Wave antenna wireless communication device and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one antenna having a plurality of sections joined together in a series by one or more bends in the antenna, wherein the plurality of sections are configured to touch each other when the antenna is not stretched; and
a wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the antenna.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that provides greater increased durability and impedance matching. The wave antenna is a conductor that is bent in alternating sections to form peaks and valleys. The wireless communication device is coupled to the wave antenna to provide wireless communication with other communication devices, such as an interrogation reader. The wireless communication device and wave antenna may be placed on objects, goods, or other articles of manufacture that are subject to forces such that the wave antenna may be stretched or compressed during the manufacture and/or use of such object, good or article of manufacture. The wave antenna, because of its bent structure, is capable of stretching and compressing more easily than other structures, reducing the wireless communication device'"'"'s susceptibility to damage or breaks that might render the wireless communication device coupled to the wave antenna unable to properly communicate information wirelessly.
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39 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one antenna having a plurality of sections joined together in a series by one or more bends in the antenna, wherein the plurality of sections are configured to touch each other when the antenna is not stretched; and a wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless communication component; and a wave antenna communicatively coupled to the wireless communication component, wherein the wave antenna includes at least two different sections joined contiguously in a series, wherein each of the contiguous sections of the antenna are configured of a straight conductor that is bent at an angle such that the sections touch each other when the antenna is not stretched, and wherein the wave antenna can be stretched to adjust an electromagnetic coupling between the sections due to their proximity and thereby adjust an operating frequency of the wave antenna. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming an apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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bending a substantially straight conductor at one or more locations to form an antenna comprised of at least two different sections, wherein the sections of the antenna are configured to touch each other when the antenna is compressed; and coupling a wireless communication device to the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of forming an apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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bending a conductor at one or more locations to form a wave antenna comprised of sections joined in a series, wherein each of the sections of the wave antenna are bent at an angle to touch each other when the wave antenna is not stretched; coupling the wave antenna to a wireless communication component; and stretching the wave antenna to adjust an electromagnetic coupling between the sections due to their proximity and thereby adjust an operating frequency of the wave antenna. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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