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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Sudhanshu Gakhar, Neenah, WI (US);
Duane Josephe Shukoski, Neenah, WI (US);
Thomas Michael Ales, Neenah, WI (US);
Shawn Jeffery Sullivan, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Mark Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Davis-dang H. Nhan, Appleton, WI (US);
Sridhar Ranganathan, Suwanee, GA (US);
Sudhanshu Gakhar, Neenah, WI (US);
Duane Josephe Shukoski, Neenah, WI (US);
Thomas Michael Ales, Neenah, WI (US);
Shawn Jeffery Sullivan, Neenah, WI (US);
Andrew Mark Long, Appleton, WI (US);
Davis-Dang H. Nhan, Appleton, WI (US);
Sridhar Ranganathan, Suwanee, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A radiating element made from a conductive-nonwoven web is incorporated into a signal emitting apparatus. The signal emitting apparatus, for instance, may comprise an RFID tag. The conductive-nonwoven web contains, in one embodiment, conductive fibers combined with pulp fibers. The conductive fibers may comprise carbon fibers. The nonwoven web may be made using a conventional paper-making process. The resulting conductive web is not only well suited for use as an antenna, but is also relatively inexpensive to manufacture and can be easily incorporated into numerous products.