DEVICE FOR STORING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY

• US 20140251665A1
• Filed: 02/03/2014
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dietrich Reichwein
• Original Assignee: Dietrich Reichwein
• Inventors: REICHWEIN, Dietrich
• Granted Patent: US 9,572,260 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/257
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48735 Investigating suspensions of cells, e.g. measuring microbe concentration by chemical means C12Q1/04; colony counters C12M1/34; concentration of particle suspensions in general G01N15/06
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0306 Inorganic insulating substrates, e.g. ceramic, glass
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/09 Use of materials for the conductive, e.g. metallic pattern
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/183 Components mounted in and supported by recessed areas of the printed circuit board

Abstract

A device for storing electromagnetic energy and signals, for example from biological systems and, possibly modifying, and emitting them again is provided with a planar substrate, having a first side and a second side, at least one first arrangement being provided on the first side, which has at least one first single-wire and possibly at least one first cavity, and at least one first device for storing electromagnetic energy being provided, one end of a single-wire being connected to the device for storing the electromagnetic energy, and the other end of the single-wire being disposed possibly, as free end, in, below or abutting on the first cavity.

Claims

1. Device having a planar substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein, on the first side, at least one first arrangement is provided, which has at least one first single-wire and possibly at least one first cavity, and wherein, on the first side or on the second side, at least one first device for storing electromagnetic energy is provided, one end of the single-wire being connected to the at least one first device for storing the electromagnetic energy and possibly the other end of the single-wire being disposed as free end in, below or abutting on the first cavity.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the substrate has at least two layers, the first arrangement being disposed at least partially in, on or at a first layer.

3. Device according to claim 2, wherein the first layer is a circuit board, the single-wire and the at least first device for storing electromagnetic energy being configured as strip conductor on the circuit board.

4. Device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the first layer has an electrically insulating basic material, preferably selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, glass fibre, paper, ceramic, aluminium oxide, polyimide, polytetrafluoroethylene and polyethylene and the strip conductors comprise an electrically conductive material, preferably a metal, particularly preferred copper, tin, nickel, gold and/or platinum.

5. Device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein, on the first side on the first layer, a second layer is disposed, which second layer comprises a through-opening from one side of the second layer to the other side of the second layer, the through-opening being disposed above the free end of the single-wire and forming the first cavity with the first layer.

6. Device according to claim 4, wherein the second layer comprises plastic material, preferably polycarbonate, polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, or consists thereof.

7. Device according to claim 5, wherein the through-opening of the second layer is circular and has a diameter of 4.0-15.0 mm, preferably 6.0-12.0 mm, particularly preferred 8.0-9.0 mm, or is angular or oval.

8. Device according to claim 5, wherein an absorbent material is disposed in the through-opening of the second layer.

9. Device according to claim 8, wherein the absorbent material is configured as a circular, absorbent pad, preferably with a diameter in the layer plane of 4.0-15.0 mm, preferably 6.0-12.0 mm, particularly preferred 8.0-9.0 mm.

10. Device according to claim 8, wherein the absorbent material is configured such that it absorbs fluids, in particular body fluids, preferably blood and/or saliva.

11. Device according to claim 2, wherein, on the side of the first or second layer orientated away from the first layer, a third layer is disposed, which third layer comprises a through-opening from the first side of the third layer to the second side of the third layer and is configured preferably as a self-adhesive decorative foil.

12. Device according to claim 11, wherein the third layer contacts the second layer such that the through-opening of the third layer is situated preferably in the centre, above the through-opening of the second layer.

13. Device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the diameter of the through-opening in the third layer is smaller than the diameter of the through-opening in the second layer.

14. Device according to claim 13, wherein the through-opening of the third layer is circular and has a diameter of 0.5-3.5 mm, preferably 1.0-3.0 mm, particularly preferred 1.5-2.5 mm, or is oval or rectangular.

15. Device according to claim 14, wherein the third layer (6) comprises plastic material, preferably polycarbonate, polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, or consists thereof.

16. Device according to claim 1, wherein, on the second side of the substrate, at least one second arrangement is provided, which second arrangement has at least one field and at least one second single-wire and in that, on the first side or on the second side, at least one second device for storing electromagnetic energy is provided, one end of the second single-wire being connected to the second device for storing electromagnetic energy and the other end being disposed as free end in, on or abutting on the field.

17. Device according to claim 16, wherein the at least one second arrangement is disposed in, on or abutting on the second side of the first layer.

18. Device according to claim 11, wherein, on the second side of the first layer, a fourth layer is disposed, which fourth layer has at least one field or at least one through-cavity in the form of a field and preferably is configured as a self-adhesive decorative foil.

19. Device according to claim 18, wherein the fourth layer comprises plastic material, preferably polycarbonate, polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride, or consists thereof.

20. Device according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the field or the through-cavity in the form of a field is rectangular, preferably has the dimensions length×

width of 2-7 cm×

0.5 cm×

0.5-2 cm, particularly preferred of 4-6 cm×

0.8-1.5 cm, or is circular or oval.

21. Device according to claims 18 or 19, wherein the at least one field or the at least one cavity in the form of a field has a material which can be written upon.

22. Device according to claim 21, wherein the material which can be written upon is configured such that it adsorbs and/or absorbs solid and/or liquid writing material.

23. Device according to claim 2, wherein the at least two layers of the substrate are extensively round, oval or rectangular.

24. Device according to claim 2, wherein the at least two layers of the substrate are configured in card format, preferably have the dimensions length×

width×

height of 2-14 cm×

2-10 cm×

0.05-0.60 mm, particularly preferred of 8-9 cm×

5-6 cm×

0.15-0.40 mm.

25. Device according to claim 16, wherein a third device for storing electromagnetic energy is disposed on, in or abutting on the substrate.

26. Device according to claim 25, wherein at least one, several or all of the devices for storing electromagnetic energy are a capacitor or have a capacitor.

27. Device according to claim 1, wherein the device, on the first side, has one, two or three first arrangements.

28. Device according to claim 16, wherein the device, on the second side, has one, two, or three second arrangements.

29. Device according to claim 1, wherein the free end of the at least one single-wire has a helical configuration on the first side.

30. Device according to claim 16, wherein the free end of at least one single-wire has an undulating configuration on the second side.

31. Device according to claim 2, wherein the free end of the at least one single-wire, on the first side, is incorporated in the through-opening of the second layer, preferably such that, in the region of the through-opening, the single-wire contacts the first and/or second layer at least in regions.

32. Device according to claim 16, wherein the free end of the at least one single-wire, on the second side, is incorporated in the field or in the cavity in the form of a field, preferably such that the single-wire contacts the first layer at least in regions.

33. Device according to claim 30, wherein the single-wire, on the first side, contacts the first, second and/or third layer on less than or equal to half of its circumference, and/or the single-wire, on the second side, contacts the first layer and/or fourth layer on less than or equal to half of its circumference.

34. Device according to claim 16, wherein at least one of the single-wires

a) comprises an essentially electrically conductive, preferably ferromagnetic, material, or consists thereof;

and/or

b) is coated with at least one noble metal, preferably gold, at least in regions.