IP Library Granted Patent US 9,715,652
Granted Patent B2
US 9,715,652 · App. 13/825,494 · Granted Jul 25, 2017

Multiple information carrier

Inventors: Matthias Foerster (Dresden, DE); André Kreutzer (Mittweida, DE)
Assignee: Touchpac Holdings, LLC
G06K19/083G06K19/07766G06K19/07769G06K19/07786H01Q1/2225H01Q9/285
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Patent No.
US 9,715,652
App. No.
13/825,494
Granted
Jul 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention describes a multiple information carrier having at least one electrically conductive layer and an electorally non-conductive substrate, wherein at least one first electrically conductive layer in the form of a touch structure, and second electrically conductive layer in the form of an antenna, are present in places on the substrate.

Claims (20)

1. A multiple information carrier, comprising:

at least one electrically conductive layer, and

a non-conductive substrate, wherein:

the at least one electrically conductive layer comprises a first electrically conductive layer present in at least one first area on the substrate, the first electrically conductive layer being configured as a touch structure comprising at least one coupling area for coupling an external electrical capacitance to the touch structure,

the at least one electrically conductive layer further comprises a second electrically conductive layer present in at least one second area on the substrate, the second electrically conductive layer being configured as an antenna, and

wherein the touch structure is readable with a capacitive touchscreen.

2. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first area in which the touch structure is present is spatially separated from the at least one second area in which the antenna is present.

3. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second layers are present on the substrate in a structured manner, and wherein the first or second layer comprises one or more elements selected from a group consisting of a point, a straight line, a curve, and an area.

4. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein at least one optically readable layer is applied onto the substrate, the optically readable layer comprising a code.

5. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein an inductively, acoustically, magnetically, electromagnetically, and/or optically readable structure is applied onto the substrate.

6. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the touch structure further comprises a touch point and/or a conductor path.

7. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises one or more materials selected from a group consisting of plastics, paper, cardboard, wooden material, composite material, glass, ceramics, textiles, and leather.

8. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the information carrier has at least one cover layer that completely or partially covers the substrate and/or the electrically conductive layers.

9. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the information carrier is disposed on an article.

10. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second layers are layers generated on the substrate via one or more methods selected from a group consisting of an additive method, a semi-additive method, and/or a subtractive method.

11. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna is in a spatial vicinity of 0-3 cm of an impedance-adjusting coil and at least one microchip electrically connected to the coil.

12. The multiple information carrier according to claim 11 , wherein the coil and/or the microchip are arranged on a separate intermediate carrier, and the intermediate carrier is self-adhesive.

13. The multiple information carrier according to 12 , wherein the antenna is arranged on a first article, and the coil and the at least one microchip electrically connected to the coil are arranged on a second article, and wherein the first and second articles are at most 3 cm apart.

14. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , wherein the information carrier is connected to at least one further electrical component comprising a galvanic element, a capacitor arrangement, and/or a chip.

15. The multiple information carrier according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one RFID transponder arranged on the substrate, where the antenna is configured to operate at a first frequency range and the at least one RFID transponder is configured to operate at a second frequency range.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2020
From: TOUCHPAC HOLDINGS, LLC
To: TOUCHCODE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 051868/0297 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 10, 2019
From: TOUCHCODE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: TOUCHCODE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 051799/0715 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2014
From: PRINTECHNOLOGICS GMBH
To: TOUCHPAC HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 032955/0265 →
ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN US IP Recorded Feb 12, 2014
From: PRINTECHNOLOGICS GMBH
To: TOUCHPAC HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 032262/0945 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2013
From: FOERSTER, MATTHIAS; KREUTZER, ANDRE
To: PRINTECHNOLOGICS GMBH
Reel/Frame 030594/0437 →
Priority Claims (2)
EP 10075515 · Sep 21, 2010 · regional
DE 20 2010 014 408 U · Oct 13, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61384885 · Sep 21, 2010
Related Publication 20130256419A1 · Oct 3, 2013