EP3269558B1 - Verfahren zur herstellung eines papierlaminatprodukts - Google Patents

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EP3269558B1
EP3269558B1 EP16179791.5A EP16179791A EP3269558B1 EP 3269558 B1 EP3269558 B1 EP 3269558B1 EP 16179791 A EP16179791 A EP 16179791A EP 3269558 B1 EP3269558 B1 EP 3269558B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
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  • the present invention generally relates to the manufacturing of a laminated paper product with integrated electronics. More particularly, the present invention concerns an improved process for integrating electronics like for instance Near Field Communication (NFC) chips, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), sensors, displays, etc., in paper products like cards, boxes, etc., while maintaining the traditional properties of such paper products.
  • NFC Near Field Communication
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identification
  • LEDs Light Emitting Diodes
  • sensors displays, etc.
  • the card with integrated electronics must be planar with a homogeneous thickness below 600 micron, preferably below 500 micron, and the surface must be printable with high quality images.
  • Integrated circuits on silicon substrate are integrated in various objects for a long time. For instance, traditional NFC chips made on silicon substrate are integrated in plastic cards, in clothes, etc. Integrated circuits on silicon substrate however have a typical thickness of several hundred micron and form a three-dimensional structure when integrated in cards. Such three-dimensional ICs integrated in cards are for instance known from German patent application DE19623625A1 entitled “Lotterielos” where thicknesses up to 1 mm are mentioned for lottery cards coated with protective plastic, having the size of a credit card. Traditional ICs however are not suitable for integration in paper or cardboard products like cards or folded cardboard boxes that require flatness.
  • the uniform thickness is achieved by one or more intermediate layer(s) with cut-outs to position and integrate the RFID tag.
  • the intermediate layer(s) must have a joint thickness that corresponds with the thickness of the RFID tag to realize the uniform thickness of the card.
  • Similar solutions with intermediate layers and cut-outs to position/integrate electronics are described in Japanese Patent Application JP2005334532A2 entitled “Card, Card Reader, and Card Reading Method", and in United States Patent Application US2006/0219797A1 entitled “Game Card”.
  • United States Patent Application US2008/0135168A1 entitled “Method for Bonding Together At Least Two Sheets” describes an alternate manufacturing process for a laminated paper product (puzzle, game board) consisting of plural layers.
  • a first sheet is coated with a hot melt glue in a gluing station.
  • the first sheet provided with glue is aligned with a second sheet.
  • the first sheet and second sheet are pressed together to reactivate the hot melt glue and form laminated sheets.
  • Individual paper products, i.e. puzzle pieces in US2008/0135168A1 are thereafter stamped out of the laminated sheets in a single step on a stamping machine.
  • US2008/0135168A1 describes a third layer but does not teach that the third layer can be planar electronics. Further, if the process known from US2008/0135168A1 would be applied to produce cards with integrated electronics instead of puzzle pieces, the cards would have to be stamped out of a sheet after lamination with risk for damaging the electronics.
  • US 5045144 discloses an arrangement adapted to align a first paper and a second paper that form layers of a laminated paper product, said arrangement comprising: -first split planes positioned substantially horizontal at first height in between two side walls to receive said first paper; -a third plane positioned substantially along said sidewalls at a third height to receive said second paper, - a vertical finger with drive mechanism, said vertical finger being sized and positioned to translatory move in between said first split planes, to thereby align said first paper and second paper.
  • the above defined objective is achieved by the manufacturing process for a laminated paper product with integrated electronics defined by claim 1, the manufacturing process comprising the steps of:
  • the paper card or paper product with integrated electronics produced according to the present invention consists of a laminated structure with three layers: a first pre-printed paper layer, a planar IC layer, e.g. a metal oxide IC on thin plastic substrate, and a second pre-printed paper layer.
  • the three layers are aligned and laminated to form a planar structure with thickness of at most 600 micron, preferably at most 500 micron.
