Article surveillance device and method for forming
US6087940A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24917
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A security tag and method for forming the tag in a substantially continuous in-line operation. The tag includes a substrate with first and second conductive elements separated by a dielectric layer and means establishing electrical contact between the first and second conductive elements. The means for establishing electrical contact includes utilizing an electrically conductive ink or providing an interruption in the dielectric layer. Under one embodiment a layer of foil having a series of interruptions is further provided.
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