System, method, and apparatus for RFID hang tag

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9836688-B2
Application number	US-201615286018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2016
Priority date	Dec 4, 2013
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A hang tag may be disclosed. The hang tag can include an RFID tag, a hole, and an upper and lower portion separated by a perforation. The hang tag can additionally be manufactured on a web whereby once the tag is removed from the web, substantially no tackiness may remain on the hang tag.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for using a label comprising the steps of:
providing a tag stock having a first and second face,
placing an RFID component on the tag stock,
the RFID component having an area and adhered to the second face of the tag stock by a first adhesive layer, the first adhesive layer having a first and second face and an outer periphery extending beyond the area of the RFID component,
adhering a liner to the second face of the first adhesive layer, and removing the label from a web such that the liner remains affixed to the label.

2. The method of using of claim 1 , where the tag stock, the RFID tag, the first adhesive layer, the liner, the second adhesive layer, and the face stock may be combined in a laminated fashion.

3. The method of using the label of claim 1 , including a further step of bonding the adhesive layer, tag stock, RFID tag, and liner together such that when label is removed from web, label remains structurally sound, prior to the step of removing.

4. The method for use of the label of claim 3 , where when the label is removed the web, the liner is part of the label construction and the adhesive and face stock of the web is discarded.

5. The method of using of the label of claim 1 , including a further step of printing, indicia on the label prior to the step of removing.

6. The method for use of the label of claim 5 , where the tag stock may have optically readable information printed upon it.

7. The method of using the label of claim 1 , including a further set of encoding the RFID component prior to the step of removing.

8. The method of using the label of claim 7 where, an external reader may interrogate the RFID component to obtain encoded information stored in the RFID component.

9. The method of using the label of claim 1 , including a further step of applying a second adhesive layer and a face stock prior to the step of removing.

10. The method of using the label of claim 1 , where the label once removed from the web may serve as a hang tag.

11. The method of using the label of claim 1 , where the label is provided in a piggyback label configuration.

12. The method of using the label of claim 1 , where the label is manufactured in a continuous roll-to-roll process.

13. The method of using the label of claim 1 , where the label is free of notches.

14. The method of using the label of claim 1 , where the tag stock's first adhesive layer is adhered to the second face of the tag stock.

15. The method of using the label of claim 1 , where the RFID component is located on the second face of the tag stock and the periphery of the adhesive layer extends beyond the area of the RFID component.

Assignees

• Avery Dennison Retail Information Services Llc

Inventors

• Dancausse Michael L
• Gann Randy H

Classifications

• G06K19/07758 Primary

  arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag · CPC title

• G06K19/07796

  arrangements on the record carrier to allow stacking of a plurality of similar record carriers, e.g. to avoid interference between the non-contact communication of the plurality of record carriers · CPC title

• G06K19/0776 Primary

  the adhering arrangement being a layer of adhesive, so that the record carrier can function as a sticker · CPC title

• G06K19/07718

  the record carrier being manufactured in a continuous process, e.g. using endless rolls · CPC title

• G06K19/07722

  the record carrier being multilayered, e.g. laminated sheets (flat articles in general, see B32B37/00) · CPC title