Method of making an RFID article
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1. In an in-line method of making an RFID article, the steps comprising:
- conveying a first web having a plurality of kernel inlays carried on a surface of the first web, each kernel inlay including an electronic chip electrically coupled to a first antenna;
conveying a carrier web having a plurality of second antennas spaced longitudinally on a first surface of the carrier web;
dividing the first web into individual sections each including a kernel inlay;
thereafter applying the divided sections of said first web each having a respective kernel inlay thereon to the carrier web in predetermined positions relative to, and in operative electromagnetic communication with an associated one of the second antennas, wherein each kernel inlay is disposed on the first surface of said carrier web in an offset manner from an associated second antenna.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for making an RFID article such as a label, tag, ticket, envelope, carton, inlay, etc., including a microchip connected to a first antenna which is, in turn, electro-magnetically and coupled to a second antenna.
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1. In an in-line method of making an RFID article, the steps comprising:
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conveying a first web having a plurality of kernel inlays carried on a surface of the first web, each kernel inlay including an electronic chip electrically coupled to a first antenna; conveying a carrier web having a plurality of second antennas spaced longitudinally on a first surface of the carrier web; dividing the first web into individual sections each including a kernel inlay; thereafter applying the divided sections of said first web each having a respective kernel inlay thereon to the carrier web in predetermined positions relative to, and in operative electromagnetic communication with an associated one of the second antennas, wherein each kernel inlay is disposed on the first surface of said carrier web in an offset manner from an associated second antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of making an RFID article from label facestock having a first surface and an opposing surface, said method comprising:
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unwinding the label facestock from a source roll; forming a plurality of second antennas on said opposing surface of said label facestock in a first repeat; thereafter applying individual active kernels, each including a microchip and a first antenna to said opposing surface of said label facestock in an offset manner to, and in operative electromagnetic communication with, an associated second antenna; applying a release liner on the opposing surface of said facestock. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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