  • first paper and second paper are printed with the desired images and cut first to avoid damaging the expensive middle layer with planar IC.
  • the first paper and possibly also the second paper receive hot melt glue before or after the printing and cutting. This glue will only become active when applying heat and/or pressure at the end of the manufacturing process.
  • the three layers, i.e. first paper, planar IC, and second paper become accurately aligned as follows.
  • the first paper is held at a first height by two horizontal, split planes that are connected to respective vertical, slightly conical sidewalls, and the first paper is moved forward between the conical sidewalls by a vertical finger translationally moving between the split planes.
  • the vertical finger may for instance be chain driven to make the translational movement.
  • the planar IC is held at a second height by two additional horizontal, split planes that are connected to the respective conical sidewalls and that are spaced apart to enable the vertical finger to pass in between.
  • the second paper is held at a third height by two further horizontal, split planes that are also connected to the respective conical sidewalls and that are also spaced apart to enable the vertical finger to pass in between.
  • the vertical finger shall for instance move the first paper forward, thereafter also move the planar IC forward, and at last also move the second paper forward, although embodiments of the invention could be conceived wherein the order of movement is different. In length direction, the three layers are aligned against the vertical finger.
  • the three layers become aligned by the vertical, slightly conical sidewalls.
  • the horizontal planes holding the planar IC and second paper preferably slowly decrease in height towards the horizontal planes holding the first paper such that the three layers are brought together with minimal fall.
  • the three layers are laminated by reactivating the glue through heat and pressure applied by a heated roll system.
  • a planar two-dimensional paper card with homogeneous thickness below 600 micron, preferably below 500 micron is produced with very precise alignment of the two paper layers and thin middle layer with planar electronics.
  • the risk for damaging the electronics is minimized through the print and cut first, assemble later concept.
  • the manufacturing process according to the present invention further brings the ability to check the quality of electronics and remove bad electronics at two points in the process, i.e. before feeding the planar electronics into the alignment system and after laminating the three layers.
  • the expensive lamination process is applied as a last step. No cutting or printing of cards must be done afterwards further reducing the risk for damaging the integrated electronics and consequently improving the overall quality of the produced paper products with integrated electronics.
  • Embodiments of the manufacturing process for a laminated paper product with integrated electronics according the present invention, defined by claim 2, further comprise:
  • the three layers are laminated by reactivating the glue through heat and pressure applied by a heated roll system.
  • the temperature of this heated roll system is preferably kept below 120 °C to avoid damaging the ink printed on the paper and the electronics of the planar IC layer.
  • the glue is cured thereafter through passive cooling.
  • Embodiments of the manufacturing process for a laminated paper product with integrated electronics according to the present invention, defined by claim 3, further comprise:
  • the edges of paper cards produced through the method according to the invention are trimmed with a cutter after the lamination process when the card edges are too rough.
  • Embodiments of the manufacturing process for a laminated paper product with integrated electronics according to the present invention, defined by claim 4, further comprise:
  • a camera system positioned after the heated roll system or possibly after the edge trimming facility can be configured with software to detect and recognize an image printed on the paper product.
  • An RF reader or alternatively a capacitive reader may in parallel read-out a code stored in the planar electronics that are integrated in the paper product.
  • codes are linked to images, e.g. in a database where images are uniquely linked to respective codes
  • the output of the camera system and output of the RF/capacitive reader can be compared with the content of such database to verify if the correct code has been stored in the paper product.
  • the paper product is considered a bad delivery of the manufacturing process. In such case, the bad paper product is rejected.
  • the paper product may then be repaired, e.g. by storing an appropriate code in the electronics or the paper product may be destroyed.
  • the paper product is considered to be a good delivery that passes the quality test successfully.
  • Embodiments of the manufacturing process for a laminated paper product with integrated electronics according to the present invention, defined by claim 5, further comprise:
  • an appropriate code can be stored in the electronics integrated in a paper product.
