Method and apparatus for protecting culinary products
First Claim
1. A method for providing a security tag associated with meat or fish product packaging having a soaker pad therein and a label on the packaging, and wherein said method minimizes a risk of the security tag arcing if the meat or fish product packaging is placed within a microwave, said method comprising:
- forming a first single open loop conductor having rounded corners using a first conductive trace on a substrate;
positioning a single open loop dielectric layer on top of said first conductive trace;
positioning a second conductive trace comprising a second single open loop conductor having rounded corners on top of said dielectric layer;
electrically-coupling said first and second conductive traces by penetrating said dielectric layer at a given location; and
encapsulating said first conductive layer, said dielectric layer and said second conductive layer within plastic layers.
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Abstract
A microwave-resistant and waterproof security tag for use with food products, especially meat products. The security tag includes a pair of single, open loop conductive traces in between which is disposed a similarly-shaped dielectric layer. This combination is encapsulated within plastic membranes or covers that are sealed at their common edges. The preferred embodiment includes rectangularly-shaped single, open loop conductive traces with rounded corners and with one end of each trace forming a capacitor plate. The width of each trace is at least 1/10 of the length of the security tag.
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1. A method for providing a security tag associated with meat or fish product packaging having a soaker pad therein and a label on the packaging, and wherein said method minimizes a risk of the security tag arcing if the meat or fish product packaging is placed within a microwave, said method comprising:
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forming a first single open loop conductor having rounded corners using a first conductive trace on a substrate; positioning a single open loop dielectric layer on top of said first conductive trace; positioning a second conductive trace comprising a second single open loop conductor having rounded corners on top of said dielectric layer; electrically-coupling said first and second conductive traces by penetrating said dielectric layer at a given location; and encapsulating said first conductive layer, said dielectric layer and said second conductive layer within plastic layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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