Communication System with Enhanced Partial Power Source and Method of Manufacturing Same

摘要

The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can also measure the conditions of the environment surrounding the system.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing a plurality of communication devices, wherein each of the plurality of communication devices comprises a non-conducting membrane and a partial power source device, the method comprising:
cutting a plurality of openings into a sheet of non-conducting material to produce an assembly membrane sheet, wherein the shape of each opening corresponds to the shape of a framework of each of the plurality of devices; inserting one partial power source device selected from a plurality of partial power source devices into each opening of the assembly membrane sheet to produce a loaded membrane sheet, wherein each of the plurality of partial power source devices is prepared according to a process that comprises depositing a layer of transition metal on an opposite surface of a support structure from a surface having an adhesion material; depositing a layer of non-reactive material onto the loaded membrane sheet on a side opposite the transition metal to produce an adhesion membrane sheet, wherein the layer of non-reactive material defines a plurality of holes; depositing a first material onto the adhesion membrane sheet on the side with the adhesive material, wherein the first material adheres to the non-reactive material; and depositing a second material onto the layer of transition metal to produce a partial power device sheet, wherein the first material and the second material are configured to produce a voltage potential difference when the first material and the second material come into contact with an electrically conductive fluid.