  • the paper product e.g. a specific game card
  • the paper product is identified through a camera system that detects and recognizes an image that is printed on the paper product.
  • the detected image is used to select a code from a database linking images to codes.
  • the selected code is then stored in the electronics integrated in the paper product through wireless storage technology.
  • the first paper and the second paper each have a maximum thickness of 250 micron, preferably maximum 200 micron, and the planar electronics have a maximum thickness of 100 micron.
  • the heat is limited to temperatures below 120 °C.
  • the three layers are laminated by reactivating the glue through heat and pressure applied by a heated roll system.
  • the temperature of this heated roll system is preferably kept below 120 °C to avoid damaging the ink printed on the paper and the electronics of the planar IC layer.
  • Embodiments of the manufacturing process for a laminated paper product with integrated electronics according to the present invention, defined by claim 8, further comprise:
  • a quality check is performed prior to the planar electronics being fed to the alignment system.
  • a code preconfigured in the planar electronics is read therefrom through a wireless read process.
  • the code cannot be read, for instance because the planar electronics are not working properly - it is known that approximately 2 % of planar electronics does not function well, or they may for example have been damaged through the cut process - such defect electronics can be destroyed at the entrance of the manufacturing process. Consequently, the production efficiency is improved as waste as a result of bad deliveries outputted by the manufacturing process is reduced, and the capacity and time of the production facility is used to produce a higher ratio of paper products with proper working integrated planar electronics.
  • the present invention also relates to a corresponding arrangement adapted to align a first paper, planar electronics, and a second paper that form layers of a laminated paper product, the arrangement being defined by claim 9, comprising:
  • Fig. 1 illustrates the difference between existing electronics 101 on silicon substrate and planar electronics 102 on thin substrate, e.g. metal oxide ICs.
  • Electronics 101 on silicon substrate have a typical thickness of 500 micron or higher and when integrated in cards or objects, result in three-dimensional structures, i.e. structures that have lost the tactile aspects of traditional paper cards, e.g. game cards or collector cards.
  • Planar electronics 102 on thin substrate have a typical thickness below 100 micron.
  • the integration thereof in laminated paper products such as paper cards has posed problems so far, in particular with respect to alignment and cutting precision of the different layers.
  • Fig. 2 schematically shows a laminated paper product according to the present invention.
  • Such laminated product consists of 3 layers: a first, pre-cut and pre-printed paper layer 201 having a thickness of at most 250 micron, preferably at most 200 micron, a pre-cut planar electronics layer 202 having a thickness of at most 100 micron, and a second, pre-cut and pre-printed paper layer 203 having a thickness of at most 250 micron, preferably at most 200 micron.
  • the three layers 201, 202 and 203 are aligned with high precision. Preferably, quality checks are done to guarantee proper operation of the integrated planar electronics 202.
  • the overall laminated paper product has a uniform thickness of at most 600 micron, preferably at most 500 micron, enabling to maintain the tactile properties of existing paper cards that have no electronics integrated.
  • Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of a system 300 that enables to manufacture laminated paper cards 356, 357, 358 in accordance with the present invention.
  • the first paper 331 is cut first in the size of the paper card to be produced, its bottom side is pre-printed with an image.
  • the first paper 331 receives hot melt glue that will only become active when applying heat and/or pressure.
  • the hot melt glue may be provided before or after the printing and cutting and is therefore not drawn in Fig. 3 .
  • the cut and printed first papers 331 foreseen with hot melt glue are stacked in a first feeder 341.
  • This first feeder 341 feeds the first papers 351 one by one at a regular pace to an alignment arrangement 301 that will be described in more detail further below with reference to Fig. 4A-4D .
  • the planar electronics 342 to be integrated in the paper cards are pre-cut in the size of the paper card to be produced from a roll 332.
  • the planar electronics 342 thereupon may be submitted to quality inspection not drawn in Fig. 3 .
