Smart power source
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsJordan Todorov Bourilkov, Steven Jeffrey Specht, Sergio Coronado, Konstantin Dimitrov Stefanov, Suat Ayoz
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Abstract
An article having a conductive body, a magnetic diverter, and a communication device is described. The magnetic diverter is positioned on an outer surface of the conductive body. The magnetic diverter covers a substantial portion of the outer surface of the conductive body. A communication device is positioned on the outer surface of the diverter or may be recessed therein. The communication device is capable of signal coupling with a reader.
Claims25
An object having a signal communication device, the object having an outer surface, the object further comprising:
- an RFID tag positioned on the outer surface of the object, the RFID tag having a resonant frequency and an antenna;
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- at least one passive repeater having a resonant frequency which is the same as that of the RFID tag, the at least one passive repeater being positioned on the outer surface of the object adjacent to the RFID tag such that signal coupling between the RFID tag and a reader is increased by greater than about 10 percent;
- wherein the RFID tag extends over greater than about 10 percent of the periphery of the object in cross section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.