Small profile antenna and RFID device having same
First Claim
1. An antenna system for a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, the system comprising:
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multiple angled portions each oriented to have a tangential angle of between about 5 degrees and about 175 degrees from a plane of the base portion; and
antenna traces extending from the base portion onto each of the angled portions, the antenna traces being usable in RFID communications,wherein each angled portion has a free end positioned along an edge thereof opposite from the base portion,wherein each antenna trace on the angled portion associated therewith has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length,wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several first sections that extend parallel to a bend located at an interface of the angled portion and the base portion;
wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several second sections that extend between the first sections;
wherein at least one of the antenna traces on the base portion has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length, andfurther comprising a housing having a peripheral sidewall defining an interior therein, base portion and angled portions being inserted in the interior, the sidewall holding the angled portions at the orientation relative to the plane of the base portion, the housing preventing movement of the at least one of the angled portions from the orientation.
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Abstract
An antenna system for a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag in one embodiment includes a base portion; at least one angled portion oriented to have a tangential angle of between about 1 degree and about 179 degrees from a plane of the base portion; and an antenna trace on the at least one angled portion. An antenna system for an RFID tag in another embodiment includes a base portion; at least one angled portion having at least two sections each oriented to have a tangential angle of between about 1 degree and about 179 degrees from a plane of the base portion, the two sections having different overall angles relative to the base portion; and an antenna trace on the at least one angled portion. Additional systems and methods are presented.
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25 Claims
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1. An antenna system for a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, the system comprising:
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a base portion; multiple angled portions each oriented to have a tangential angle of between about 5 degrees and about 175 degrees from a plane of the base portion; and antenna traces extending from the base portion onto each of the angled portions, the antenna traces being usable in RFID communications, wherein each angled portion has a free end positioned along an edge thereof opposite from the base portion, wherein each antenna trace on the angled portion associated therewith has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length, wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several first sections that extend parallel to a bend located at an interface of the angled portion and the base portion; wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several second sections that extend between the first sections; wherein at least one of the antenna traces on the base portion has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length, and further comprising a housing having a peripheral sidewall defining an interior therein, base portion and angled portions being inserted in the interior, the sidewall holding the angled portions at the orientation relative to the plane of the base portion, the housing preventing movement of the at least one of the angled portions from the orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, the system comprising:
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an RFID chip configured for backscatter communication; a base portion; four angled portions each oriented to have a tangential angle of between about 1 degree and about 179 degrees from a plane of the base portion; and a dual dipole antenna having traces on each of the angled portions, the traces being in electrical communication with the RFID chip, wherein each angled portion has a free end positioned along an edge thereof opposite from the base portion, wherein each antenna trace on the angled portion associated therewith has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length, wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several first sections that extend parallel to a bend located at an interface of the angled portion and the base portion; wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several second sections that extend between the first sections; wherein at least one of the antenna traces on the base portion has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length; and further comprising a housing having a peripheral sidewall defining an interior therein, base portion and angled portions being inserted in the interior the sidewall holding the angled portions at the orientation relative to the plane of the base portion, the housing preventing movement of the angled portions from the orientation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, comprising:
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an RFID chip configured for backscatter communication; a base portion; four angled portions each oriented to have a tangential angle of between about 1 degree and about 179 degrees from a plane of the base portion; and a dual dipole antenna having traces on each of the angled portions, the traces being in electrical communication with the RFID chip, wherein each angled portion has a free end positioned along an edge thereof opposite from the base portion, wherein each antenna trace on the angled portion associated therewith has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length, wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several first sections that extend parallel to a bend located at an interface of the angled portion and the base portion; wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several second sections that extend between the first sections; wherein at least one of the antenna traces on the base portion has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length; and further comprising a housing having a generally cylindrical portion that has a central axis oriented in an interior of the housing and about perpendicular to the base portion, wherein the angled portions are positioned in the interior of the housing wherein outer sides of the angled portions generally conform to and extend along a rounded shape of the generally cylindrical portion.
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22. A method of fabricating a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, the method comprising:
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inserting a substrate and antenna in an interior of a housing, the substrate having a base portion and multiple angled portions, the antenna being positioned, at least in part, on the angled portions, wherein insertion of the substrate and antenna in the interior of the housing causes the angled portions to each become oriented to have a tangential angle of between about 5 degrees and about 175 degrees from a plane of the base portion, wherein each angled portion has a free end positioned along an edge thereof opposite from the base portion, wherein each antenna trace on the angled portion associated therewith has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length, wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several first sections that extend parallel to a bend located at an interface of the angled portion and the base portion; wherein each antenna trace on the associated angled portion has several second sections that extend between the first sections; wherein at least one of the antenna traces on the base portion has a serpentine shape with several bends along its length. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An antenna system for a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, the system comprising:
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a base portion; at least one angled portion having at least two sections each oriented to have a tangential angle of between about 1 degree and about 179 degrees from a plane of the base portion, the two sections having different overall angles relative to the base portion; an antenna trace on the at least one angled portion, the trace extending along both sections of the at least one angled portion; and a housing having a peripheral sidewall defining an interior therein, the base portion and angled portions being inserted in the interior, the sidewall holding the angled portions at the orientation relative to the plane of the base portion. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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