US 12,118,420 B2
Smart consumables/identifier label and antenna for smart consumables/identifier label
Christian-Hubertus Kuechenthal, Darmstadt (DE); Roja Azees, Darmstadt (DE); Dan Kvelstad, Darmstadt (DE); and Sven Erfurth, Darmstadt (DE)
Assigned to MERCK PATENT GMBH, Darmstadt (DE)
Appl. No. 17/777,645
Filed by Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt (DE)
PCT Filed Nov. 18, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/082483
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/099355, PCT Pub. Date May 27, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19210659 (EP), filed on Nov. 21, 2019; and application No. 102020105417.3 (DE), filed on Feb. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0004773 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G06K 19/077 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/07726 (2013.01) [G06K 19/0776 (2013.01); G06K 19/07767 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2225 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A label (1) for marking containers or equipment by adhering the label to a surface thereof, the label (1) comprising
a support material base (11),
at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) microelectronic device (5c) included in the support material base (11), and
a plurality of antennas (5a,5b) for different frequency ranges connected with the at least one RFID microelectronic device (5c) and included in the support material base (11),
wherein the plurality of antennas (5a, 5b) includes a first antenna (5a) for a frequency range of 860 to 960 MHz and having a theoretical read range peak of more than 4 m when provided on a glass surface, wherein the label has a dimension of 40 mm*20 mm or less,
wherein the first antenna (5a) comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion,
the first portion being provided on a surface of said label adjacent to a first short side of the label and including a line arranged in a serpentine form with five rectangular or sine shaped half waves and an end element that is wider than said line of said first portion,
the second portion being provided on said surface of said label adjacent to a second short side opposite to said first short side of the label and including a line arranged in a serpentine form with one or two rectangular or sine shaped half waves and an end element that is wider than said line of said second portion, and
the third portion being provided on said surface of said label adjacent to a long side of the label and connecting the first portion and the second portion.