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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
Jeffrey Dean Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Heriberto Flores Velazquez, Neenah, WI (US);
Fung-jou Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Eric Francis Wagner, Sherwood, WI (US);
Jeffrey Dean Lindsay, Appleton, WI (US);
Heriberto Flores Velazquez, Neenah, WI (US);
Fung-jou Chen, Appleton, WI (US);
Eric Francis Wagner, Sherwood, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Mechanically and reversibly activating or deactivating a radio frequency identification (RFID) data tag. An RFID tag includes an RFID chip for storing an RFID code, an antenna for communicating a radio frequency (RF) signal, and a mechanical switch coupling the RFID chip to the antenna. Closing the mechanical switch enables the RFID chip and the antenna to communicate the RFID code via the RF signal.