Patent ID: 7823269
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming on a moving surface an auxiliary antenna for an RFID tag, said method including the steps of: providing a webstock of polymeric material including a conductive film, said webstock of polymeric material including a release layer to facilitate release of said conductive film from said webstock; conveying said webstock with said moving surface; applying an adhesive to said moving surface in a shape corresponding to said auxiliary antenna; pressing said conductive film to said adhesive by means of a pressing roller such that portions of said conductive film adhere to said surface in said shape corresponding to said auxiliary antenna; and pulling said webstock from said surface such that said adhered portions of said conductive film peel away from said webstock leaving said portions adhered to said moving surface in said shape corresponding to said auxiliary antenna.