公开(公告)号：WO2020243467A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：PCT/US2020/035181

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC

Inventor： FORSTER, Ian

IPC: G06K19/08 ,  G06K19/077 ,  G06K19/06

Abstract: RFID devices are provided with an antenna coupled to an RFID chip by a direct or indirect connection. A data-carrying pattern that is visible at one or more wavelengths is incorporated into and/or onto the antenna. The pattern may comprise a plurality of apertures defined in the antenna or a material applied onto the antenna and having a property or properties different from a property or properties of the material used to form the antenna at one or more wavelengths. The pattern may carry data that is optically readable at one wavelength and quasi-optically readable at another wavelength. The pattern may include at least one sensing material configured to cause the pattern to present different data depending on whether a condition is existent or not. The antenna may include a plurality of layers, each with patterns or portions of a pattern or patterns that are visible at different wavelengths.

公开(公告)号：WO2020124082A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-18

申请号：PCT/US2019/066562

申请日：2019-12-16

Applicant: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC

Inventor： FORSTER, Ian

IPC: G06K19/02 ,  G06K19/04 ,  G06K19/077 ,  G09F3/03

Abstract: A merchandise attachment incorporating an RFID transponder may be described herein. The merchandise attachment may include a pliable, elongated panel member adapted for wrapping around the neck of a bottle or similar container. The panel member may be formed from a unitary blank having score lines that divide the blank into a plurality of panel sections. The panel member, when folded along the score lines with its end sections in overlapping relationship, may form a packaging sleeve in the shape of a tapered rectangular prism. The exterior surface of the panel member may be provided with informational material regarding the merchandise, such as branding, promotional offers, and the like. The RFID transponder, affixed to an interior surface of the panel member, may be adapted for wirelessly communicating information in radio-frequency signals.

公开(公告)号：WO2020118180A3

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：PCT/US2019/064930

申请日：2019-12-06

Applicant: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC

Inventor： FORSTER, Ian

IPC: G01K1/18 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/077 ,  G01K1/16 ,  G01K1/02

Abstract: A temperature-sensing RFID device includes an RFID chip and an antenna electrically coupled thereto. The RFID chip includes a temperature sensor, while the antenna is adapted to receive energy from an RF field and produce a signal. A shielding structure and/or a thermally conductive or absorbent structure may be associated with the RFID chip. The shielding structure is oriented so as to be positioned between at least a portion of the RFID chip and an outside environment and configured to shield the temperature sensor from at least one environmental factor capable of affecting a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor of an article to which the RFID device is secured. The thermally conductive or absorbent structure is oriented so as to be positioned between at least a portion of the RFID chip and the article and configured to enhance thermal coupling between the temperature sensor and the article.

公开(公告)号：WO2020092683A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-07

申请号：PCT/US2019/059020

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC

Inventor： FORSTER, Ian

IPC: H01L25/065 ,  H01L23/538

Abstract: Semiconductor wafer devices are formed of a wafer or a portion of a wafer. The wafer or wafer portion includes a plurality of functional blocks, one of which comprises an energy source and another which takes some other form, such as digital logic, data storage, a communication module, a display, a display driver, or a sensor. A functional block may be formed as part of processing of the wafer or may comprise a post-processing element. The functional blocks combine to provide an operational system having a plurality of functions. The wafer may be formed of an amorphous material, allowing the device to have a three-dimensional, non-planar structure, such as a cuboidal or tubular structure. If the device comprises only a portion of a wafer, a plurality of devices may be formed from a single wafer, with each portion being removed from the remainder of the wafer to define a device.

公开(公告)号：WO2019222608A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：PCT/US2019/032837

申请日：2019-05-17

Applicant: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC

Inventor： FORSTER, Ian

IPC: H02J50/20

Abstract: A system and method for harvesting radio frequency energy for powering devices includes one or more antennas tuned to receive radio frequency signals from different sources and an energy harvester configured to derive energy from the radio frequency signals and provide power to a power consuming device. A power integrator can store the energy until it is needed by the power consuming device. The energy harvester can extract data from one or more of the radio frequency signals and transmit the data to the power consuming device. The power consuming device can change an operational mode based on the amount of power received or the data received from the energy harvester. The power consuming device can transmit data to one of the sources to increase radio frequency signal transmissions to increase the amount of energy harvested by the energy harvester and delivered to the power consuming device.

公开(公告)号：WO2019204704A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：PCT/US2019/028281

申请日：2019-04-19

Applicant: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC

Inventor： FORSTER, Ian ,  HOWARD, Norman ,  MCGINNISS, Edward

IPC: G06K19/077

Abstract: RFID tags are provided for incorporation into the packaging of a microwavable food item, with the RFID tag being configured to be safely microwaved. The RFID tag includes a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces. An antenna is secured to the first surface, with the antenna defining a gap and being configured to operate at a first frequency. An RFID chip is electrically coupled to the antenna across the gap. A shielding structure is secured to the second surface of the substrate, with at least a portion of the shielding structure being in substantial alignment with the gap. The shielding structure is configured to limit the voltage across the gap when the antenna is exposed to a second frequency that is greater than first frequency. Also provided are methods for manufacturing RFID tags from a web in which conductive layers are secured to opposing surfaces of a substrate.

公开(公告)号：WO2019157278A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：PCT/US2019/017207

申请日：2019-02-08

Applicant: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC

Inventor： FORSTER, Ian

IPC: G06K19/077

CPC classification number: G06K19/07758 ,  G06K19/07749 ,  G06K19/07773 ,  G06K19/0779

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an RFID chip, an antenna, and a substrate configured to fold into a U-shaped configuration. One end of the substrate is secured to an item of commerce after which the substrate can be folded until the opposing end of the substrate is also secured to the item. The RFID tag can include a dielectric layer adjoined to part or all of the substrate to provide additional structural support for the RFID tag. Aligned holes in the substrate allow a display rail to pass through the RFID tag. The RFID chip and antenna are configured to transmit in a direction substantially outwardly from one side of the RFID tag, allowing the RFID tag to operate even when stacked with other items. The RFID antenna and the item can operate as a loop antenna when the item is metallic.

公开(公告)号：WO2019133361A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：PCT/US2018/066427

申请日：2018-12-19

Applicant: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC

Inventor： FORSTER, Ian

IPC: B23Q15/02

CPC classification number: B23K26/38 ,  B23K26/032 ,  B23K26/064 ,  B23K26/702 ,  B23Q15/02 ,  G05B2219/37205 ,  G05B2219/45041 ,  G06K19/07749

Abstract: An apparatus and method of improving the stability and repeatability of the laser cutting of an RFID antenna is disclosed. The present invention provides direct feedback from an optical inspection of the cutting process to the control system to determine the shape of the RFID antennas that are being cut and compare the same to the desired RFID antenna shape or pattern. When appropriate, the present invention enables a user to employ both short term and long term feedback data to make modifications to the laser cutting process to improve the same and reduce waste.