Patent ID: 9478850
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H01M,H01Q,H02J,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A folded antenna for a cylindrical battery, comprising: a flexible substrate coupled to the cylindrical battery comprising an aperture disposed within the flexible substrate and configured to allow the cylindrical battery to pass within the aperture and wrap the flexible substrate around the cylindrical battery; an antenna with a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to the flexible substrate; and an integrated circuit coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the integrated circuit is a radio frequency identification chip or near field communication chip that comprises an analog to digital converter and a communication circuit, and, wherein the integrated circuit is configured to sense and signally communicate a condition of the battery with a first lead electrically coupled to an anode of the battery and a second lead electrically coupled to a cathode of the battery.