Smartcards with metal layers manufactured according to various techniques disclosed herein. One or more metal layers of a smartcard stackup may be provided with slits overlapping at least a portion of a module antenna in an associated transponder chip module disposed in the smartcard so that the metal layer functions as a coupling frame. One or more metal layers may be pre-laminated with plastic layers to form a metal core or clad subassembly for a smartcard, and outer printed and/or overlay plastic layers may be laminated to the front and/or back of the metal core. Front and back overlays may be provided. Various constructions of and manufacturing techniques (including temperature, time, and pressure regimes for laminating) for smartcards are disclosed herein.

Dispensing devices and systems for oral transmucosal administration of small volume drug dosage forms to the oral mucosa are provided. The dispensing device may be a single dose applicator (SDA), or an electromechanical device comprising a means for patient identification such as a wrist worn RFID tag and annular bidirectional antenna together with a lock-out feature.

A Non-transferable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) assembly for attachment to an article comprises a RFID module; and a antenna module coupled with the RFID module, the antenna module comprising a conductive layer, a substrate, and an adhesive modification layer between the conductive layer and the substrate, the adhesive modification layer configured such that when the assembly is attached to the article and attempt to remove the assembly will cause the substrate to release and leave the conductive layer intact.

A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. In one embodiment, an RFID tag includes an integrated circuit die. The integrated circuit die includes circuitry configured to store information and transmit the stored information responsive to reception of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The integrated circuit die also includes an antenna coupled to the circuitry. The antenna is configured to transmit and receive RFID signals. Further, the antenna and the interconnects of the circuitry are formed of a same metal, and fabricated using a same semiconductor process.

A highly reliable RFID tag is provided that is lighter and smaller and has a desired communication distance, and that can be applied to deformable articles. The RFID tag includes a first end of a first power feeding coil that is connected to a first input and output terminal of an RFIC element, a second end of the first power feeding coil that is connected to one end of a second power feeding coil, and the other end of the second power feeding coil is connected to a second input and output terminal of the RFIC element. Moreover, the RFID tag has a spring-shaped antenna that has a first region with magnetic field coupling of the first power feeding coil, and a second region with magnetic field coupling of the second power feeding coil. The first region and the second region are continuous via a region having an inductance component.

The present specification discloses a pulsed electromagnetic field system having planar microcoil arrays integrated into clothing. Preferably, each of the planar microcoil arrays has two or more planar microcoils positioned on a substrate. The planar microcoil arrays are connected to a controller configured to generate an electrical current and transmit that electrical current, in accordance with a particular stimulation protocol, to each of the planar microcoil arrays.

Two input/output terminals are provided on a lower surface of an RFIC element. An antenna element includes an elastic material and connecting portions respectively connected to the two input/output terminals of the RFIC element, a loop that includes the connecting portions, and open-ended linear antenna portions that define and function as radiators. The line width of the loop is greater than that of each of the linear antenna portions.

Described is an antenna comprising two oppositely wound antenna coils, each antenna coil formed by concentric conductor coils. An outermost conductor coil of one antenna coil is conductively connected to an outermost conductor coil of the other antenna coil via a shared conductive portion. An innermost conductor coil of each antenna coil terminates in a bridge connector, and a bridge conductively links the bridge connectors.

A Near Field Communication (NFC) device, includes: a device support body comprising at least one antenna coil, an integrated circuit coupled to the at least one antenna coil; and a photoresistive circuit coupled to the at least one antenna coil and comprising a photo-resistance, the photoresistive circuit being configured to increase a resistance of the at least one antenna coil when the at least one photo-resistance is in its high resistance state in a dark condition.

Inlay (40) comprising a substrate (41) and a first zigzag portion (42) formed of a metal wire (421) embedded in an upper face (43) of the substrate (41), the first zigzag portion (42) comprising, alternately, rectilinear segments (422) and bends (423), at least one of the rectilinear segments (422) of the first zigzag portion (42) being disposed, at least in part, in a zone (45) of the upper face (43) of the substrate (41) configured to form a spotface of a cavity of an electronic document, and the inlay (40) comprising a connection wire (47) configured to join together at least the rectilinear segments (422) of the first zigzag portion (42). Method for producing an electronic document (1) comprising such an inlay (40), and electronic document (1).