COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED PARTIAL POWER SOURCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
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1. A device comprising a partial power source for communication, wherein the device is prepared by a process comprising:
- 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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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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1. A device comprising a partial power source for communication, wherein the device is prepared by a process comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device including a partial power source for communication, wherein the device further comprises:
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a support structure made from silicon material; and a first layer of CuCl material deposited on a first location of the support structure using physical vapor deposition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A plurality of communication devices, wherein each of the plurality of communication devices comprises a non-conducting membrane and a partial power source device, wherein each of the plurality of communication device is prepared by a process comprising:
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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 each of the plurality of devices; inserting one partial power source device selected from a plurality of partial power source devices into each opening of the assembly membrane sheet to produce a loaded membrane sheet, wherein each of the plurality of partial power source devices is prepared according to a process that comprises depositing a layer of transition metal on an opposite surface of a support structure from a surface having an adhesion material; depositing a layer of non-reactive material onto the loaded membrane sheet on a side opposite the transition metal to produce an adhesion membrane sheet, wherein the layer of non-reactive material defines a plurality of holes; depositing a first material onto the adhesion membrane sheet on the side with the adhesive material, wherein the first material adheres to the non-reactive material; and depositing a second material onto the layer of transition metal to produce a partial power device sheet, wherein the first material and the second material are configured to produce a voltage potential difference when the first material and the second material come into contact with an electrically conductive fluid. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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