ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,000, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Iconex LLC (Atlanta).
"Chipless RFID-enabled liner free labels and rolls of liner free labels" was invented by Robert Epler (Morristown, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chipless RFID-enabled liner free label includes a substrate with an RFID antenna on the substrate and adhesive applied to the same side. The RFID antenna may be purchased from a third party, printed with conductive ink, formed from transferred conductive foil, or created as a combination of printed ink and foil. The adhesive may be flood coated or applied in discontinuous and/or continuous patches or patterns. The labels ...