Contactless label with Y-shaped omnidirectional antenna

• US 7,542,003 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2005
• Issued: 06/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ask S.A. (Paragon Group Limited)
• Original Assignee: Ask S.A. (Paragon Group Limited)
• Inventors: Sabbah, Elias
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, SHIH CHAO
• Application Number:
  US11/246,187
• Publication Number:
  US 20080204344A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,330 Days
• Field of Search: 343/793, 343/805, 343/797, 343810-820, 343/846, 343/823, 340/572.1
• US Class Current: 343/805
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07786 the antenna being of the HF type, such as a dipole
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/22 by structural association with other equipment or articles
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/50 Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/24 Shunt feed arrangements to single active elements, e.g. for delta matching

Abstract

Contactless label designed to ensure the traceability of an object featuring a microcircuit (16) and a Y-shaped dipole antenna connected to the microcircuit, which contains information necessary for tracing the object, which can be read with a reader through the exchange of ultra high frequency (UHF) electromagnetic waves. The antenna includes three main wires, a first main wire (10), a second main wire (12) forming a first dipole with the first main wire and a third main wire (14) forming a second dipole with the first main wire. The angle between the first and second main wires is equal to the angle between the first and the third main wires and the angle between the second main wire and the third main wire is between 60° and 180°. Each of the main wires features a secondary wire (24, 26, or 28) at its end perpendicular to the main wire.

Claims

1. A contactless label designed to ensure the traceability of an object comprising a microcircuit and a Y-shaped antenna connected to said microcircuit, the memory of said microcircuit containing information necessary for tracing said object, said information being read with a reader through the exchange of ultra high frequency (UHF) electromagnetic waves;

wherein said antenna is a dipole type antenna made up of three main wires, a first main wire, a second main wire forming a first dipole with said first main wire and a third main wire forming a second dipole with said first main wire, said main wires being placed in such a way that the angle between said first and second main wires is equal to the angle between said first and third main wires and the angle between said second main wire and said third main wire being between 60° and

180°

, and each of said main wires including at its end a secondary wire perpendicular to the main wire and whose length is between 10 mm and 50 mm.

2. The contactless label according to claim 1, wherein said second main wire and said third main wire have the same length L.

3. The contactless label according to claim 2, further comprising a connection point located between each of said secondary wires and its associated main wire, the connection point dividing the secondary wire into two segments of length a and b located on either side of said connection point.

4. The contactless label according to claim 3, wherein said segments have a length a and b respectively, the length a+b of said secondary wire being between 10 mm and 50 mm.

5. The contactless label according to claim 1, further comprising a folded wire on each side of each secondary wire of an identical length c between 0 and 40 mm.

6. The contactless label according to claim 5, wherein said length c is identical for the three main wires.

7. The contactless label according to claim 6, wherein said length c is such that the sum (L+length c is between 60 mm and 100 mm, wherein L is the length of the second and third main wires.

8. The contactless label according to claim 5, wherein there exists a short-circuit element between said first main wire and said second main wire, and a short-circuit element between said first main wire and said third main wire, said short-circuit elements allowing the implementation of the specific ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge) function to discharge any current generated by electrical pulses of the order of several thousand volts likely to damage said microcircuit.

9. The contactless label according to claim 5, wherein said microcircuit includes three input points, one point used as the reference or GND connected to said first main wire and two identical hot spots and connected to said second and third main wires respectively.

10. The contactless label according to claim 1, wherein there exists a short-circuit element between said first main wire and said second main wire, and a short-circuit element between said first main wire and said third main wire, said short-circuit elements allowing the implementation of the specific ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge) function to discharge any current generated by electrical pulses of the order of several thousand volts likely to damage said microcircuit.

11. The contactless label according to claim 10, wherein said microcircuit includes three input points, one point used as the reference or GND connected to said first main wire and two identical hot spots and connected to said second and third main wires respectively.

12. The contactless label according to claim 1, wherein said microcircuit includes three input points, one point used as the reference or GND connected to said first main wire and two identical hot spots and connected to said second and third main wires respectively.