RFID tag

• US 7,855,648 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2007
• Issued: 12/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
• Inventors: Vigneron, Patrick Jacob, Phaneuf, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu; Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): RUSHING, MARK S
• Application Number:
  US11/893,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20090045963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,225 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.1, 340/572.2, 340/572.8, 156/226, 156/227, 156/264, 156/290
• US Class Current: 340/572.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07758 arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07798 part of the antenna or the integrated circuit being adapted for rupturing or breaking, e.g. record carriers functioning as sealing devices for detecting not-authenticated opening of containers electronic seals G09F3/03
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1049 Folding only
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1051 by folding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1075 of plural laminae from single stock and assembling to each other or to additional lamina

Abstract

A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is disclosed. The RFID tag can include a blank onto which indicia is printed. The blank may further have an RFID chip and antenna disposed thereon. The blank may further be mounted on a carrier web and may also be laminated. The laminated RFID tag may then be disposed into a container and may be used for storing and transmitting information regarding the container or its contents.

Claims

1. A system for tracking, comprising:

a radio frequency identification (RFID) blank with indicia printed thereon;

an RFID antenna and a chip coupled on one side of the RFID blank;

a carrier web coupled to the RFID blank, wherein said carrier web and a side of the RFID blank are folded over, the RFID antenna and chip;

a laminated seal means disposed over the RFID blank, the RFID antenna and the chip and the carrier web after they are folded on top of each other for binding the folded portions together and sealing, the resulting tag from outside elements to form an RFID tag, said seal means being sufficiently transparent to allow said printed indicia to be read;

a container into which the RFID tag is visibly disposed, said container being sealed by a tamper-proof lid;

wherein the RFID tag stores information regarding contents of the container.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the printed indicia is human readable.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the information regarding contents of the container includes manufacturing location, batch and lot information and date information.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the separation of the RFID tag from a plurality of other RFID tags after the laminated seal means is disposed over the RFID blank, the RFID antenna and the chip and carrier web to form the RFID tag.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the printed indicia is printed on an outside portion of the RFID blank.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the printed indicia is machine readable indicia.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the printed indicia is a warning.

8. A method of supplying data for contents housed in a container, comprising:

printing indicia on an outside portion of a plurality of blanks;

placing radio frequency identification (RF1D) antennas and chips on an inside

portion Of the plurality of blanks;

placing the plurality of blanks on a carrier web;

folding the plurality of blanks onto themselves;

laminating the plurality of blanks to bind the folded portions together and to seal the resulting tag from outside elements;

separating individual blanks from the plurality of blanks to form individual

RF1D tags;

placing an RFID tag into a visible position, within a container;

sealing to container to prevent tampering with the RFID tag; and

reading data from the RFID tag placed in the container with an RFID reader.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

coupling the plurality of blanks to each other.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the blanks are coupled using the carrier web.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the laminating of the plurality of blanks seals them from outside elements.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the printing of indicia on the outside portion of the plurality of blanks is performed substantially simultaneously to the placing of the REID antennas and chips on the inside portion of the plurality of blanks.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the folding of the plurality of blanks onto themselves is performed one blank at a time.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the folding of the plurality of blanks onto themselves is performed to each of the blanks substantially simultaneously.

16. The method of supplying data for contents housed in a container defined in claim 8, wherein the folding and laminating steps are performed substantially simultaneously.

15. A system of preventing tampering with an RFID tag, comprising:

means for providing a radio frequency identification (RFID) substrate;

means for printing human-readable indicia on the RFID substrate;

means for disposing a RFID chip and antenna on the RFID substrate;

means for substantially simultaneously folding and laminating the RFID substrate to bind the folded portions of the substrate together and to form an RFID tag that is sealed against outside elements;

means for disposing the RFID tag in a container in a visible location; and

means for sealing the container.