- Patent Title: Passive smart cards, metal cards, payment objects and smart jewelry
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Application No.: US14862119Application Date: 2015-09-22
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Publication No.: US09697459B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: David Finn , Mustafa Lotya , Darren Molloy
- Applicant: David Finn , Mustafa Lotya , Darren Molloy
- Applicant Address: IE Lower Churchfield, Tourmakeady, County Mayo
- Assignee: Féinics AmaTech Teoranta
- Current Assignee: Féinics AmaTech Teoranta
- Current Assignee Address: IE Lower Churchfield, Tourmakeady, County Mayo
- Agent Gerald E. Linden
- Main IPC: G06K19/06
- IPC: G06K19/06 ; G06K19/077 ; B23K26/362 ; B23K26/40 ; H01Q1/22 ; H01Q1/38 ; H01Q7/00 ; B23K26/21 ; G06K7/10 ; B23K101/40 ; B23K103/00

Abstract:
RFID devices comprising (i) a transponder chip module (TCM, 1410) having an RFIC chip (IC) and a module antenna (MA), and (ii) a coupling frame (CF) having an electrical discontinuity comprising a slit (S) or non-conductive stripe (NCS). The coupling frame may be disposed closely adjacent the transponder chip module so that the slit overlaps the module antenna. The RFID device may be a payment object such as a jewelry item having a metal component modified with a slit (S) to function as a coupling frame. The coupling frame may be moved (such as rotated) to position the slit to selectively overlap the module antennas (MA) of one or more transponder chip modules (TCM-1, TCM-2) disposed in the payment object, thereby selectively enhancing (including enabling) contactless communication between a given transponder chip module in the payment object and another RFID device such as an external contactless reader. The coupling frame may be tubular. A card body construction for a metal smart card is disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160110639A1 PASSIVE SMART CARDS, METAL CARDS, PAYMENT OBJECTS AND SMART JEWELRY Public/Granted day:2016-04-21
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