Patent ID: 7533455

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a plurality of individual radio frequency devices from a web of material having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and having opposing side edges extending along the web of material and defining a longitudinal dimension and having a front edge transverse to the side edges, the method comprising: transporting the web of material over a processing area; applying adhesive to the first side as the web is transported over the processing area; repeatedly applying sets of an antenna and a microchip to the first side of the web of material at spatially separated positions, as the web is transported over the processing area; folding the web of material in the longitudinal dimension to bring the opposing side edges into proximity or contact, thereby layering the sets of an antenna and a microchip between the web of material and at least partly holding the sets of an antenna and a microchip in place by the adhesive, as the web is transported over the processing area; cutting the folded web of material into individual radio frequency devices, as the web is transported over the processing area; printing indicia on the second side of the web of material at spatially separated positions; and rotating the front edge relative to the processing area subsequent to the step of repeatedly printing indicia on the second side of the web of material, but prior to the step of applying adhesive to the first side.