Miniature fiber radio transceiver and related method
First Claim
1. A miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver comprising:
- electronic transceiver circuitry;
an energy source; and
an antenna;
wherein the miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver has an elongated form factor with a length-to-width ratio of at least about 50;
1 and a length-to-height ratio of at least about 50;
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Abstract
A miniature fiber radio transceiver is disclosed that has an elongated form factor. In some embodiments, the form factor has the dimensions of one half of a millimeter by one half of a millimeter by fifty millimeters to give the transceiver an elongated shape similar to the shape of a single strand of hair. The miniature fiber radio transceiver may also include an energy source in the form of a piezoelectric fiber composite transducer having a plurality of elongated elastic piezoelectric fibers embedded in a composite material. The piezoelectric fibers can scavenge electrical energy from mechanical energy to generate charge pulses that provide the electrical energy for the operation of the transceiver.
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20 Claims
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1. A miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver comprising:
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electronic transceiver circuitry; an energy source; and an antenna; wherein the miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver has an elongated form factor with a length-to-width ratio of at least about 50;
1 and a length-to-height ratio of at least about 50;
1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver comprising:
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an electronics area that comprises at least one of;
a radio frequency transmitter and a radio frequency receiver;an energy source area that comprises a source of electrical energy; and an antenna area that comprises an antenna for at least one of;
transmitting and receiving radio frequency waveforms;wherein the miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver has an elongated form factor with a length-to-width ratio of at least about 50;
1 and a length-to-height ratio of at least about 50;
1. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for manufacturing a miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver, the method comprising:
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providing an energy source structure having a form of a fiber or mat of fibers; creating metal traces of interconnects on a top and a bottom of the energy source structure; forming an antenna of the metal traces on the energy source structure; and coupling electronic transceiver circuitry to the antenna and the energy source structure; wherein the miniature fiber radio frequency transceiver has an elongated form factor with a length-to-width ratio of at least about 50;
1 and a length-to-height ratio of at least about 50;
1. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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