Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Energy harvesting for battery-less RFID tag devices with internal transmitters
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Application No.: US14713204Application Date: 2015-05-15
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Publication No.: US09864882B1Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Wyatt D. Geist , Jaime A. Borras
- Applicant: GEOTOLL INC.
- Applicant Address: US FL Plantation
- Assignee: GeoToll, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GeoToll, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Plantation
- Agency: The Concept Law Group, P.A.
- Agent Scott M. Garrett
- Main IPC: G06K7/10
- IPC: G06K7/10

Abstract:
A battery-less RFID tag device with an RFID antenna assembly and RFID transmitter, which harvests power from an RF source is disclosed. The RF source can be a mobile phone, and embedded system, and the like. The RFID device can include an energy harvesting component, an energy conversion component, an energy storing component, a non-transitory memory, a controller, and an RFID transmitting component. The energy harvesting component can inductively harvest energy from RF transmissions, which charges a capacitor to power other RFID device components, including the RFID transmitter. In one embodiment, the battery-less RFID tag device can be utilized in conjunction with a mobile phone for vehicle toll payments, which are RFID based.
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