Wave antenna wireless communication device and method
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a RFID chip;
a wave antenna coupled to said RFID chip;
said wave antenna comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that provides greater increased durability and impedance matching. The wave antenna is a conductor that is bent in alternating sections to form peaks and valleys. The wireless communication device is coupled to the wave antenna to provide wireless communication with other communication devices, such as an interrogation reader. The wireless communication device and wave antenna may be placed on objects, goods, or other articles of manufacture that are subject to forces such that the wave antenna may be stretched or compressed during the manufacture and/or use of such object, good or article of manufacture. The wave antenna, because of its bent structure, is capable of stretching and compressing more easily than other structures, reducing the wireless communication device'"'"'s susceptibility to damage or breaks that might render the wireless communication device coupled to the wave antenna unable to properly communicate information wirelessly.
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70 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a RFID chip;
a wave antenna coupled to said RFID chip;
said wave antenna comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that operates at a first operating frequency comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections; and
a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect environmental information inside said tire and wirelessly communicates the environmental information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for wirelessly communicating information about a tire, comprising:
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an interrogation reader;
a wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that operates at a first frequency and is comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections; and
a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect environmental information inside said tire and wirelessly communicate the environmental to said interrogation reader. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for wirelessly communicating with a tire, comprising the steps of:
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placing a wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that operates at a first operating frequency comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections inside a tire;
placing an interrogation reader proximate to said tire; and
receiving information wirelessly at a first frequency from said wireless communication device inside said tire. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of manufacturing a wave antenna, comprising the steps of:
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passing a conducting foil through a first cog and a second cog having a plurality of teeth and placed in a vertical plane with respect to each other wherein said plurality of teeth in said first cog and said second cog substantially interlock with each other as said first cog rotates clockwise and said second cog rotates counterclockwise; and
placing alternating bends in said conducting foil when said conducting foil is passed through said first cog and said second cog.
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58. A method of manufacturing a wireless communication device that is coupled to a wave antenna, comprising the steps of:
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passing a conducting foil through a first cog and a second cog having a plurality of teeth and placed in a vertical plane with respect to each other wherein said plurality of teeth in said first cog and said second cog substantially interlock with each other as said first cog rotates clockwise and said second cog rotates counterclockwise;
placing alternating bends in said conducting foil when said conducting foil passes through said first cog and said second cogs to form a conducting foil having a plurality of bends that form a plurality of peaks separated by valleys; and
soldering wireless communication chips individually to each side of one of said plurality of peaks using solder. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A method of testing a wireless communication device that is attached to a tire during the manufacture of the tire, comprising:
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attaching a wireless communication device that is coupled to a wave antenna that operates at a first frequency and is comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections to the inside of a tire;
pressurizing said tire; and
communicating with said wireless communication device at the first frequency to determine if said wireless communication device is operating properly. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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Specification