  • a wireless read facility e.g. an RF reader or capacitive reader, may read out a code stored in the planar electronics to verify proper working of these electronics. Planar electronics that are not properly working this way can be rejected early in the manufacturing process, i.e. before being integrated in malfunctioning paper cards.
  • the planar electronics 352 are supplied one by one at a regular pace to the alignment arrangement 301 where each layer of planar electronics 352 is aligned with a first paper layer 351.
  • a second paper layer 333 is also cut first in the size of the paper card to be produced, and its top side is pre-printed with an image.
  • the second paper 333 optionally may receive hot melt glue before or after the printing and cutting, and becomes stacked in a second feeder 343.
  • This second feeder feeds the second papers 353 one by one at a regular pace to the alignment arrangement 301 where each second paper layer 353 is aligned with a layer of planar electronics 352 and a first paper layer 351 to jointly form a stack of three aligned layers 354.
  • the stack of three aligned layers 354 subsequently is pre-heated through pre-heating elements 302. It is noticed that the pre-heating is an optional step that may or may not be executed in different embodiments of the method according to the invention.
  • a heated roll 303 thereafter applies heat and pressure to the three aligned layers 354 thereby reactivating the hot melt glue.
  • the temperature of this heated roll system 303 is kept below 120 °C to avoid damaging the ink printed on the bottom surface of the first paper 351, the ink printed on the top surface of the second paper 353, and the electronics that form part of the planar in-between layer 352.
  • the glue of so produced laminated paper card 355 is cured through a passive cooling facility 304 before being supplied to a conveyor belt 305.
  • the laminated paper card now passes through an optional trimming facility 306 that trims the edges of the laminated paper cards before submitting the cards to quality checks.
  • a camera system 307 may for instance visually inspect the image printed on each card, and a wireless reader 308, e.g. an RF reader or capacitive reader, may read a code stored in the integrated electronics of each card.
  • a database wherein images and codes are uniquely linked to each other may then be consulted to verify if the image printed on a card 356 and the code stored in the card 356 are linked with each other. If this is not the case, the produced card 356 is considered a bad delivery and will be rejected. In case the printed image and stored code match with each other, the card is considered a good delivery.
  • facility 308 may implement wireless writing, e.g. RF writing, laser wring or capacitive writing.
  • the printed image on a card 356, scanned by camera system 307 may then be used to select from a database the linked code, and this code may be written in the integrated electronics of card 356 by the wireless writing facility 308.
  • a combination of wireless reading and wireless writing may be implemented in facility 308, such that the reader can verify if a code stored in the card's electronics match with the printed image, and the writer may write the proper code in the electronics in case a wrong code is detected or no code is detected at all by the reader.
  • alternative quality checks may be implemented to verify proper integration and functioning of the planar electronics in the cards thereby enabling rejection of bad deliveries.
  • Fig. 4A-4D (3 dimensional views) and Fig. 5A-5F (top views and front views) illustrate in more detail the alignment of the first paper layer 351 or 451, the planar electronics 352 or 452, and the second paper layer 353 or 453 that jointly form the layers of the laminated paper card produced according to the process illustrated by Fig. 3 .
  • the alignment arrangement 400 drawn in Fig. 4A has first, horizontal split planes 421, 422 to receive the first paper 451 from the first paper feeder 341, second horizontal split planes 431, 432 to receive the planar electronics 452, and third horizontal split planes 441, 442 to receive the second paper 453 from the second feeder 343.
  • the first horizontal planes 421, 422 are positioned at a first height between two vertical sidewalls 411, 412.
  • the first horizontal split planes 421, 422 are made out of a material and provided with a surface roughness that enables to keep paper at its position when no force is applied and enables to slide paper smoothly along its surface when force is applied by a vertical finger 401 moving in between the split planes 421, 422.
