Patents by Inventor Ralph W. Goehlert

Ralph W. Goehlert 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).

  • Method of attaching RFID tags to substrates
    Patent number: 7414532
    Abstract: A method of securing an RFID tag to a substrate with a noncontact adhesive dispenser, the RFID tag having an electronic chip and an antenna coupled with the electronic chip. The method includes spacing an adhesive discharge outlet of the dispenser from the RFID tag, discharging a plurality of discrete amounts of adhesive through the spaced adhesive discharge outlet and onto an area defined outside of the area occupied by the electronic chip, and securing the RFID tag to the substrate with the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph W. Goehlert, Harald Hillert