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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Haemonetics Corporation, Braintree, MA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher S. McDowell, Murray, UT (US);
Assignee:
Haemonetics Corporation, Braintree, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/07798 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); G06K 19/0776 (2013.01); G06K 19/07726 (2013.01); G06K 2017/009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A frangible RFID tag includes a substrate having at least one weakened area, an RFID chip and an antenna. The RFID chip and the antenna are located on the substrate and the antenna is electrically connected to the RFID chip. The RFID tag also includes a plurality of adhesive areas applied to the underside of the substrate. The adhesive areas allow the RFID tag to be secured to an object. The adhesive areas may be spaced from one another to form at least one gap between the adhesive areas. The gap(s) may be located under the at least one weakened area.