Patent ID: 7651032
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for manufacturing a radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled corrugated paperboard used for forming a container, said container comprising an interior surface defining an enclosed volume and an exterior surface defining an external periphery of the container, said apparatus comprising: a corrugated paperboard feed device configured to supply a quantity of corrugated paperboard, the corrugated paperboard used for forming the container; an antenna attach device configured to couple an antenna to an outer surface of the finished corrugated paperboard wherein when finished, the corrugated paperboard includes a linerboard and a corrugated medium, said antenna attach device is configured to couple the antenna to the linerboard on a side opposite the corrugated medium in a position that is configured to be the exterior surface of the container; a curing device configured to provide curing energy to said antenna to at least one of dry said antenna and facilitate optimizing an electrical conductivity of said antenna; and an attach mechanism configured to couple a radio frequency identification circuit to each said antenna on the outer surface of the finished corrugated paperboard in a position on the external surface of the container.