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Methods and systems for in-line RFID transponder assembly

  • US 7,651,032 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2005
  • Issued: 01/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for manufacturing a radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled corrugated paperboard used for forming a container, said container comprising an interior surface defining an enclosed volume and an exterior surface defining an external periphery of the container, said apparatus comprising:

  • a corrugated paperboard feed device configured to supply a quantity of corrugated paperboard, the corrugated paperboard used for forming the container;

    an antenna attach device configured to couple an antenna to an outer surface of the finished corrugated paperboard wherein when finished, the corrugated paperboard includes a linerboard and a corrugated medium, said antenna attach device is configured to couple the antenna to the linerboard on a side opposite the corrugated medium in a position that is configured to be the exterior surface of the container;

    a curing device configured to provide curing energy to said antenna to at least one of dry said antenna and facilitate optimizing an electrical conductivity of said antenna; and

    an attach mechanism configured to couple a radio frequency identification circuit to each said antenna on the outer surface of the finished corrugated paperboard in a position on the external surface of the container.

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