Abstract: In some embodiments, an RFID system for product identification may include a compartment having a first wall and a second wall that extend toward each other and that together define at least part of a cavity and a channel. The cavity may extend laterally along a first direction and may be configured to contain a suspended package and having a first width may extend along a second direction. The channel may extend laterally along the first direction and having a second width may extend along a second direction, the channel being in fluid communication with the cavity, the channel may be configured to limit movement along the second direction of a support that extends downward through the channel and into the cavity to support the suspended package, the second width of the channel being narrower than the first width of the cavity.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a monitoring system may include an RFID reader mounted to a support structure. The RFID reader may be configured for continuously scanning for RFID tagged items within a field and issuing an alert when an alert condition has been triggered.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an RFID device includes an RFID assembly that includes an RFID antenna and an RFID chip electrically coupled to the RFID antenna, the RFID assembly having a first side and a second side. The RFID device may further include a first layer including a visual element and having a first side and a second side, the first side of the first layer contacting a first side of the RFID assembly. The RFID device may further include a second layer having a first side and a second side, the first side of the second layer contacting at least one of the first visual element and the RFID assembly.

Abstract: Provided herein are adhesive compositions comprising: 1) at least one adhesive of an alcohol-functionalized acrylic adhesive, an alcohol-functionalized silicone adhesive, a carboxyl-functionalized acrylic adhesive, and a carboxyl-functionalized silicone adhesive, 2) at least one phase-separated hydrophilic material, and 3) at least one bioactive compound. At least one bioactive compound may comprise an antimicrobial agent. The adhesive compositions can quickly release an antimicrobial agent and cause the rapid onset of antimicrobial effects. Also provided are adhesive products and methods using the disclosed adhesive composition.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a product management system includes at least one receiving location configured to receive a product associated with at least one smart device encoded with a unique identifier. The product management system further includes a reader system configured to receive a first signal transmitted from the at least one smart device, determine a time measurement, determine a state of the product based at least in part on a time measurement, and transmit a second signal based on the state of the product. The product management system further includes at least one display associated with the product and configured to receive the second signal from the reader system, and generate a visual indication of the state of the product based at least in part on the second signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a multilayer coating for covering vehicle body parts. The method comprises providing a polymeric facestock layer (3) providing a polymeric top coat layer (4), providing a polymeric adhesive layer (2), and sandwiching the polymeric facestock layer (3) between the polymeric top coat layer (4) comprising at least partially cross-linked polyurethane and the polymeric adhesive layer (2) between a polymeric top coat layer (4) and a polymeric adhesive layer (2). The partially cross-linked polyurethane is a reaction product of a composition comprising a first part and a second part, wherein: the first part comprises between 0.1 and 99.9 wt. % of solvent- or waterborne thermally curable polyurethane precursor material, as based on the total weight of said composition; and the second part comprises between 0.1 and 99.9 wt. % of UV-curable polyurethane precursor material, as based on the total weight of said composition.

Abstract: RFID-based electronic surveillance article systems are provided with first and second receiving antennas. An RF signal is transmitted to an RFID device, which transmits a return signal that is received by the receiving antennas. A position of the RFID device may be determined based on a difference between the strength of the return signal when received by the first antenna and the strength of the return signal when received by the second antenna. If RF signals are transmitted by the receiving antennas, the position of the RFID device may be determined by changing the strengths of the RF signals transmitted by each antenna and comparing the strength of the RF signal transmitted by the first antenna when the RFID device is at a threshold for receiving the signal to the strength of the RF signal transmitted by the second antenna when the RFID device is at the threshold.

Abstract: A method of optimizing a RFID reader system to increase the percentage of RFID tags successfully inventoried in a container comprising a relatively large number of RFID tagged items in close proximity to one another. To achieve the greater percentage of successfully inventoried RFID tagged items, a transmitting system capable of reading an RFID tag and a receiving system capable of determining how much of the transmitted power propagates through the volume of RFID tagged items is positioned on either side of the container. A host system in communication with both the transmitting and receiving systems then utilizes one or more parameters of the transmitting system to maximize propagation of the RFID signal through the container and, therefore, increase the percentage of RFID tags successfully inventoried with the ultimate goal being 100%.

Abstract: A recyclable RFID device having one or more recoverable components configured to remain substantially intact during a waste recycling process. The one or more recoverable components comprises a RFID coupling strap and a substrate encapsulating the RFID coupling strap. A filtering system for recovering the recyclable RFID device from a waste stream is also disclosed, and comprises a waste collection container, a RFID device detection unit, and a RFID device diversion area. Additionally, a filtering system for recovering the recyclable RFID device during a waste recycling process is disclosed. The filtering system enables separating the recyclable RFID device from a packaging and detecting the separated components of the recyclable RFID device including the one or more recoverable components. The separated components including the RFID chip is then diverted from the waste stream for reuse.

Abstract: Provided herein is flexible retroreflective sheeting that includes an emboss layer having retroreflective elements, a backing layer and/or metallized layer in contact with the retroreflective elements, and an interleaf layer sandwiched between two adhesive layers. The tensile and color properties of the layers of the construction allow the sheeting to be particularly useful as a label for articles, e.g., traffic safety devices, subject to crushing or bending. Also provided are methods and articles including the provided sheeting.

Abstract: A textile RFID transponder (20) has a textile carrier substrate (19) with a flat thread structure (16). At least one electrically conductive antenna thread (17) is introduced into the flat thread structure (16) of the textile carrier substrate (19). An RFID chip module (15) with a chip-bound module antenna (11) is applied to a first side of the textile carrier substrate (19) so that the module antenna (11) is coupled inductively into a transponder antenna (18) formed by the at least one conductive antenna thread (17). At least one hot-melt adhesive yarn (12; 16a; 16b; 16c) is introduced into the flat thread structure (16) of the textile carrier substrate (19).

Abstract: Provided herein is a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) comprising two different acrylate polymers and a metal chelating agent to produce the PSA. The PSAs produced according to the methods described herein can be used under a broad range of working temperatures, i.e., from ?99° C. to 40° C., e.g., ?40° C. to 37° C. These PSAs demonstrate optimal tack and cohesiveness and/or resistance to warm water bath, when affixed to substrates.