CONFORMAL, WEARABLE, THIN MICROWAVE ANTENNA FOR SUB-SKIN AND SKIN SURFACE MONITORING
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1. A wearable antenna apparatus operably positioned on a wearer'"'"'s skin and operably connected the wearer'"'"'s tissue, wherein the wearer'"'"'s skin is exposed to air, comprising:
- a first antenna matched to the wearer'"'"'s tissue, said first antenna operably positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin;
a second antenna matched to the air, said second antenna operably positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin; and
transmission lines connecting said first antenna and second antenna.
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Abstract
A wearable antenna is operably positioned on a wearer'"'"'s skin and is operably connected the wearer'"'"'s tissue. A first antenna matched to the wearer'"'"'s tissue is operably positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin. A second antenna matched to the air is operably positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin. Transmission lines connect the first antenna and the second antenna.
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21 Claims
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1. A wearable antenna apparatus operably positioned on a wearer'"'"'s skin and operably connected the wearer'"'"'s tissue, wherein the wearer'"'"'s skin is exposed to air, comprising:
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a first antenna matched to the wearer'"'"'s tissue, said first antenna operably positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin; a second antenna matched to the air, said second antenna operably positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin; and transmission lines connecting said first antenna and second antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wearable antenna apparatus mounted on a wearer'"'"'s skin and operably connected a wearer'"'"'s tissue wherein the wearer'"'"'s skin is exposed to air, comprising:
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a substrate adapted to be positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin; a first antenna matched to the wearer'"'"'s tissue, said first antenna located on said substrate; a second antenna matched to the air, said second antenna located on said substrate; and transmission lines connecting said first antenna and second antenna, said transmission lines located on said substrate.
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16. A wearable antenna apparatus operably positioned on a wearer'"'"'s skin and operably connected the wearer'"'"'s tissue, wherein the wearer'"'"'s skin is exposed to air, comprising:
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a first antenna matched to the wearer'"'"'s tissue, said first antenna operably positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin as a temporary or permanent tattoo; a second antenna matched to the air, said second antenna operably positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin as a temporary or permanent tattoo; and transmission lines connecting said first antenna and second antenna, said transmission lines operably positioned on the wearer'"'"'s skin as a temporary or permanent tattoo.
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17. A method of making a wearable antenna mounted on a wearer'"'"'s skin and operably connected a wearer'"'"'s tissue wherein the wearer'"'"'s skin is exposed to air, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first antenna matched to the wearer'"'"'s tissue, operably positioning said first antenna on the wearer'"'"'s skin, providing a second antenna matched to the air, operably positioning said second antenna on the wearer'"'"'s skin, and providing transmission lines connecting said first antenna and second antenna. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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