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Network of electronic devices assembled on a flexible support and communication method

  • US 10,715,216 B2
  • Filed: 02/11/2019
  • Issued: 07/14/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a smart button for use in a network formed on a garment, the smart button comprising;

    a button housing being substantially smaller in surface area than the garment, the button housing comprising;

    at least one stem fastened to the garment; and

    a head connected to and carried by the at least one stem, the head being sized and shaped to pass through a hole in the garment to thereby fasten a first portion of the garment to a second portion of the garment;

    an antenna carried within the button housing and configured to communicate with elements of the network formed on the garment;

    at least one non-electronic element carried within the button housing; and

    at least one integrated circuit carried within the button housing and coupled to the antenna and the at least one non-electronic element;

    wherein the at least one non-electronic element is a microelectromechanical device, a nanoelectromechanical device, a mechanical sensor, a well containing liquids, a cell for containing liquids, a vial for containing liquids, or a microchannel for containing liquids.

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