Patents by Inventor Jean-Miguel Robadey
Jean-Miguel Robadey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11934904Abstract: An RFID device that can be connected to a piece of material, in particular, a piece of fabric (22), in an efficient manner and that is small and flexible is provided. A wire antenna (16) is coupled to an integrated circuit provided on a substrate (12) of the RFID device (10). The wire antenna (16) is attached to the substrate (12) by being laced with the substrate (12) via a pair of through holes. In this state, the wire antenna (16) is fixedly connected to the piece of material by heating a coating of the wire antenna (16), which coating includes a thermoset adhesive material. In this manner, the substrate (12) is connected to the piece of material via the wire antenna (16).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventor: Jean-Miguel Robadey
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Patent number: 11934907Abstract: A method to check if a connector system with a Connector Position Assurance (“CPA”) member is in a closed position. The method includes providing an RFID-tag reader that is positioned at a distance D to the integrated circuit enabling far-field RFID communication and not permitting near-field RFID communication. Further, the method includes checking the readability of the integrated circuit with the RFID-tag reader and issuing an alert signal if the integrated circuit is not readable by the RFID-tag reader indicating that the CPA member is not in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventors: Jean-Miguel Robadey, Christian Mirus
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Publication number: 20240013011Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to check if a connector system with a Connector Position Assurance (“CPA”) member is in closed position. The method includes providing an RFID-tag reader that is positioned at a distance D to the integrated circuit enabling far-field RFID communication and not permitting near-field RFID communication. Further, the method includes checking the readability of the integrated circuit with the RFID-tag reader and issuing an alert signal if the integrated circuit is not readable by the RFID-tag reader indicating that the CPA member is not in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Jean-Miguel Robadey, Christian Mirus
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Publication number: 20230057097Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to check if a connector system with a Connector Position Assurance (“CPA”) member is in a closed position. The method includes providing an RFID-tag reader that is positioned at a distance D to the integrated circuit enabling far-field RFID communication and not permitting near-field RFID communication. Further, the method includes checking the readability of the integrated circuit with the RFID-tag reader and issuing an alert signal if the integrated circuit is not readable by the RFID-tag reader indicating that the CPA member is not in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Jean-Miguel Robadey, Christian Mirus
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Patent number: 11568765Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealing device (10) for a container. The sealing device comprises a housing (12) housing an integrated circuit (14). A locking member (16) is slidably attached to the housing (12) and includes an electrical conductor (19) embedded therein. The electrical conductor (19) and the integrated circuit (14) form an RFID circuit when the locking member (16) is in a locking position. The electrical connection between the electrical conductor (19) and the integrated circuit (14) is broken when the locking member (16) is cut or forcibly removed from the housing (12) and cannot be re-established. In this manner, a manipulation of the sealing device (10) can be reliably prevented.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventor: Jean-Miguel Robadey
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Publication number: 20220230043Abstract: An RFID device that can be connected to a piece of material, in particular, a piece of fabric (22), in an efficient manner and that is small and flexible is provided. A wire antenna (16) is coupled to an integrated circuit provided on a substrate (12) of the RFID device (10). The wire antenna (16) is attached to the substrate (12) by being laced with the substrate (12) via a pair of through holes. In this state, the wire antenna (16) is fixedly connected to the piece of material by heating a coating of the wire antenna (16), which coating includes a thermoset adhesive material. In this manner, the substrate (12) is connected to the piece of material via the wire antenna (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2019Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventor: Jean-Miguel Robadey
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Patent number: 11030511Abstract: A device for holding a radio frequency identification (RFID) device and securing the RFID device to another object, particularly an object having a curved or irregular shaped surface. The device includes multiple locking plates that interleave or overlap within slots formed in the base of a container holding an RFID device. One of more locking members integral with the locking plates assist in securing one locking plate to another and resist separating the locking plates once installed. Flanges or extensions extend outside of the base and provide structure to secure the device to an object to be identified.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: ASSAABLOY ABInventors: Eric Suligoj, Jean-Miguel Robadey, Elies Ennabli, Gilles Horisberger
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Publication number: 20210117746Abstract: A device for holding a radio frequency identification (RFID) device and securing the RFID device to another object, particularly an object having a curved or irregular shaped surface. The device includes multiple locking plates that interleave or overlap within slots formed in the base of a container holding an RFID device. One of more locking members integral with the locking plates assist in securing one locking plate to another and resist separating the locking plates once installed. Flanges or extensions extend outside of the base and provide structure to secure the device to an object to be identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Eric Suligoj, Jean-Miguel Robadey, Elies Ennabli, Gilles Horisberger
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Publication number: 20200357308Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sealing device (10) for a container. The sealing device comprises a housing (12) housing an integrated circuit (14). A locking member (16) is slidably attached to the housing (12) and includes an electrical conductor (19) embedded therein. The electrical conductor (19) and the integrated circuit (14) form an RFID circuit when the locking member (16) is in a locking position. The electrical connection between the electrical conductor (19) and the integrated circuit (14) is broken when the locking member (16) is cut or forcibly removed from the housing (12) and cannot be re-established. In this manner, a manipulation of the sealing device (10) can be reliably prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventor: Jean-Miguel Robadey
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Patent number: 10824930Abstract: An RFID tag to be used, for example, for tagging livestock. The RFID tag has a high resistance to mechanical and thermal stress due to a physical separation of a main antenna and an integrated circuit forming an RFID circuit. The RFID tag may comprise an inlay with the main antenna and a chip module with the integrated circuit and a loop antenna inductively coupled to the main antenna. The inlay and the chip module are safely embedded in a tag housing. The compact chip module with electrical connections between the loop antenna and the integrated circuit can be reliably protected.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventors: Jean-Miguel Robadey, Elies Ennabli, Hugo Kapp
