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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ralf J. Muenster, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ali Djabbari, Saratoga, CA (US);
Juan Alejandro Herbsommer, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 13/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 13/0003 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/0031 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing for an electronic circuit. The housing includes at least three planes that form a structure to house the electronic circuit. At least one channel is formed along at least one of the three planes to provide a waveguide in the housing for wireless communications. A wireless communications module communicates via the waveguide to control the electronic circuit enclosed in the housing.