US4910499A
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Tag and method of making same
Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1989-02-10
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Granted: 1990-03-20
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Expires: 2009-02-10
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a deactivatable tag useable with an electronic article surveillance system and comprised of planar conductive material cut into a pair of inverse, first and second spiral conductors wrapped about each other and positioned for capacitive and inductive coupling. The invention also relates to method of making tags wherein conductors are cut from a planar web of conductive material in a continuous process in a manner that the cutting results in the formation of two spiral conductors without accompanying waste of conductive material, and thereafter positioning the conductors to provide resonant circuits. The conductors of each pair are connected by welding to provide a reliable circuit. A film of electrostatic-charge-draining material on a web of deactivatable tags prevents their premature deactivation.
Inventors
- 👤 S. Eugene Benge
- 👤 Robert L. Froning
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:42
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/22; G08B13/24; G08B13/2402; G08B13/2405; G08B13/2414; G08B13/242; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/0672; G08B13/2428; G08B13/2437; G08B13/244; G08B13/2442; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/02; H05K3/04; H05K3/046; H05K3/10; H05K3/20; H05K3/202; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H05K1/00; H05K1/16; H05K1/165; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/05; H05K2203/0502; H05K2203/0522; H05K2203/15; H05K2203/1545
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A longitudinally extending tag web including a series of connected deactivatable tags usable in an electronic article surveillance system, the tag web comprising a continuous longitudinally extending supporting web, each tag having a detectable resonant circuit on the supporting web and a deactivator, and a continuous longitudinally extending web of conductive material on the supporting web along the series of tags to help prevent circuit deactivation caused by electrostatic discharge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A longitudinally extending tag web including a series of connected deactivatable tags usable in an electronic article surveillance system, the tag web comprising a continuous longitudinally extending supporting web, each tag having a detectable resonant circuit on the supporting web and a deactivator, and a continuous longitudinally extending web of conductive material on the supporting web along the series of tags to help prevent circuit deactivation caused by electrostatic discharge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
A longitudinally extending tag web including a series of connected deactivatable tags usable in an electronic article surveillance system, the tag web comprising a continuous longitudinally extending supporting web, each tag having a detectable resonant circuit on the supporting web and deactivator, and a continuous longitudinally extending film of electrostatic-charge-draining material on the supporting web along the series of tags to help prevent circuit deactivation caused by electrostatic discharge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
A longitudinally extending tag web including a series of connected deactivatable tags usable in an electronic article surveillance system, the tag web comprising a continuous longitudinally extending supporting web, each tag having a detectable resonant circuit on the supporting web and deactivator, and a continuous longitudinally extending film of electrostatic-charge-draining material on the supporting web along the series of tags to help prevent circuit deactivation caused by electrostatic discharge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
A longitudinally extending tag web including a series of connected deactivatable tags useable in an electronic article surveillance system, the tag web comprising a continuous longitudinally extending supporting web, each tag having a detectable resonant circuit on the supporting web and a deactivator, and a continuous longitudinally extending coating of conductive material on the supporting web along he series of tags to help prevent circuit deactivation caused by electronic discharge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A longitudinally extending tag web including a series of connected deactivatable tags useable in an electronic article surveillance system, the tag web comprising a continuous longitudinally extending supporting web, each tag having a detectable resonant circuit on the supporting web and a deactivator, and a continuous longitudinally extending coating of conductive material on the supporting web along he series of tags to help prevent circuit deactivation caused by electronic discharge.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
70 words
A longitudinally extending tag web including a series of connected deactivatable tags useable in an electronic article surveillance system, the tag web comprising a continuous longitudinally extending supporting web, each tag having a detectable resonant circuit on the supporting web and a deactivator, and a continuous longitudinally extending film of anti-static material on the supporting web along the series of tags to help prevent circuit deactivation caused by electrostatic discharge.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
A longitudinally extending tag web including a series of connected deactivatable tags useable in an electronic article surveillance system, the tag web comprising a continuous longitudinally extending supporting web, each tag having a detectable resonant circuit on the supporting web and a deactivator, and a continuous longitudinally extending film of anti-static material on the supporting web along the series of tags to help prevent circuit deactivation caused by electrostatic discharge.
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