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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2010
Applicants:

David John Edwards, Oxford, GB;

Christopher John Stevens, Oxford, GB;

Laszlo Solymar, Oxford, GB;

Ekaterina Shamonina, London, GB;

Inventors:

David John Edwards, Oxford, GB;

Christopher John Stevens, Oxford, GB;

Laszlo Solymar, Oxford, GB;

Ekaterina Shamonina, London, GB;

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H01P 1/203 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/0031 (2013.01); H04B 5/0012 (2013.01); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); H04B 5/0081 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); H01P 1/20381 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A common communications device comprising an array of near-field coupled resonant elements, the elements each comprising a coupling portion comprising a loop portion with free ends, the device being provided in combination with a data transmission unit and a data reception unit, each unit having a coupling portion, the units being arranged to communicate with one another by means of the coupling portion of each unit and the common communications device, the coupling portion of the data transmission unit comprising a resonant element comprising a loop portion arranged to be near-field coupled to the loop portion of a first resonant element of the device, the coupling portion of the data reception unit comprising a resonant element comprising a loop portion arranged to be near-field coupled to the loop portion of a second resonant element of the device not being the first resonant element.


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