Sensor communication system for metal enclosures

• US 9,451,339 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2014
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: University of Dayton
• Original Assignee: University of Dayton
• Inventors: Kauffman, Robert E., Wolf, J. Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): RUSHING, MARK S
• Application Number:
  US14/162,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20150215684A1
• Time in Patent Office: 970 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0716 at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising a sensor or an interface to a sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0717 the sensor being capable of sensing environmental conditions such as temperature history or pressure
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/886 using energy harvesting, e.g. solar, wind or mechanical
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

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