Energy device with integral conductive surface for data communication via electromagnetic energy and method thereof
First Claim
1. An energy device for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, comprising:
- an energy component, andat least one electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of said energy component,wherein said at least one electrically conductive surface comprises at least one electrically conductive protrusion extending therefrom in the direction parallel to the component layers and wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system to, for example, transmit and/or receive wireless signals is disclosed. The present invention uses, for example, electrically conductive surfaces within the energy device itself as a means of receiving and/or transmitting wireless communications signals. The surface may be an integral portion of the energy device, such as a charge collection surface within a battery or a capacitor that mainly provides the battery or a capacitor with a necessary function. In another embodiment of the invention the metallic or conductive surface is added to and specifically built into the energy device during manufacturing for the main purpose of receiving and/or transmitting wireless communications signals but is otherwise not necessary for the energy storage component.
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55 Claims
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1. An energy device for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, comprising:
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an energy component, and at least one electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of said energy component, wherein said at least one electrically conductive surface comprises at least one electrically conductive protrusion extending therefrom in the direction parallel to the component layers and wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An energy device for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, comprising:
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an energy component, and at least one electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of said energy component, wherein said at least one electrically conductive surface comprises at least one electrically conductive protrusion extending therefrom in the direction orthogonal to the component layers and wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An energy device for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, comprising:
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an energy component, and at least one electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of said energy component, wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals and is structurally or chemically modified beyond its primary functional need by said energy component, whereby said modification causes an increase in the ability of said surface to receive and/or transmit wireless signals, and wherein said at least one electrically conductive surface comprises at least one electrically conductive protrusion extending therefrom in the direction about parallel to the component layers.
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28. An energy device for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, comprising:
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an energy component, and at least one electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of said energy component, wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals and is structurally or chemically modified beyond its primary functional need by said energy component, whereby said modification causes an increase in the ability of said surface to receive and/or transmit wireless signals, and wherein said at least one electrically conductive surface comprises at least one electrically conductive protrusion extending therefrom in the direction about orthogonal to the component layers.
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29. An energy device for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, comprising:
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an energy component, and at least one electrically conductive surface incorporated into said device during the manufacture of said device as an added component that is an integral part of said energy component, wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. An energy device for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, comprising:
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an energy component, at least one electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of said energy component, wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals, and at least one external element that improves the reception and/or transmission of the wireless signal and wherein said external element is selected from the group of;
external diode, rectenna consisting of said external diode and said at least one electrically conductive surface, external full bridge rectifier, external half bridge rectifier, and external reactive components, wherein said external reactive components are any combination of capacitors, coils, diodes, transistors, RF chokes, and integrated devices.
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32. An energy device for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, comprising:
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an energy component, a first electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of said energy component, wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals, and a second electrically conductive surface that, in combination with said first electrically conductive surface, are adapted to form an array which provides an improved transmission and/or reception of wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An energy device for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, comprising:
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more than one energy component, a first electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of one of said energy components, wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals, and wherein said more than one energy components are connected in series and/or in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. An array comprising a plurality of energy devices for transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals, each energy device comprising:
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an energy component, a first electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of said energy component, wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals, and wherein said energy devices are connected in series and/or in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A method of transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals of electromagnetic energy comprising:
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providing at least one energy device within range of a wireless signal, said device comprising an electrically conductive surface and an energy component, wherein said electrically conductive surface is an integral part of said energy component and wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals; wherein said at least one electrically conductive surface comprises at least one electrically conductive protrusion extending therefrom in the direction parallel to the component layers; and transmitting and/or receiving a wireless signal across said electrically conductive surface. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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47. A method of transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals of electromagnetic energy comprising, comprising:
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providing at least one energy device within range of a wireless signal, said device comprising an electrically conductive surface and an energy component, wherein said electrically conductive surface is an integral part of said energy component and wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals; wherein said at least one electrically conductive surface comprises at least one electrically conductive protrusion extending therefrom in the direction orthogonal to the component layers; and
; andtransmitting and/or receiving wireless signals across said electrically conductive surface. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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50. A method of tuning the transmission and/or reception of wireless signals of a wireless communication device for a known signal, comprising:
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providing an energy component, and providing at least one electrically conductive surface that is an integral part of said energy component, wherein said at least one conductive surface is adapted to receive and/or transmit wireless signals, and providing said energy component within range of a wireless signal, wherein said electrically conductive surface has a first surface area and a first thickness for a first known transmission and/or reception signal. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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