Conducted charging and signal transmission in a roll of electrical components on carrier material
US11354556B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/0708
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A carrier tape has at least two conductive rails affixed at opposite edges of the carrier tape. The purpose of the conductive rails is to provide power to smart labels mounted to the carrier tape for charging the batteries of each of the smart labels or transferring data to or from the smart labels. Holes are pierced into the conductive rails and the carrier tape to make a jagged edge at the backside of each hole in the carrier tape. The jagged edge of each of the holes of the conductive rail and the carrier tape on one layer connects with the conductive rail of the layer immediately adjacent. The smart labels are mounted to the carrier tape with an adhesive. A transport package holds a carrier tape which retains the smart labels and the conductive rails and is configured to transfer charging current or data to the smart labels.
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