Communication System with Enhanced Partial Power and Method of Manufacturing Same
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1. A method of manufacturing a communication device including a partial power source, the method comprising the steps of:
- depositing a layer of adhesion material onto a first location of a support structure, wherein the layer of adhesion material defines a plurality of holes;
depositing a first material onto the layer of adhesion material, wherein the first material adheres to the layer of adhesion material;
depositing a layer of transition material onto a second location of the support structure; and
depositing a second material onto the layer of transition material, wherein the first material and the second material represent a voltage potential difference when the first material and the second material come into contact with a conducting fluid.
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Abstract
The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can also measure the conditions of the environment surrounding the system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a communication device including a partial power source, the method comprising the steps of:
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depositing a layer of adhesion material onto a first location of a support structure, wherein the layer of adhesion material defines a plurality of holes; depositing a first material onto the layer of adhesion material, wherein the first material adheres to the layer of adhesion material; depositing a layer of transition material onto a second location of the support structure; and depositing a second material onto the layer of transition material, wherein the first material and the second material represent a voltage potential difference when the first material and the second material come into contact with a conducting fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17)
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12. A method of manufacturing a plurality of communication devices, wherein each device includes a non-conducting membrane and a partial power source device, the method comprising the steps of:
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cutting a plurality of openings into a sheet of non-conducting material to produce an assembly membrane sheet, wherein the shape of each opening corresponds to the shape of a framework of the device; and inserting one partial power source device selected from the plurality of partial power source devices into each opening of the assembly membrane sheet to produce a loaded membrane sheet, wherein each partial power source device is prepared according to a process that includes the step of depositing a layer of transition metal on an opposite surface of a support structure from a surface having an adhesion material. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A device comprising a partial power source for communication, wherein the device is prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
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depositing a layer of adhesion material onto a first location of a support structure, wherein the layer of adhesion material defines a plurality of holes; depositing a first material onto the layer of adhesion material, wherein the first material adheres to the layer of adhesion material; depositing a layer of transition material onto a second location of the support structure; depositing a second material onto the layer of transition material, wherein the first material and the second material represent a voltage potential difference when the first material and the second material come into contact with a conducting fluid.
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18. A device including a partial power source for communication, wherein the device comprises:
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a support structure made from a silicon material; and a CuCl layer deposited on a first location of the support structure using physical vapor deposition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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