  • the second horizontal split planes 431, 432 are positioned at a second height between the two vertical sidewalls 411,412, the second height being a distance above the first split planes 421, 422 at least sufficient to enable a paper that is sliding along the first split planes 421, 422 to pass underneath the second split planes 431, 432 without touching them.
  • the front edge 433, 434 of the second split planes 431, 432 is dislocated with respect to the front edge 423, 424 of the first split planes 421, 422 over a distance sufficient to enable the feeder 341 to feed the first paper 451 directly onto the first split planes 421, 422.
  • the front edge 433, 434 of the second split planes 431, 432 preferably are slightly bend upwards to help the first paper 451 to pass underneath the second split planes 431, 432 and avoid that the first paper 451 gets stuck against this front edge 433, 434.
  • the second horizontal split planes 431, 432 are made out of a material and provided with a surface roughness that enables to keep the substrate material of the planar electronics at its position when no force is applied and enables to slide the substrate material of the planar electronics 452 smoothly along its surface when force is applied by a vertical finger 401 moving in between the split planes 431, 432.
  • the third horizontal split planes 441, 442 are positioned at a third height between the two vertical sidewalls 411,412, the third height being a distance above the second split planes 431, 432 at least sufficient to enable the planar electronics layer 452 that is sliding along the second split planes 431, 432 to pass underneath the third split planes 441, 442 without touching them.
  • the front edge 443, 444 of the third split planes 441, 442 is dislocated with respect to the front edge 433, 434 of the second split planes 431, 432 over a distance sufficient to enable to feed the planar electronics 452 directly onto the second split planes 431, 432.
  • the front edge 443, 444 of the third split planes 441, 442 preferably is slightly bend upwards to help the planar electronics 452 to pass underneath the third split planes 441, 442 and avoid that the planar electronics 452 get stuck against this front edge 443, 444.
  • the third horizontal split planes 441, 442 are made out of a material and provided with a surface roughness that enables to keep paper at its position when no force is applied and enables to slide paper smoothly along its surface when force is applied by a vertical finger 401 moving in between the split planes 441, 442.
  • the vertical finger 401 is driven to move from left to right in Fig. 4A in between the first split planes 421, 422, in between the second split planes 431, 432 and in between the third split planes 441, 442.
  • the vertical finger 401 is sufficiently high to reach out above the third height of the third horizontal planes 441, 442 and thus will move objects fed onto the first split planes 421, 422, the second split planes 431, 432 and the third split planes 441, 442 forward, and align them in length direction against the vertical finger 401.
  • Fig. 4B (3 dimensional view)
  • Fig. 5A top view
  • Fig. 5B front view
  • the vertical finger 401 in a first step moves the first paper 451 forward along the first split planes 421, 422. This way the first paper 451 gets aligned in length direction against the vertical finger 401.
  • Fig. 4C (3 dimensional view)
  • Fig. 5C top view
  • Fig. 5C top view
  • the vertical finger 401 in a second step moves the first paper 451 forward along the first split planes 421, 422 and moves the planar electronics 452 forward along the second split planes 431, 432. This way the first paper 451 and planar electronics 452 get aligned in length direction against the vertical finger 401.
  • Fig. 4D (3 dimensional view)
  • Fig. 5E top view
  • Fig. 5F front view
  • the vertical finger 401 in a third step moves the first paper 451 forward along the first split planes 421, 422, moves the planar electronics forward along the second split planes 431, 432 and moves the second paper 453 forward along the third split planes 441, 442.
  • first paper 451, planar electronics 452 and second paper 453 get aligned in length direction against the vertical finger 401.
  • width direction the first paper 451, planar electronics 452 and second paper 453 get aligned against the vertical sidewalls 411, 412 as a result of the conical shape of these sidewalls 411, 412.
  • the three layers 451, 452 and 453 are aligned precisely both in length direction and in width direction when they leave the alignment facility 400.
