CONFORMAL ELECTRONICS INTEGRATED WITH APPAREL
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1. An apparatus for tagging, the apparatus comprising:
- a flexible substrate;
a flexible device disposed on the flexible substrate, the flexible device comprising;
a stretchable coil formed from a conductive material and comprising at least one corrugated portion; and
an integrated circuit component disposed proximate to and in electrical communication with the stretchable coil, the integrated circuit component comprising at least one memory that is read and write-enabled; and
a flexible encapsulant encapsulating the flexible device;
wherein the apparatus is configured for remote data read- and write-operations to the at least one memory to store identifying information.
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Abstract
A system is provided for integrating conformal electronics devices into apparel. The system includes a flexible substrate onto which a flexible device is disposed. The flexible device can include a stretchable coil that can be used to receive and transmit near field communications. The flexible device also includes an integrated circuit component and a memory unit. In some examples, the device also includes a sensor that is configured to record measurement of the wearer of the apparel and/or the surrounding environment.
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53 Claims
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1. An apparatus for tagging, the apparatus comprising:
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a flexible substrate; a flexible device disposed on the flexible substrate, the flexible device comprising; a stretchable coil formed from a conductive material and comprising at least one corrugated portion; and an integrated circuit component disposed proximate to and in electrical communication with the stretchable coil, the integrated circuit component comprising at least one memory that is read and write-enabled; and a flexible encapsulant encapsulating the flexible device; wherein the apparatus is configured for remote data read- and write-operations to the at least one memory to store identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for monitoring a temperature, the apparatus comprising:
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a flexible substrate; a flexible device disposed on the flexible substrate, the flexible device comprising; a stretchable coil formed from a conductive material and comprising at least one corrugated portion; and an integrated circuit component disposed proximate to and in electrical communication with the stretchable coil, the integrated circuit component comprising at least one memory that is read and write-enabled; a flexible encapsulant encapsulating the flexible device; and a temperature sensor in communication with the flexible device, to perform at least one temperature measurement; wherein the data indicative of the at least one temperature measurement is stored to the at least one memory. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for monitoring an amount of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, the apparatus comprising:
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a flexible substrate; a flexible device disposed on the flexible substrate, the flexible device comprising; a stretchable coil formed from a conductive material and comprising at least one corrugated portion; and an integrated circuit component disposed proximate to and in electrical communication with the stretchable coil, the integrated circuit component comprising at least one memory that is read and write-enabled; a flexible encapsulant encapsulating the flexible device; and an ultraviolet radiation sensor in communication with the flexible device, to perform at least one ultraviolet radiation measurement; wherein the apparatus is configured for remote data read- and write-operations to the at least one memory to store data indicative of the at least one t ultraviolet radiation measurement or an indication of an amount of the exposure of the ultraviolet radiation sensor to the ultraviolet radiation. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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