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Identification element
Assignee: Meto International GmbH
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Filing: 1999-05-26
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Granted: 2003-09-23
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Expires: 2019-05-26
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an identification element having an integrated circuit and an antenna coil connected to the integrated circuit. The antenna coil comprises a lower conducting track and an upper conducting track. Each track includes a plurality of turns, with the two tracks being arranged on either side of a dielectric layer. The relative position of the two tracks is such that they overlap substantially only in one selected area or in two selected areas.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Altwasser
- 👤 David Robson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:17
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/22; G08B13/24; G08B13/2402; G08B13/2405; G08B13/2414; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07749; G06K19/07773; G06K19/07777; G06K19/07779; G06K19/07783; G06K19/07784; G08B13/2417; G08B13/2428; G08B13/2431; G08B13/2434; G08B13/2437
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An identification element, comprising: an integrated circuit; an antenna coil connected to said integrated circuit, said antenna coil comprising a lower conducting track and an upper conducting track, each track including a plurality of turns; and a dielectric layer interposed between the upper and lower conducting tracks, wherein a relative position of the upper and lower conducting tracks is such that said upper and lower conducting tracks overlap substantially in one of: one selected area, and in two selected areas, wherein an end of an outer turn and an end of an inner turn of at least one of said upper and lower conducting tracks has a greater width than remaining turns of a corresponding track.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
An identification element, comprising: an integrated circuit; an antenna coil connected to said integrated circuit, said antenna coil comprising a lower conducting track and an upper conducting track, each track including a plurality of turns; and a dielectric layer interposed between the upper and lower conducting tracks, wherein a relative position of the upper and lower conducting tracks is such that said upper and lower conducting tracks overlap substantially in one of: one selected area, and in two selected areas, wherein an end of an outer turn and an end of an inner turn of at least one of said upper and lower conducting tracks has a greater width than remaining turns of a corresponding track.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
102 words
An identification element, comprising: an integrated circuit; an antenna coil connected to said integrated circuit, said antenna coil comprising a lower conducting track and an upper conducting track, each track including a plurality of turns; a dielectric layer interposed between the upper and lower conducting tracks, wherein a relative position of the upper and lower conducting tracks is such that said upper and lower conducting tracks overlap substantially in one of: one selected area, and in two selected area; and an additional dielectric layer interposed between said upper and lower conducting tracks and outside an area where said integrated circuit is disposed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
An identification element, comprising: an integrated circuit; an antenna coil connected to said integrated circuit, said antenna coil comprising a lower conducting track and an upper conducting track, each track including a plurality of turns; a dielectric layer interposed between the upper and lower conducting tracks, wherein a relative position of the upper and lower conducting tracks is such that said upper and lower conducting tracks overlap substantially in one of: one selected area, and in two selected area; and an additional dielectric layer interposed between said upper and lower conducting tracks and outside an area where said integrated circuit is disposed.
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