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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Sorrells, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3405727 ; 3405728 ; 3405721 ; 3405734 ; 3405733 ; 343718 ; 343878 ; 343867 ; 343873 ; 455100 ;
Abstract
A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) security tag for attachment to a small article of merchandise to monitor the tagged item. The security tag uses a thin flexible strip. An RFID tag device is coupled to the thin flexible strip and is used for storing data related to the small article of merchandise to be monitored. A plurality of conductors are laid on the thin flexible strip. The plurality of conductors are coupled together to form a multiple turn coil for providing energy to the RFID tag device when a first end of the thin flexible strip is coupled to a second end of the thin flexible strip to form a loop.