US 11,893,437 B2
RFID vial tracking with RFID inlay
Douglas Bourque, Rowlett, TX (US); and Brad Cumby, Liberty Township, OH (US)
Assigned to Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC, Mentor, OH (US)
Filed by Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC, Mentor, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/041,960.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/535,387, filed on Jul. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0026616 A1, Jan. 24, 2019
Int. Cl. G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); B65D 23/08 (2006.01); G08B 13/24 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/0723 (2013.01) [B65D 23/085 (2013.01); G06K 7/10346 (2013.01); G06K 19/0776 (2013.01); G06K 19/07749 (2013.01); G06K 19/07758 (2013.01); G08B 13/2445 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2225 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A RFID label for use with a container having a lid with a metallic component, the RFID label comprising:
a substrate component that is substantially circular;
a RFID antenna comprising a slotted-loop antenna arranged entirely on a first side of the substrate component and attached or adhered to the first side of the substrate component;
a RFID chip on the first side of the substrate component and coupled to the RFID antenna;
and a spacer element arranged facing the first side of the substrate component;
wherein when the RFID label is attached to an external surface of the lid, the spacer element arranged between the lid and the substrate provides a separation between the RFID antenna and the lid.