IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,444,325
Granted Patent B1
US 12,444,325 · App. 18/237,179 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Name badge system

Inventor: Rachel Benavides (Attleboro, MA)
Assignee: Reeves Company, Inc.
G09F3/207G06K19/0723G09F3/02G09F2003/0208G09F2003/0279G09F2003/0282
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Patent No.
US 12,444,325
App. No.
18/237,179
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A name badge that includes a badge base having a front surface that has adjacent areas including a first area for representing a person's name in printed letters, and a second area for supporting an RFID chip. The badge base also has a rear surface, a foam backing layer that covers the rear surface of the badge base and the RFID chip, and a rear support structure that enables the name badge to be supported at the rear surface and from a garment worn by a user.

Claims (15)

1. A name badge that is comprised of a badge base having a front surface that has adjacent areas including a first area for representing a person's name in printed indicia, and a second area for supporting and including an RFID chip, said badge base also having a rear surface, and further including a rear support structure that enables the name badge to be supported at the rear surface and from a garment worn by a user, further including a transparent window that is mounted at the second area of the badge base and wherein the badge base has a through opening for receiving the transparent window.

2. The name badge of claim 1 wherein the printed indicia comprises printed letters that represent the person's name.

3. The name badge of claim 1 wherein the transparent window is constructed of a clear plastic material.

4. The name badge of claim 3 wherein the transparent window has an outer lip that engages with an edge that defines the through opening; and a logo indicia on an exposed surface of the transparent window.

5. The name badge of claim 1 wherein the rear support structure is comprised of one of a set of butterfly backings, a pin clip backing, and a pocket clip.

6. The name badge of claim 5 further including a backing layer that is disposed over the rear surface of the badge base.

7. A name badge that is comprised of a badge base having a front surface that has adjacent areas including a first area for representing a person's name in printed letters, and a second area for supporting and including an RFID chip, said badge base also having a rear surface, a foam backing layer that covers the rear surface of the badge base and the RFID chip, and a rear support structure that enables the name badge to be supported at the rear surface and from a garment worn by a user, further including a transparent window that is mounted at the second area of the badge base, and wherein the badge base has a through opening for receiving the transparent window.

8. The name badge of claim 7 wherein the transparent window is constructed of a clear plastic material.

9. The name badge of claim 8 wherein the transparent window has an outer lip that engages with an edge that defines the through opening; and a logo indicia on an exposed surface of the transparent window.

10. The name badge of claim 7 wherein the rear support structure is comprised of one of a set of butterfly backings, a pin clip backing, and a pocket clip.

11. A method of constructing a name badge comprising the steps of providing a badge base having a front surface that has adjacent areas including a first area for representing a person's name in printed indicia, and a second area for supporting and including an RFID chip, providing the badge base having a rear surface, and further providing a rear support structure that enables the name badge to be supported at the rear surface and from a garment worn by a user, and further providing a transparent window that is mounted at the second area of the badge base and providing the badge base with a through opening for receiving the transparent window.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the printed indicia comprises printed letters that represent the person's name.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the transparent window is constructed of a clear plastic material.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the transparent window has an outer lip that engages with an edge that defines the through opening, and providing a backing layer that is disposed over the rear surface of the badge base.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the rear support structure is comprised of one of a set of butterfly backings, a pin clip backing, and a pocket clip.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2023
From: BENAVIDES, RACHEL
To: REEVES COMPANY, INC.
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