Patent ID: 7969364

Claim:
A radio frequency device comprising: a radio frequency transponder having a radio frequency circuit and a radio frequency antenna; and a sensor conductively connected to the radio frequency antenna so that a measurement can be retrieved from the sensor by communicating with the transponder; wherein the radio frequency antenna comprises a first portion which is used primarily for receiving and/or sending of radio frequency signals, and a second portion which is used primarily for conductively connecting the sensor to the first portion of the radio frequency antenna and which enables placing the sensor in a spaced-apart spatial relation to the first portion of the radio frequency antenna, wherein the first portion of the radio frequency antenna is disposed on a first portion of a common carrier and the second portion of the radio frequency antenna is disposed on a second portion of a common carrier, and wherein the second portion of the common carrier comprises a fold-out-and-stretch structure to provide for folding or stretching said second portion away from the first portion of the common carrier and thus, to increase the distance between the sensor and the first portion of the radio frequency antenna.