Wave antenna wireless communication device and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a wireless communication device coupled to a polygonal-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one polygonal-shaped conductor that operates at a first operating frequency; and
a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect information related to said tire and wirelessly communicate said information.
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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 may be in the form of a polygonal, elliptical curve and/or coil shape. The wireless communication device is coupled to the wave antenna to provide wireless communication. 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 curved structure, is capable of stretching and compressing more easily than other structures, reducing the wireless communication device'"'"'s susceptibility to damage or breakage that might render the wireless communication device coupled to the wave antenna unable to properly communicate information wirelessly.
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41 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless communication device coupled to a polygonal-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one polygonal-shaped conductor that operates at a first operating frequency; and a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect information related to said tire and wirelessly communicate said information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for wirelessly communicating information about a tire, comprising:
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an interrogation reader; a wireless communication device coupled to a polygonal-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one polygonal-shaped conductor that operates at a first frequency; and a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect information related said tire and wirelessly communicate said information to said interrogation reader.
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13. A method for wirelessly communicating with a tire, comprising the steps of:
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placing inside said tire a wireless communication device coupled to a polygonal-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one polygonal-shaped conductor that operates at a first operating frequency; placing an interrogation reader proximate to said tire; and receiving information wirelessly at a first frequency from said wireless communication device inside said tire. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of testing a wireless communication device that is attached to a tire during the manufacture of the tire, comprising:
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attaching a wireless communication device that is coupled to a polygonal-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one polygonal-shaped conductor that operates at a first frequency to the inside of a tire; pressurizing said tire; and communicating with said wireless communication device at said first frequency to determine if said wireless communication device is operating properly.
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16. The method of 15, wherein said polygonal-shape is comprised from the group consisting of a square, a pentagon, a hexagon, a heptagon, an octagon, a nonagon, and a decagon.
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
a wireless communication device coupled to an elliptical curve-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one elliptical curve-shaped conductor that operates at a first operating frequency; and a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect information related to said tire and wirelessly communicate said information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of testing a wireless communication device that is attached to a tire during the manufacture of the tire, comprising:
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attaching a wireless communication device that is coupled to an elliptical curve-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one elliptical curve-shaped conductor that operates at a first frequency to the inside of a tire; pressurizing said tire; and communicating with said wireless communication device at said first frequency to determine if said wireless communication device is operating properly.
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24. An apparatus, comprising:
a wireless communication device coupled to a coil-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one coil-shaped conductor that operates at a first operating frequency; and a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect information related to said tire and wirelessly communicate said information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless communication device coupled to a coil-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one coil-shaped conductor that operates at a first operating frequency; and a tire, comprising; an outer surface, comprising; a circular shaped tread surface having a left outer side and a right outer side and an orifice; and said left outer side and said right outer side each fold down at an angle substantially perpendicular to said tread surface to form a left outer wall and a right outer wall substantially perpendicular to said tread surface and to form a left inner wall and a right inner wall attached substantially perpendicular to an internal wall on the opposite side of said tread surface; and wherein said wireless communication device is attached to a wall inside said tire comprised from the group consisting of said left inner wall, said right inner wall, and said internal wall to detect information related to said tire and wirelessly communicate said information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for wirelessly communicating information about a tire, comprising:
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an interrogation reader; a wireless communication device coupled to a coil-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one coil-shaped conductor that operates at a first frequency; and a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect information related to said tire and wirelessly communicate said information to said interrogation reader.
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34. A method for wirelessly communicating with a tire, comprising the steps of:
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placing inside said tire a wireless communication device coupled to a coil-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one coil-shaped conductor that operates at a first operating frequency; placing an interrogation reader proximate to said tire; and receiving information wirelessly at a first frequency from said wireless communication device inside said tire.
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35. A method of testing a wireless communication device that is attached to a tire during the manufacture of the tire, comprising:
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attaching a wireless communication device that is coupled to a coil-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one coil-shaped conductor that operates at a first frequency to the inside of a tire; pressurizing said tire; and communicating with said wireless communication device at said first frequency to determine if said wireless communication device is operating properly.
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36. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless communication device coupled to an elliptical curve-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one elliptical curve-shaped conductor that operates at a first operating frequency; and a tire, comprising; an outer surface, comprising; a circular-shaped tread surface having a left outer side and a right outer side and an orifice; and said left outer side and said right outer side each fold down at an angle substantially perpendicular to said tread surface to form a left outer wall and a right outer wall substantially perpendicular to said tread surface and to form a left inner wall and a right inner wall attached substantially perpendicular to an internal wall on the opposite side of said tread surface; and wherein said wireless communication device is attached to a wall inside said tire comprised from the group consisting of said left inner wall, said right inner wall, and said internal wall to detect information related to said tire and wirelessly communicate said information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A system for wirelessly communicating information about a tire, comprising:
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an interrogation reader; a wireless communication device coupled to an elliptical curve-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one elliptical curve-shaped conductor that operates at a first frequency; and a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect information related to said tire and wirelessly communicate said information to said interrogation reader.
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41. A method for wirelessly communicating with a tire, comprising the steps of:
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placing inside said tire a wireless communication device coupled to an elliptical curve-shaped wave antenna comprised of at least one elliptical curve-shaped conductor that operates at a first operating frequency; placing an interrogation reader proximate to said tire; and receiving information wirelessly at a first frequency from said wireless communication device inside said tire.
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Specification