Patent ID: 7342597
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: B41J,B65H,G01N,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A consumable supply for equipment having a rotatable spindle, comprising: a cylinder having first and second open ends and a spindle passageway extending along a rotation axis between the first and second open ends to enable the cylinder to be disposed on the rotatable spindle of the equipment; a consumable web material connected to the cylinder; a electronic tag body attached to the cylinder adjacent the first or second open end, the tag body having an aperture formed therethrough configured to allow passage through the tag body of at least a portion of the spindle or a portion of an element connected to the spindle when the cylinder is disposed on the spindle, and the aperture being aligned with the rotation axis, the tag body further comprising a circular antenna surrounding the aperture, an outer diameter of the antenna being greater than an outer dimension of the aperture and less than an outer diameter of the cylinder.