RFID label technique
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1. A method of forming an RFID article, the method comprising:
- separating an RFID webstock into a plurality of sections, wherein the RFID webstock includes a plurality of electrical connectors, each electrically coupled to one of a plurality of RFID chips, wherein each of the sections includes one or more of the electrical connectors and one or more of the RFID chips;
securing at least some of the separated sections to a transport member;
transferring the sections on the transport member to a moving antenna web, wherein the antenna web includes a plurality of spaced antennas disposed thereon, and wherein the transferring includes moving the transport member such that the transport member has substantially the same speed as the antenna web when the sections are transferred from the transport member to the antenna web; and
attaching the sections to the antenna web such that the sections are operatively coupled to respective of the antennas.
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An RFID webstock containing a relatively high pitch-density array of semiconductive chips is provided and joined to a web bearing relatively widely spaced antennas in a continuous process. The RFID webstock is separated or cut into individual chip sections, with the spacing of the chips being increased as the RFID webstock is die cut. The individual chips on the sections are then joined to corresponding antennas to form an RFID inlay stock. This process is conducive to high speed roll-to-roll production of RFID tag and label roll stock.
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1. A method of forming an RFID article, the method comprising:
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separating an RFID webstock into a plurality of sections, wherein the RFID webstock includes a plurality of electrical connectors, each electrically coupled to one of a plurality of RFID chips, wherein each of the sections includes one or more of the electrical connectors and one or more of the RFID chips; securing at least some of the separated sections to a transport member; transferring the sections on the transport member to a moving antenna web, wherein the antenna web includes a plurality of spaced antennas disposed thereon, and wherein the transferring includes moving the transport member such that the transport member has substantially the same speed as the antenna web when the sections are transferred from the transport member to the antenna web; and attaching the sections to the antenna web such that the sections are operatively coupled to respective of the antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of forming an RFID article, the method comprising:
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separating an RFID webstock into a plurality of sections, wherein the RFID webstock includes a plurality of electrical connectors, each electrically coupled to one of a plurality of RFID chips, wherein each of the sections includes one or more of the electrical connectors and one or more of the RFID chips; transporting at least some of the sections on a transport member to an antenna web that includes a plurality of spaced antennas disposed thereon, wherein the transporting includes; securing the at least some of the separated sections to the transport member; moving the transport member to move the sections to the antenna web, wherein the moving includes indexing a pitch of the RFID sections from a relatively high density on the RFID webstock, to a relatively low density on an RFID inlay stock; and separating the sections from the transport member; and attaching the sections to the antenna web such that the sections are operatively coupled to respective of the antennas; wherein the separating, the transporting, and the attaching are all parts of an automatic continuous process to form an RFID inlay stock. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of forming an RFID article, the method comprising:
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cutting an RFID webstock into a plurality of sections, wherein the REID webstock includes a plurality of electrical connectors, each electrically coupled to one of a plurality of RFID chips, wherein each of the sections includes one or more of the electrical connectors and one or more of the RFID chips; securing at least some of the cut sections to a roller; transferring the sections on the roller to a moving antenna web, wherein the antenna web includes a plurality of spaced antennas disposed thereon, and wherein the transferring includes moving the roller such that the roller has substantially the same speed as the antenna web when the sections are transferred from the roller to the antenna web; and attaching the sections to the antenna web such that the sections are operatively coupled to respective of the antennas; wherein the cutting, the securing, the transferring, and the attaching are all parts of an automatic continuous process to form an RFID inlay stock.
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