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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2024
Powercast Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jason Arthur Gill, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Eric James Biel, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Charles Edward Greene, Butler, PA (US);
Powercast Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an antenna, analog circuitry, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) state machine, a radio-frequency-to-direct current (RF-to-DC) converter, and one of a splitter or a switch operatively coupled to the RF-to-DC converter and the RFID state machine. The analog circuitry configured to demodulate a first portion of a radio frequency (RF) signal received via the antenna to produce a demodulated RF signal. The RFID state machine configured to decode the first portion of the demodulated RF signal to produce a decoded signal, and to generate an output signal based on the decoded signal. The RF-to-DC converter can be configured to receive a second portion of the RF signal from the antenna and to convert the second portion of the RF signal to a power associated with a direct current (DC) voltage. The RFID state machine and the external assembly each configured to operate based on the power.