EXTREMELY STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS
First Claim
1. A stretchable electrical interconnect, comprising:
- an electrical interconnect for connecting two electrical contacts, said electrical interconnect arranged boustrophedonicially to define rungs between said contacts, said rungs being substantially parallel with one another, and a plurality of said rungs having substantially the same length and displacement therebetween, wherein the ratio of said length of said plurality of said rungs and said displacement between said plurality of said rungs is at least 10;
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Abstract
In embodiments, the present invention may attach at least two isolated electronic components to an elastomeric substrate, and arrange an electrical interconnection between the components in a boustrophedonic pattern interconnecting the two isolated electronic components with the electrical interconnection. The elastomeric substrate may then be stretched such that the components separate relative to one another, where the electrical interconnection maintains substantially identical electrical performance characteristics during stretching, and where the stretching may extend the separation distance between the electrical components to many times that of the un-stretched distance.
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39 Claims
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1. A stretchable electrical interconnect, comprising:
an electrical interconnect for connecting two electrical contacts, said electrical interconnect arranged boustrophedonicially to define rungs between said contacts, said rungs being substantially parallel with one another, and a plurality of said rungs having substantially the same length and displacement therebetween, wherein the ratio of said length of said plurality of said rungs and said displacement between said plurality of said rungs is at least 10;
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13. A stretchable electrical interconnect, comprising:
an electrical interconnect for connecting two electrical contacts, said electrical interconnect arranged boustrophedonicially to define rungs between said contacts, wherein said interconnect maintains electrical conductivity wherein said interconnect maintains electrical integrity when a displacement between said contacts is increased by 1000%.
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14. A method, comprising:
electrically interconnecting two electrical contacts with a stretchable interconnection that has the ability to twist between the two electrical contacts by up to approximately 180 degrees while maintaining electrical integrity of the stretchable interconnection.
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15. A device, comprising:
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a body having a stretchable surface; and
a stretchable electronic circuit comprising;(i) a first discrete operative device; (ii) a second discrete operative device; (iii) a stretchable interconnect connecting said first discrete operative device to said second discrete operative device, said interconnect having a substantially boustrophedonic pattern and able to maintain electrical conductivity when stretched up to 1000%, wherein said stretchable electronic circuit is affixed to the stretchable surface of said body. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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attaching at least two isolated electronic components to an elastomeric substrate; arranging an electrical interconnection between said components in a boustrophedonic pattern; interconnecting the at least two isolated electronic components with said electrical interconnection; and stretching the elastomeric substrate such that components separate relative to one another, wherein said electrical interconnection maintains substantially identical electrical performance characteristics that said electrical interconnection had in a pre-stretched form. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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