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Patent number: 10810478Abstract: A self-sustainable substantially tubular shaped tag structure, comprises a flexible and substantially flat inlay comprising a substrate and at least an antenna; a wall of the tubular shaped tag structure constituted directly and solely by the inlay that is formed into the shape of the wall, thereby excluding any other material to carry the inlay and realize the wall; and a seam configured to close the tubular shaped tag structure and involving borders of the inlay.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventor: Jean-Miguel Robadey
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Publication number: 20190385037Abstract: An RFID tag to be used, for example, for tagging livestock. The RFID tag has a high resistance to mechanical and thermal stress due to a physical separation of a main antenna and an integrated circuit forming an RFID circuit. The RFID tag may comprise an inlay with the main antenna and a chip module with the integrated circuit and a loop antenna inductively coupled to the main antenna. The inlay and the chip module are safely embedded in a tag housing. The compact chip module with electrical connections between the loop antenna and the integrated circuit can be reliably protected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Jean-Miguel Robadey, Elies Ennabli, Hugo Kapp
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Publication number: 20190236428Abstract: A self-sustainable substantially tubular shaped tag structure, comprises a flexible and substantially flat inlay comprising a substrate and at least an antenna; a wall of the tubular shaped tag structure constituted directly and solely by the inlay that is formed into the shape of the wall, thereby excluding any other material to carry the inlay and realize the wall; and a seam configured to close the tubular shaped tag structure and involving borders of the inlay.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: ASSA ABLOY ABInventor: Jean-Miguel Robadey
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Patent number: 10176422Abstract: The RFID tag comprises an antenna (11) connected to a wireless communication device (18). The antenna comprises a conductive planar surface and a slot (14) extending at least in a part of said conductive planar surface, the slot (14) forming a non-conductive area of the antenna and defining a first part (12) and a second part (13) of the antenna. The wireless communication device comprises two contact pads (16, 17) being electrically connected respectively each to one of the first and second part of the antenna. The slot comprises a closed end formed by a further conductive part connecting said first and second parts the antenna and further comprises at least one conductive bridge (19-19??, 20, 21-21?) connecting said first and second parts of the antenna, the conductive bridge allowing to tune the resonance frequency of the tag by varying the length of the electrical path between the pads from the wireless communication device in the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventors: Elies Ennabli, Jean-Miguel Robadey, Christian Mirus
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Publication number: 20180181853Abstract: The RFID tag comprises an antenna (11) connected to a wireless communication device (18). The antenna comprises a conductive planar surface and a slot (14) extending at least in a part of said conductive planar surface, the slot (14) forming a non-conductive area of the antenna and defining a first part (12) and a second part (13) of the antenna. The wireless communication device comprises two contact pads (16, 17) being electrically connected respectively each to one of the first and second part of the antenna. The slot comprises a closed end formed by a further conductive part connecting said first and second parts the antenna and further comprises at least one conductive bridge (19-19??, 20, 21-21?) connecting said first and second parts of the antenna, the conductive bridge allowing to tune the resonance frequency of the tag by varying the length of the electrical path between the pads from the wireless communication device in the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Elies ENNABLI, Jean-Miguel ROBADEY, Christian MIRUS
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Patent number: 9971964Abstract: The present invention concerns a smart tag for attachment to an object. The smart tag comprises an electronic system for contactless communication, a support to which at least part of the electronic system is fixed and at least one destruction component means configured to act on at least one element of the electronic system, when the smart tag is removed from said object, to demolish said at least one element of the electronic system. In at least one embodiment, the destruction component may be a demolisher movably mounted to pass through said support from a first position on one side of the support to a second position on the other side of the support.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventors: Jean-Miguel Robadey, Eric Suligoj
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Patent number: 9799957Abstract: A method to produce a rod tag and tag produced according to the method, wherein the method comprises at least the steps of: providing a magnetic core having a cylindrical shape and two end, winding a wire around said core to form an antenna, positioning in longitudinal extension a chip at one of the ends of said rod where the wound wire ends terminates, bonding said wire ends to contacts of said chip, displacing said bonded chip at least partially on said end of said rod, and introducing said core with said wire and said chip in an encapsulating means containing a stabilizing material, whereby the chip is further positioned on said end by the friction between said chip and said material during introduction.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventors: Andre Meilland, Eric Suligoj, Jean-Miguel Robadey, Joel Defferrard, Patrick Monnard, Marc Bielmann
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Publication number: 20170262747Abstract: The present invention concerns a smart tag for attachment to an object. The smart tag comprises an electronic system for contactless communication, a support to which at least part of the electronic system is fixed and at least one destruction component means configured to act on at least one element of the electronic system, when the smart tag is removed from said object, to demolish said at least one element of the electronic system. In at least one embodiment, the destruction component may be a demolisher movably mounted to pass through said support from a first position on one side of the support to a second position on the other side of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Jean-Miguel ROBADEY, Eric SULIGOJ
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Patent number: 9159015Abstract: A flexible Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag comprises a flexible substrate layer on which is fixed an antenna connected to a RFID chip, and a second flexible layer placed directly over the said chip and antenna but without any direct mechanical connection to them, such that the substrate layer and the second layer form a protective inlay for the chip and the antenna. The said inlay is embedded in a flexible housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventors: Marc Bielmann, Jean-Miguel Robadey, Eric Suligoj, Elies Ennabli
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Patent number: 9147151Abstract: The RFID tag part comprises at least a housing (2) to house a transponder (1), and a washer (3) to maintain said transponder in said housing first part.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ABInventor: Jean-Miguel Robadey