QUASAR Selects Pinyon's AirWire Antenna for Its Wearable Wireless ECG Monitoring...

QUASAR Selects Pinyon's AirWire Antenna for Its Wearable Wireless ECG
Monitoring System

RENO, Nev. and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinyon Technologies,
developer of unique antenna solutions based upon its patented AirWire(TM)
technology, today announced that Quantum Applied Science & Research, Inc.
(QUASAR) has selected Pinyon's AirWire Antenna for the QUASAR wearable
wireless ECG monitoring system. QUASAR's patented non-contacting bioelectric
sensing technology makes real-time monitoring of a person's vital signs a
reality. The patented Pinyon AirWire antenna provides QUASAR the best
performance when compared to other antennas that must be worn on the body to
transmit the subject's vital sign data back to the system's base station.

"The increased sensitivity we get from Pinyon's AirWire antenna helps to
overcome the losses we see when transmitting RF signals in close proximity to
the body," said Marty Steindorf, QUASAR's digital systems manager. "Our first
prototype, which used a 3-inch rubber duck antenna, would show a large number
of lost packets when the body was between the ECG unit and the receiver. When
we compared antennas for our next system, we found the AirWire outperformed a
six-inch rubber duck antenna. Its smaller size makes it less cumbersome to
wear than the alternatives and its increased sensitivity should increase the
battery runtime of our instruments by reducing the number of failed
transmission attempts."

QUASAR's breakthrough, non-contacting sensing technology is based on
electrodes that do not require direct contact to the subject's skin surface.
QUASAR's technology overcomes the shortcomings of direct contact electrodes
that require skin preparation in advance, requiring application of pastes and
gels to make electrical contact to the skin. These "wet" electrodes do not
function well on subjects with high levels of activity such as running or
walking, making them unsuitable for wearable wireless ECG monitoring systems.

"Pinyon's patented resonant slot PCB AirWire antenna measures 2 by 1.6 inches
and is specifically designed to operate in noisy environments", said Debashis
Bagchi, Pinyon Technologies' CEO. "Pinyon's AirWire antenna can achieve
polarization diversity by capturing horizontally polarized signals which other
antennas, such as the rubber duck type, completely ignore."

About Quantum Applied Science & Research, Inc. (QUASAR)
Quantum Applied Science & Research, Inc. (QUASAR) is a world leader in
noninvasive biosensing systems. The Company builds on its revolutionary
noninvasive sensors integrated with precision hardware and sophisticated,
robust algorithms to produce systems that output information about cognitive
and physiological states. QUASAR is known for innovative mounting schemes and
interpretive algorithms optimized to customer specifications. Its current
products offer world-class, reliable, cost-effective solutions with
exceptional sensitivity and frequency response. A multi-million dollar annual
R&D program, focused on applications, ensures rapid translation of our newest
discoveries into robust commercial products. For more information, visit
http://quasarusa.com/usa.

About Pinyon Technologies
Headquartered in Reno, Nev., Pinyon Technologies develops, designs and
commercially sells antenna solutions based upon a unique, patented AirWire
technology. Pinyon's unique AirWire technology is designed for WiFi, WiMax,
Bluetooth, UWB and mobile applications. Pinyon's robust AirWire technology is
adaptable to other wireless applications as the technology is scalable to
multiple frequencies. AirWire is well suited for applications that require
high gain in a noisy multipath environment. Pinyon's business model consists
of licensing as well as manufacturing and selling antennas as end products
based on the application. AirWire enhances applications that require the
following features: high efficiency to maximize gain, customizable for precise
radiation pattern control, real-time control for beam steering, current driven
for scalability, and intrinsic band pass filtering to minimize noise. For more
information, visit www.pinyontech.com.

SOURCE Pinyon Technologies

Lisa Porter of Porter Creative Group, +1-949-752-5891,
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