Functional Skin Patch
First Claim
1. A functional skin patch, comprising:
- a first surface;
a second surface opposite the first surface;
a functional unit comprising a thermo harvester, the thermo harvester having a first terminal thermally connected to the first surface and a second terminal; and
an antenna unit having a first terminal thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester and a second terminal thermally connected to the second surface,wherein the antenna unit has a stacked layer structure comprising, in this sequence, a metal layer thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester, a ferrite layer thermally connected to the metal layer, and an antenna layer thermally connected to the ferrite layer.
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Abstract
A functional skin patch having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface is provided. The functional skin patch includes a functional unit having a thermo harvester and an antenna unit. The thermo harvester has a first terminal thermally connected to the first surface and a second terminal. The antenna unit has a first terminal thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester and a second terminal thermally connected to the second surface. The antenna unit has a stacked layer structure including, in this sequence, a metal layer thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester, a ferrite layer thermally connected to the metal layer, and an antenna layer thermally connected to the ferrite layer.
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20 Claims
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1. A functional skin patch, comprising:
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a first surface; a second surface opposite the first surface; a functional unit comprising a thermo harvester, the thermo harvester having a first terminal thermally connected to the first surface and a second terminal; and an antenna unit having a first terminal thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester and a second terminal thermally connected to the second surface, wherein the antenna unit has a stacked layer structure comprising, in this sequence, a metal layer thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester, a ferrite layer thermally connected to the metal layer, and an antenna layer thermally connected to the ferrite layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for monitoring a body health parameter, comprising:
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an implantable device; and a functional skin patch, wherein the functional skin patch comprises a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a functional unit comprising a thermo harvester having a first terminal thermally connected to the first surface and a second terminal, an antenna unit having a first terminal thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester and a second terminal thermally connected to the second surface, and a coupling antenna configured to communicate with or energize the implantable device, wherein the antenna unit has a stacked layer structure comprising, in this sequence, a metal layer thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester, a ferrite layer thermally connected to the metal layer, and an antenna layer thermally connected to the ferrite layer, wherein the implantable device comprises a sensor unit configured to measure at least one body health parameter, a data transceiver unit configured to transmit measurement data containing the at least one body health parameter to the functional skin patch, and an energy receiving unit configured to receive electromagnetic energy from the coupling antenna of the functional skin patch.
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