Smart power source

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9639724-B2
Application number	US-201514882517-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2015
Priority date	Dec 27, 2011
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

An article having a conductive body, a magnetic diverter, and a communication device is described. The magnetic diverter is positioned on an outer surface of the conductive body. The magnetic diverter covers a substantial portion of the outer surface of the conductive body. A communication device is positioned on the outer surface of the diverter or may be recessed therein. The communication device is capable of signal coupling with a reader.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An article comprising:
a conductive body;
a magnetic diverter positioned on an outer surface of the conductive body, the magnetic diverter covering a substantial portion of the outer surface of the conductive body; and
a communication device;
wherein the communication device comprises at least one of (i) an RFID tag, (ii) a resonant RF circuit, and (iii) a smart sensor;
wherein the communication device comprises a first antenna and a second antenna, the second antenna being in electrical communication with a phase shifting circuit,
wherein the phase shifting circuit shifts the voltage of the second antenna by about 90 degrees,
wherein the first antenna has a first portion and a second portion, and
wherein the first portion is positioned on an outer surface of the diverter and encloses the article in a sweep of about 180 degrees and wherein the second portion is longitudinally offset from the first portion and encloses the article in a sweep of about 180 degrees which is opposite the sweep of the first portion.

2. The article of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic diverter comprises a recess, and wherein the communication device is disposed within the recess.

3. A system comprising the article of claim 1 and a reader capable of signal coupling with the communication device, the system further comprising a passive repeater.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the passive repeater is positioned between the article and the reader.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the article comprises the passive repeater.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the reader comprises the passive repeater.

7. The article of claim 1 , wherein the second antenna has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is positioned on an outer surface of the diverter and encloses the article in a sweep of about 180 degrees and wherein the second portion is longitudinally offset from the first portion and encloses the article in a sweep of about 180 degrees which is opposite the sweep of the first portion.

8. The article of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna has a first portion enclosing the article in a sweep of about 180 degrees and a second portion longitudinally offset from the first portion and enclosing the article in a sweep of about 180 degrees which is opposite the sweep of the first portion, and wherein the second antenna has a first portion enclosing the article in a sweep of about 180 degrees and a second portion longitudinally offset from the first portion and enclosing the article in a sweep of about 180 degrees which is opposite the sweep of the first portion.

9. The article of claim 8 , wherein the first antenna first portion and the second antenna first portion are offset from one another by about 90 degrees.

10. The article of claim 8 , wherein the first antenna second portion and the second antenna second portion are offset from one another by about 90 degrees.

Assignees

• Duracell Us Operations Inc

Inventors

• Bourilkov Jordan Todorov
• Specht Steven Jeffrey
• Coronado Hortal Sergio
• Stefanov Konstantin Dimitrov
• Ayoz Suat

Classifications

• G06K19/0716 Primary

  at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising a sensor or an interface to a sensor · CPC title

• G06K7/10178

  including auxiliary means for focusing, repeating or boosting the electromagnetic interrogation field (comparable booster antennas integrated on the record carrier itself G06K19/07794) · CPC title

• G06K19/07773

  Antenna details (antennas for wireless devices, e.g. RFID tags, in general H01Q1/22) · CPC title

• G01V15/00

  Tags attached to, or associated with, an object, in order to enable detection of the object (record carriers for use with machines having a detectable tag or marker G06K19/00) · CPC title

• H01Q7/00

  Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop · CPC title