US 12,131,606 B2
Gaming chip and method for manufacturing the same
Yasushi Shigeta, Shiga (JP)
Assigned to ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed by ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/125,434.
Application 18/125,434 is a continuation of application No. 17/234,085, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,682,260.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-074504 (JP), filed on Apr. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0230442 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); G06K 19/04 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3216 (2013.01) [B29C 45/14 (2013.01); B29C 45/14065 (2013.01); G06K 19/047 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); G06K 19/0776 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14131 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming chip that incorporates a sticker-type RFID tag, the gaming chip comprising:
an enclosing member having a predetermined shape that encloses the sticker-type RFID tag;
a body member that is injection-molded to enclose the enclosing member enclosing the sticker-type RFID tag; and
a decal member that represents a type or denomination of the gaming chip,
wherein:
the enclosing member consists of a first part and a second part,
at least the first part or the second part has a flat surface to which the sticker-type RFID tag can be adhered,
the first part and the second part are combined so that the enclosing member is formed and the sticker-type RFID tag is enclosed by the first part and the second part, and
at least one air gap is positioned between the sticker-type RFID tag and the first part or the second part.