Wave antenna wireless communication device and method
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a RFID chip;
a wave antenna coupled to said RFID chip;
said wave antenna comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections.
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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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59 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a RFID chip;
a wave antenna coupled to said RFID chip;
said wave antenna comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that operates at a first operating frequency comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections; and
a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect environmental information inside said tire and wirelessly communicates the environmental information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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 a 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.
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20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said tread surface is comprised out of rubber having a thickness wherein said wave antenna is contained inside said rubber.
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21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said tread surface is comprised out of rubber having a thickness wherein said wireless communication device is contained inside said rubber.
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22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said tread surface contains an inner steel belt inside said rubber wherein said wave antenna is coupled to said inner steel belt.
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23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said coupling of said wave antenna to said inner steel belt is comprised from the group consisting of direct coupling, capacitive coupling, and reactive coupling.
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24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein said wave antenna is contained inside said tread surface.
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25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein said wireless communication device is contained inside said tread surface.
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26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein said wave antenna is contained inside said tread surface.
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27. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said wave antenna is contained inside said rubber.
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28. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said wave antenna expands when said tire is placed under pressure.
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29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein said wave antenna operates at a second operating frequency when said wave antenna expands when said tire is placed under pressure.
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30. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a resonating ring coupled to said wave antenna wherein said resonating ring forms a second antenna that operates at a second operating frequency.
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31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein said resonating ring is capacatively coupled to said wave antenna.
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32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said resonating ring is additionally coupled to said wireless communication device so that the pressure placed on said wave antenna when inside said tire will be placed in whole or in part on said resonating ring to relieve mechanical stress on said wireless communication device.
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33. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said wireless communication device is coupled to a pressure sensor contained inside said tire that measures the pressure inside said tire so that said wireless communication device can wirelessly communicate the pressure inside said tire as environmental information.
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34. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said wireless communication device is coupled to a temperature sensor contained inside said tire that measures the temperature inside said tire so that said wireless communication device can wirelessly communicate the temperature inside said tire as environmental information.
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35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein said wireless communication device is also coupled to a pressure sensor contained inside said tire that measures the pressure inside said tire so that said wireless communication device can wirelessly communicate the pressure and the temperature inside said tire as environmental information.
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36. A system for wirelessly communicating information about a tire, comprising:
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an interrogation reader;
a wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that operates at a first frequency and is comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections; and
a tire wherein said wireless communication device is mounted to the inside of said tire to detect environmental information inside said tire and wirelessly communicate the environmental to said interrogation reader. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for wirelessly communicating with a tire, comprising the steps of:
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placing a wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that operates at a first operating frequency comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections inside a tire;
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 (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. 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 wave antenna that operates at a first frequency and is comprised of at least one conductor that is bent in at least one position at an angle less than 180 degrees to form at least two different sections to the inside of a tire;
pressurizing said tire; and
communicating with said wireless communication device at the first frequency to determine if said wireless communication device is operating properly. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59)
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Specification