Wave antenna wireless communication device and method
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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 curved in alternating sections. The wireless communication device is coupled to the wave antenna to provide wireless communication. 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 curved structure, is capable of stretching and compressing more easily than other structures, reducing the wireless communication device'"'"'s susceptibility to damage or breakage that might render the wireless communication device coupled to the wave antenna unable to properly communicate information wirelessly.
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1-158. -158. (canceled)
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159. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one sinusoidal-shaped antenna having a plurality of sections joined together in a series by one or more bends in the antenna, wherein the plurality of sections are configured to touch each other when the antenna is not stretched; and
a wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the antenna.
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160. A method of forming an apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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bending a substantially straight conductor at one or more locations to form a sinusoidal-shaped antenna comprised of at least two different sections, wherein the sections of the antenna are configured to touch each other when the antenna is compressed; and
coupling a wireless communication device to the antenna.
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