RFID chip employing an air gap buffer
An RFID tag incorporating an arched buffer such that the RFID inlay containing the RFID transponder is held away from the mounting surface. This has the advantage of reducing RF signal degradation caused by the electromagnetic properties of the material.
1. A radio frequency identification tag comprising:
a mounting strip comprising a central portion having a length and two side portions separated by the central portion, each of the two side portions having an inner end disposed toward the central portion;
a radio frequency identification inlay disposed in or on the central portion of said mounting strip;
said radio frequency identification tag being adapted to be attached to a mounting surface such that a distance between the inner ends of each of the two side portions of said mounting strip is less than the length of the central portion of said mounting strip, and such that the central portion defines an arch wherein said radio frequency identification inlay is separated from the mounting surface by an air gap; and
wherein each of the two side portions of said mounting strip has a rear surface comprising an adhesive surface and the central portion of said mounting strip has a rear surface without being provided with an adhesive surface, and wherein the adhesive surface of each of the two side portions of said mounting strip is adapted to be affixed to the mounting surface.
2. The radio frequency identification tag of claim 1 wherein the adhesive surface of each of the two side portions of said mounting strip comprises at least one of the following: a pressure sensitive adhesive, a gum, a glue, and a portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system.
3. A radio frequency identification tag comprising:
a mounting strip comprising a central portion having a length and two side portions separated by the central portion, each of the two side portions having an inner end disposed toward the central portion;
a radio frequency identification inlay disposed in or on the central portion of said mounting strip;
said radio frequency identification tag being adapted to be attached to a mounting surface such that a distance between the inner ends of each of the two side portions of said mounting strip is less than the length of the central portion of said mounting strip, and such that the central portion defines an arch wherein said radio frequency identification inlay is separated from the mounting surface by an air gap; and
a substrate having a rear surface comprising an adhesive surface adapted to be attached to the mounting surface, the two side portions of said mounting strip being attached to said substrate such that a distance between the inner ends of each of the two side portions of said mounting strip is less than the length of the central portion of said mounting strip, and such that the central portion defines an arch wherein said radio frequency identification inlay is separated from both the substrate and the mounting surface by an air gap.
4. The radio frequency identification tag of claim 3 wherein the adhesive surface of said substrate comprises at least one of the following: a pressure sensitive adhesive, a gum, a glue, and a portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system.
5. The radio frequency identification tag of claim 3 wherein the two side portions of said mounting strip are attached to said substrate by at least one of the following: an adhesive, a heat seal, and an ultrasonic weld.
6. A radio frequency identification tag comprising:
a mounting strip comprising a central portion having a length and two side portions separated by the central portion, each of the two side portions having an inner end disposed toward the central portion;
a radio frequency identification inlay disposed in or on the central portion of said mounting strip;
said radio frequency identification tag being adapted to be attached to a mounting surface such that a distance between the inner ends of each of the two side portions of said mounting strip is less than the length of the central portion of said mounting strip, and such that the central portion defines an arch wherein said radio frequency identification inlay is separated from the mounting surface by an air gap; and
wherein said mounting strip includes perforations disposed between the central portion and each of the two side portions such that the central portion is detachable from the two side portions while the two side portions remain disposed on the mounting surface.
7. A method of attaching a radio frequency identification tag comprising the steps of:
providing a radio frequency identification tag comprising a mounting strip comprising a central portion having a length and two side portions separated by the central portion, each of the two side portions having an inner end disposed toward the central portion, and a radio frequency identification inlay disposed in or on the central portion of said mounting strip;
providing an article having a mounting surface;
attaching the radio frequency identification tag to the mounting surface such that a distance between the inner ends of each of the two side portions of the mounting strip is less than the length of the central portion of the mounting strip, and such that the central portion defines an arch wherein the radio frequency identification inlay is separated from the mounting surface by an air gap; and
wherein each of the two side portions of the mounting strip has a rear surface comprising an adhesive surface and the central portion of the mounting strip has a rear surface without being provided with an adhesive surface, and wherein said attaching step comprises affixing the adhesive surface of each of the two side portions of the mounting strip to the mounting surface.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the adhesive surface of each of the two side portions of the mounting strip comprises at least one of the following: a pressure sensitive adhesive, a gum, a glue, and a portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system.
9. A method of attaching a radio frequency identification tag comprising the steps of:
providing a radio frequency identification tag comprising a mounting strip comprising a central portion having a length and two side portions separated by the central portion, each of the two side portions having an inner end disposed toward the central portion, and a radio frequency identification inlay disposed in or on the central portion of said mounting strip;
providing an article having a mounting surface;
attaching the radio frequency identification tag to the mounting surface such that a distance between the inner ends of each of the two side portions of the mounting strip is less than the length of the central portion of the mounting strip, and such that the central portion defines an arch wherein the radio frequency identification inlay is separated from the mounting surface by an air gap; and
wherein the radio frequency identification tag further comprises a substrate having a rear surface comprising an adhesive surface, wherein said attaching step comprises affixing the adhesive surface of the substrate to the mounting surface, and wherein the two side portions of the mounting strip are attached to said substrate such that a distance between the inner ends of each of the two side portions of the mounting strip is less than the length of the central portion of the mounting strip, and such that the central portion defines an arch wherein the radio frequency identification inlay is separated from both the substrate and the mounting surface by an air gap.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the adhesive surface of the substrate comprises at least one of the following: a pressure sensitive adhesive, a gum, a glue, and a portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein the two side portions of the mounting strip are attached to the substrate by at least one of the following: an adhesive, a heat seal, and an ultrasonic weld.
12. A method of attaching a radio frequency identification tag comprising the steps of:
providing a radio frequency identification tag comprising a mounting strip comprising a central portion having a length and two side portions separated by the central portion, each of the two side portions having an inner end disposed toward the central portion, and a radio frequency identification inlay disposed in or on the central portion of said mounting strip;
providing an article having a mounting surface;
attaching the radio frequency identification tag to the mounting surface such that a distance between the inner ends of each of the two side portions of the mounting strip is less than the length of the central portion of the mounting strip, and such that the central portion defines an arch wherein the radio frequency identification inlay is separated from the mounting surface by an air gap; and
wherein the mounting strip includes perforations disposed between the central portion and each of the two side portions such that the central portion is detachable from the two side portions while the two side portions remain disposed on the mounting surface.