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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2005
Radio frequency identification (rfid) tag for an item having a conductive layer included or attached
Applicant:
Curt Carrender, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventor:
Curt Carrender, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alien Technology Corporation, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An RFID device. The device comprises a conductive layer formed on a first substrate. An opening line (or two or more opening lines) is formed in the conductive layer to make the conductive layer a part of an antenna structure. An integrated circuit chip is placed over at least a portion the opening line and coupled to the conductive layer. The integrated circuit chip is electrically connected to the conductive layer.