  • the second split planes 431, 432 and the third split planes 441, 442 near the end of the alignment facility 400 slightly bend downward to bring the three layers 451, 452, 453 closer together and avoid or minimize a fall of the planar electronics 452 and second paper 453 on the first paper 451.
  • FIG. 4A-4D and Fig. 5A-5F illustrate the operation of the alignment facility 400 for the production of a single laminated paper card
  • Fig. 6A and Fig. 6B illustrate the operation of a similar alignment facility during mass production of laminated paper cards.
  • Fig. 6A shows a top view of the alignment facility 600 and three intersectional views at three intersection points.
  • the alignment facility 600 comprises first horizontal split planes 621, 622 at a first height, second horizontal split planes 631, 632 at a second height, and third horizontal split planes 641, 642 at a third height.
  • the horizontal split planes 621, 622, 631, 632, 641, 642 are mounted against vertical walls 411, 412 that are conically shaped, such that planes 621, 631 and 641 are mounted at respective first, second and third heights against sidewall 611 and planes 622, 632 and 642 are mounted at the respective same first, second and third heights against sidewall 612.
  • Fig. 6A further shows vertical fingers 601, 602, 603 and 604 positioned at regular distance from each other on a mechanism that drives these vertical fingers to move forward, e.g. a chain drive mechanism that is located underneath the first split planes 621, 622 and not drawn in any of the figures.
  • Fig. 6B shows the same alignment facility 600 during mass production. Fig.
  • the alignment facility 600 hence is synchronously handling the layers of multiple laminated paper cards and is therefore very suitable for mass production of such laminated paper cards.
  • top, bottom, over, under, and the like are introduced for descriptive purposes and not necessarily to denote relative positions. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances and embodiments of the invention are capable of operating according to the present invention in other sequences, or in orientations different from the one(s) described or illustrated above.

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  1. Herstellverfahren für ein laminiertes Papierprodukt (356, 357, 358) mit integrierter Elektronik (352, 452), umfassend die Schritte:
    - Drucken und Schneiden eines ersten Papiers (351, 451);
    - Auftragen eines Schmelzklebstoffes auf das erste Papier (351, 451) vor oder nach dem Drucken und Schneiden;
    - Schneiden von planarer Elektronik (352, 452);
    - Drucken und Schneiden eines zweiten Papiers (353, 453);
    - Zuführen des ersten Papiers (351, 451) zu ersten Trennebenen (421, 422), die im Wesentlichen horizontal an einer ersten Höhe zwischen zwei konischen Seitenwänden (411, 412) positioniert sind, und Bewegen des ersten Papiers (351, 451) nach vorne gegen einen vertikalen Finger (401), der so bemessen und positioniert ist, dass er sich translatorisch zwischen den ersten Trennebenen (421, 422) bewegt;
    - Zuführen der planaren Elektronik (352, 452) auf zweite Trennebenen (431,432), die im Wesentlichen horizontal entlang der Seitenwände (411, 412) an einer zweiten Höhe positioniert sind, wobei der vertikale Finger (401) so bemessen und positioniert ist, dass er sich zwischen den zweiten Trennebenen (431, 432) bewegt, wodurch das erste Papier (351, 451) und die planare Elektronik (352, 452) ausgerichtet werden;
    - Zuführen des zweiten Papiers (353, 453) auf dritte Trennebenen (441, 442), die im Wesentlichen horizontal entlang der Seitenwände (411, 412) an einer dritten Höhe positioniert sind, wobei der vertikale Finger (401) so bemessen und positioniert ist, dass er sich zwischen den dritten Trennebenen (441, 442) bewegt, wodurch das erste Papier (351, 451), die planare Elektronik (352, 452) und das zweite Papier (353, 453) ausgerichtet werden;
    - Aufbringen von Wärme und Druck auf das erste Papier (351, 451), die planare Elektronik (352, 452) und das zweite Papier (353, 453), um dadurch den Schmelzklebstoff zu aktivieren und das laminierte Papierprodukt (356, 357, 358) zu erhalten.
