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Patent No.:

US 11229378 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2019

Communication system with enhanced partial power source and method of manufacturing same

Applicant:

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Jeremy Frank, San Francisco, CA (US);

Peter Bjeletich, Livermore, CA (US);

Hooman Hafezi, Redwood City, CA (US);

Robert Azevedo, Albany, CA (US);

Robert Duck, San Francisco, CA (US);

Iliya Pesic, Saratoga, CA (US);

Benedict Costello, Piedmont, CA (US);

Eric Snyder, South San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Dah-Wei D Yuan

Assistant Examiner:

Andrew J Bowman

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); A61J 3/00 (2006.01); H01M 4/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/06 (2006.01); H01M 4/08 (2006.01); H01M 6/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); H01M 4/36 (2006.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 4/58 (2010.01); H01M 4/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/073 (2013.01); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/6861 (2013.01); A61J 3/007 (2013.01); H01M 4/0402 (2013.01); H01M 4/06 (2013.01); H01M 4/08 (2013.01); H01M 6/34 (2013.01); H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); A61B 5/0028 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); A61B 2562/125 (2013.01); A61B 2562/162 (2013.01); H01M 4/366 (2013.01); H01M 4/381 (2013.01); H01M 4/582 (2013.01); H01M 4/66 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1056 (2015.01);
Abstract

The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can also measure the conditions of the environment surrounding the system.

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