Patent ID: 8585850
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65D,G08B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making a formed plastic product comprising the steps of: providing at least one sheet of plastic and at least one RFID tag with product information, the RFID tag having the ability to withstand processing temperatures and molding forces for molding the sheet, attaching at least one RFID tag to the sheet, providing a molding machine for molding the sheet, the molding machine including a RFID tag reader writer, reading at least one RFID tag on the sheet when the sheet of plastic arrives at the molding machine to obtain product information, changing an operational characteristic of the molding machine prior to processing the sheet in the machine in response to the instructions contained in the product information obtained from the RFID tags, heating the sheet with at least one RFID tag thereon to a heat formable temperature, moving the sheet with at least one RFID tag thereon into contact with a mold component, forming the heated sheet in three dimensions over a mold surface with at least one RFID tag on the sheet to thereby form the plastic product, and writing product information to at least one RFID tag of the formed plastic product before the plastic product exits the molding machine.