Patent ID: 8091208

Claim:
Method of forming an inlay substrate comprising an antenna wire and a site for a transponder chip, comprising: while mounting the antenna wire to a surface of a substrate leaving end portions, exclusive of ends of the antenna wire unmounted and positioned adjacent the site for the transponder chip, wherein the ends of the antenna wire are mounted to the surface of the substrate; installing the transponder chip at the site for the transponder chip, between the unmounted end portions of the antenna wire; and repositioning the unmounted end portions of the antenna wire to be directly over terminals of the transponder chip; wherein the site for the transponder chip comprises a recess in the substrate, and further comprising: providing slots in the substrate, adjacent opposite sides of the recess; wherein the antenna is formed by: passing the antenna wire over a first one of the slots in the substrate along a side of the site for the transponder chip; routing the antenna wire to form an antenna with a given number of turns; and passing the antenna wire over a second one of the slots in the substrate along an opposite side of the site for the transponder chip.