Patent ID: 9626620
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G06K

Claim:
1. A frangible radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising: a substrate having at least one weakened area; an RFID chip located on the substrate; an antenna located on the substrate and electrically connected to the RFID chip; a plurality of adhesive areas applied to an underside of the substrate and configured to allow the RFID tag to be secured to an object, the plurality of adhesive areas spaced from one another, thereby forming at least one gap between the plurality of adhesive areas, the at least one gap being located under the at least one weakened area; and a top layer located on and covering the substrate, RFID chip and antenna, the top layer being a solid layer of material and having a tensile strength below the tensile strength required to remove the RFID tag from the object such that the top layer is configured to tear upon an attempted removal of the RFID tag from the object, wherein the top layer is unperforated or uncut.