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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2016
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Patrick W. Fink, Missouri City, TX (US);
Gregory Y. Lin, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy F. Kennedy, Houston, TX (US);
Phong H. Ngo, Friendswood, TX (US);
Abstract
A sensor and system provide for radio frequency identification (RFID)-enabled information collection. The sensor includes a ring-shaped element and an antenna. The ring-shaped element includes a conductive ring and an RFID integrated circuit. The antenna is spaced apart from the ring-shaped element and defines an electrically-conductive path commensurate in size and shape to at least a portion of the conductive ring. The system may include an interrogator for energizing the ring-shaped element and receiving a data transmission from the RFID integrated circuit that has been energized for further processing by a processor.