with an integrated circuit impedance.
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30 Claims
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1. A U-shaped antenna comprising:
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first and second conductive pads; a first slow wave conductor a electrical communication with the first conductive pad forming a first leg of the U-shaped antenna; a second slow wave conductor in electrical communication with the second conductive pad forming a second leg of the U-shaped antenna; where current flow through the first and second conductive pads is in a same direction such that the first and second conductive pad comprise primary radiating regions of the antenna; and a bridging conductor disposed between the first and the second slow wave conductors for completing the U-shaped antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An antenna comprising a slow wave section and a radiating section, wherein the slow wave section is located at or near a current minimum at or near a resonant frequency so as to reduce heating losses and improve radiation efficiency of the antenna and wherein the radiating section includes one or more conductive pads in which current flows in the same direction such that the one or more conductive pads comprise the primary radiating regions of the radiating section.
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11. An antenna responsive to a transmitting/receiving component, comprising:
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first and second spaced-apart slow wave conductors each including first and second terminal ends thereof; first pad connected to the fin terminal end of the first slow wave conductor; a second pad connected to the first terminal end of the second slow wave conductor; wherein the transmitting/receiving component is electrically connected between the first and the second pads; and a conductive segment electrically connected between the first and the pads. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An antenna having a resonant frequency and responsive to a transmitting/receiving component, comprising:
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first and second spaced-apart slow wave conductors each including first and second terminal ends thereof, at least one of the first and the second slow wave conductors including a conductive tuning region disposed serially along a length thereof, the resonant frequency responsive to a current path length through the at least one of the first and the second slow wave conductors and further responsive to a change in current path length as determined by the conductive tuning region; a first pad connected to the first terminal end of die first slow wave conductor; a second pad connected to the first terminal end of the second slow wave conductor; and wherein the transmitting/receiving component is electrically connected between the first and the second pads. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An antenna comprising:
a conductive sheet having a plurality of shaped openings formed therein, wherein the openings form first and second parallel spaced-apart meanderline transmission lines, first and second apertures disposed at first terminal ends of the first and the second meanderline transmission lines, respectively, and third sad fourth apertures disposed at second terminal end of the first and the second meanderline transmission line, respectively, and a bridging opening connecting the first and the second apertures.
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