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RFID tag containing two tuned circuits

US7821401B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 2006
Grant dateOct 26, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/07796
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An RFID tag is disclosed adapted to be read by an interrogator including a reader antenna having a carrier frequency. The tag includes a first circuit including a first inductor and a first capacitor, wherein the first circuit is tuned to a frequency above the carrier frequency to compensate for detuning in the presence of a plurality of tags. The RFID tag includes a second circuit including a second inductor and a second capacitor wherein the first and second inductors are arranged to be coupled electromagnetically with a coupling factor less than unity and the second circuit is tuned to increase coupling between the first circuit and the reader antenna. A method of reading an RFID tag in the presence of a plurality of tags is also disclosed.

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