Title:
CONNECTOR OR OTHER CIRCUIT ELEMENT HAVING AN INDIRECTLY COUPLED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/109581
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An apparatus (130) including an integrated circuit (200 200a) and at least one coupler (302a 302b) for electromagnetically coupling the integrated circuit (200 200a) to a conductor (323a 323b), which may be man-made or naturally occurring, such as in a human or non-human animal. The coupling is electromagnetic, i.e. indirect, and not a result of a mechanical attachment, but instead via an electromagnetic field (or only an electric or magnetic component). The conductor (323a 323b) may be suitable for conveying electronic or spintronic or optical signals, and the coupling is more specifically a coupling to the fields associated with such signals. The integrated circuit/ chip (200 200a) can be electrical, optical, optoelectronic, or quantum, and can be of ordinary scale or nanoscale, and can make use of spintronic devices. A connector (100 100a) including such an apparatus (130) is also provided.
Inventors:
PLISHNER PAUL J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2005/000685
Publication Date:
November 17, 2005
Filing Date:
March 17, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PLISHNER PAUL J (US)
International Classes:
A61N1/372; G02B6/38; H01L23/48; H01R13/645; H01R13/646; H01R13/66; H01R13/717; H01R24/02; H01R24/58; H01F38/14; H01R13/187; H01R13/58; H01R13/625; (IPC1-7): H01R13/66
Foreign References:
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| US4161692A | 1979-07-17 | |||
| US3154360A | 1964-10-27 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1790048A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Retter, James A. (Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson LLP,
755 Main Street, P.O. Box 22, Monroe CT, US)
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