公开(公告)号：US20230208464A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17749129

申请日：2022-05-19

Applicant: Vorbeck Materials Corp.

Inventor： Sriram MANIVANNAN ,  Jennifer PINKOS ,  James Allen TURNEY ,  Michael FILIPELLI ,  Christie BURROW ,  Victor CONTRERAS ,  Dan SCHEFFER

IPC: H04B1/3827 ,  H04B1/3883 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/52

CPC classification number: H04B1/385 ,  H04B1/3883 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q1/526 ,  H04B2001/3855 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a wearable communications node (WCN) with mesh networking capabilities. The WCN, which is worn on the user's torso, includes an enclosure and shoulder strap(s) as well as communications device, antenna element(s), and battery conductively coupled to a control circuit. The enclosure includes a top area and an oppositely positioned bottom area. The shoulder strap is pivotably attached proximate to the top area and the bottom area. The communications device is rigidly affixed within the enclosure. The antenna element is conductively coupled to the communications device as well as rigidly affixed to the enclosure or flexibly affixed the shoulder strap. The control circuit is configured to establish, via the communications device, a self-organizing wide area network with a plurality of computing devices that each connects directly, dynamically, and non-hierarchically to the WAN. The antenna element includes a conductive composition that includes graphene dispersed in a polymer matrix.