Writing to apparel by flexing piezoelectric generator
US10624411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wearable article, a system, and methods include a structural material configured to enable the wearable article to the worn on a body, a piezoelectric generator, positioned with respect to the structural material in a configuration to be flexed to output a voltage, a data translator, coupled to the piezoelectric generator, configured to output electronic data based on the voltage, and an electronic data storage, coupled to the data translator, configured to store the electronic data from the data translator.
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