  2. Herstellverfahren nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend:
    - Aushärten des Schmelzklebstoffes durch passives Kühlen (304).
  3. Herstellverfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner umfassend:
    - Beschneiden (306) von Kanten des laminierten Papierproduktes.
  4. Herstellverfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner umfassend:
    - Erfassen einer auf dem laminierten Papierprodukt gedruckten Abbildung mittels Kamerainspektion (307);
    - Erfassen eines in der planaren Elektronik (352, 452) gespeicherten Codes mittels eines Funkfrequenz- (RF) Ausleseverfahrens (308) oder kapazitiven Ausleseverfahrens;
    - Überprüfen in einer Datenbank, ob der Code und die Abbildung miteinander übereinstimmen; und
    - Verwerfen des laminierten Papierproduktes im Fall, dass der Code und die Abbildung nicht miteinander übereinstimmen.
  5. Herstellverfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner umfassend:
    - Erfassen einer auf dem Papierprodukt gedruckten Abbildung mittels Kamerainspektion (307);
    - Auswählen, aus einer Datenbank, eines Codes , der mit der Abbildung übereinstimmt; und
    - Speichern des Codes in der planaren Elektronik (352) mittels eines Funkfrequenz- (RF) Schreibverfahrens (308) oder Laserschreibverfahrens oder kapazitiven Schreibverfahrens.
  6. Herstellverfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das erste Papier (351, 451) und das zweite Papier (353, 453) jeweils eine maximale Dicke von 250 Mikron, vorzugsweise maximal 200 Mikron aufweisen, und die planare Elektronik (352, 452) eine maximale Dicke von 100 Mikron aufweist.
  7. Herstellverfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Wärme auf Temperaturen unterhalb von 120 °C begrenzt ist.
  8. Herstellverfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner umfassend:
    - Erfassen eines in der planaren Elektronik gespeicherten Codes mittels eines Funkfrequenz-(RF) Ausleseverfahrens oder kapazitiven Ausleseverfahrens, oder Speichern eines Codes in der planaren Elektronik mittels eines Funkfrequenz- (RF) Schreibverfahrens oder Laserschreibverfahrens oder kapazitiven Schreibverfahrens, vor dem Zuführen der planaren Elektronik (352, 452) auf die zweiten Trennebenen (431, 432).
  9. Anordnung (400), die dazu eingerichtet ist, ein erstes Papier (351, 451), planare Elektronik (352, 452) und ein zweites Papier (353, 453), die Schichten eines laminierten Papierprodukts (356, 357, 358) bilden, auszurichten, wobei die Anordnung (400) Folgendes umfasst:
    - erste Trennebenen (421, 422), die im Wesentlichen horizontal an einer ersten Höhe zwischen zwei konischen Seitenwänden (411, 412) positioniert sind, um das erste Papier (351, 451) aufzunehmen;
    - zweite Trennebenen (431, 432), die im Wesentlichen horizontal entlang der Seitenwände (411, 412) an einer zweiten Höhe positioniert sind, um die planare Elektronik (352, 452) aufzunehmen;
    - dritte Trennebenen (441, 442), die im Wesentlichen horizontal entlang der Seitenwände (411, 412) an einer dritten Höhe positioniert sind, um das zweite Papier (353, 453) aufzunehmen; und
    - einen vertikalen Finger (401) mit Antriebsmechanismus, wobei der vertikale Finger (401) so bemessen und positioniert ist, dass er sich translatorisch zwischen den ersten Trennebenen (421, 422), zwischen den zweiten Trennebenen (431, 432) und zwischen den dritten Trennebenen (441, 442) bewegt, um dadurch das erste Papier (351, 451), die planare Elektronik (352, 452) und das zweite Papier (353, 453) auszurichten.
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