AUFBRINGEN VON RADIOFREQUENZ-IDENTIFIKATIONSETIKETTEN AUF GEGENSTÄNDE

• Main Authors: KROPP, KARL M, HOGERTON, PETER B, KUHN, GARY K, MITCHELL, MICHAEL R
• Format: Patent
• Language: German
• Published: 03.07.2008
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; ADVERTISING; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; COUNTING; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; DISPLAY; DISPLAYING; EDUCATION; GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNERANALOGOUS TO PAPER; MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN AMANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; MEASURING; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; SEALS; SIGNS; STORING; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUSTO PAPER

The present invention relates to a radio-frequency identification tag (66) applicator, comprising a radio-frequency identification tag supply holder (62), a carrier roll holder (70), a carrier path from said radio-frequency identification tag supply holder to said carrier roll holder, a tag dispensing mechanism (126) along said carrier path between said radio-frequency identification tag supply holder and said carrier roll holder for applying a tag to an object; and an interrogator (100) for writing information to radio-frequency identification tags along said carrier path between said radio-frequency identification tag supply holder and said tag dispensing mechanism.