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US 11,636,278 B2Granted
X-ray powered data transmissions
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsTroy A Farrar, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz
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Abstract
An example system includes an x-ray absorber. The x-ray absorber is to convert received x-rays into electrical energy. The system also includes a memory. The memory is to receive the electrical energy. The memory also is to output a stored value using the electrical energy. The system includes a transmitter. The transmitter is to produce x-rays representative of the stored value.
Claims15
A system comprising:
- an x-ray absorber to convert received x-rays into electrical energy;
- a memory to:
- receive the electrical energy, and
- output a stored value using the electrical energy;
- and
- a transmitter to produce x-rays representative of the stored value.
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A method, comprising:
- programming a memory to store information about a product, the memory electrically coupled to an x-ray absorber and a transmitter, the transmitter to produce x-rays representative of the stored information;
- and
- attaching the x-ray absorber, the memory, and the transmitter to the product.
A device comprising:
- a heat generator to convert incident x-rays into thermal energy;
- an electric generator to convert the thermal energy into electrical energy;
- a transmitter powered by the electrical energy, the transmitter to:
- read a stored value, and
- produce electromagnetic radiation representative of the stored value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.