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Matched Legal Cases: ['application No. 14', 'application No. 14', 'application No. 14', 'application No. 14', 'application No. 14', 'application No. 14', 'application No. 14', 'application No. 14', 'application No. 13', 'application No. 14', 'application No. 13', 'application No. 13', 'application No. 13', 'application No. 13', 'application No. 15', 'application No. 15', 'application No. 14']

US 9,812,782 B2
Coupling frames for RFID devices
David Finn, Tourmakeady (IE); Mustafa Lotya, Celbridge (IE); and Darren Molloy, Galway (IE)
Assigned to Féinics AmaTech Teoranta, Lower Churchfield, Tourmakeady, County Mayo (IE)
Filed by David Finn, Tourmakeady (IE); Mustafa Lotya, Celbridge (IE); and Darren Molloy, Galway (IE)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2016, as Appl. No. 15/197,795.
Application 15/197,795 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/551,376, filed on Nov. 24, 2014, granted, now 9,390,364.
Application 14/551,376 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/523,993, filed on Oct. 27, 2014, abandoned.
Application 14/523,993 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/492,113, filed on Sep. 22, 2014.
Application 14/492,113 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/465,815, filed on Aug. 21, 2014, granted, now 9,475,086.
Application 14/465,815 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/281,876, filed on May 19, 2014, granted, now 9,272,370.
Application 14/281,876 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/225,570, filed on Mar. 26, 2014, granted, now 9,251,458.
Application 14/225,570 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/078,527, filed on Nov. 13, 2013, granted, now 9,112,272.
Application 14/078,527 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/020,884, filed on Sep. 8, 2013, granted, now 9,033,250.
Application 14/020,884 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/600,140, filed on Aug. 30, 2012, granted, now 8,991,712.
Application 13/600,140 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/259,187, filed on Apr. 23, 2014, granted, now 9,239,982.
Application 14/259,187 is a continuation of application No. 13/931,828, filed on Jun. 29, 2013, granted, now 8,708,240.
Application 13/931,828 is a continuation of application No. 13/205,600, filed on Aug. 8, 2011, granted, now 8,474,726.
Application 14/551,376 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/730,811, filed on Dec. 28, 2012, granted, now 9,165,240.
Application 13/730,811 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/310,718, filed on Dec. 3, 2011, granted, now 8,366,009.
Application 13/730,811 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/197,795, filed on Jun. 30, 2016.
Application 15/197,795 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/072,356, filed on Mar. 17, 2016.
Application 15/072,356 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/862,119, filed on Sep. 22, 2015, granted, now 9,697,459.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/080,332, filed on Nov. 16, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/069,544, filed on Oct. 28, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/061,689, filed on Oct. 8, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/048,373, filed on Sep. 10, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/044,394, filed on Sep. 1, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/039,562, filed on Aug. 20, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/136,644, filed on Mar. 23, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/150,307, filed on Apr. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/163,962, filed on May 19, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/175,308, filed on Jun. 14, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/201,578, filed on Aug. 6, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/204,466, filed on Aug. 13, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2016/0365644 A1, Dec. 15, 2016
Int. Cl. G06K 19/07 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/40 (2014.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); B23K 26/361 (2014.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); B23K 101/40 (2006.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 7/00 (2013.01) [B23K 26/361 (2015.10); B23K 26/40 (2013.01); G06K 19/07747 (2013.01); G06K 19/07794 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2225 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); B23K 2201/40 (2013.01); B23K 2203/50 (2015.10); G06K 19/07722 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05554 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48091 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48227 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
a transponder chip module (TCM) comprising an RFID chip (IC) and a module antenna (MA); and
a coupling frame (CF) comprising a conductive surface and having an electrical discontinuity comprising a slit (S) or non-conductive stripe (NCS) extending through the surface from an outer edge thereof to an inner position thereof, wherein the coupling frame is disposed so that the slit (S) or non-conductive stripe (NCS) overlaps at least a portion of the module antenna (MA).