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Thermal footwear

  • US 9,888,739 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2014
  • Issued: 02/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for thermally-regulating footwear, comprising:

  • a thermocell layer with a first side and a second side, a power generation layer,at least two electrodes coupled to the power generation layer, and at least one junction box disposed in the thermocell layer,wherein the power generation layer further comprises a plurality of sub-layers, each sublayer comprising a dielectric elastomer material and an insulator, the dielectric elastomer generating a current when compressed or decompressed, and the thermocell layer comprises a first conductor and a second conductor,wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are in electrical communication with each other such that when a current is passed through the first conductor and the second conductor, there is an increase in the local temperature of at least one of the junctions between the first conductor and the second conductor and a decrease in the local temperature of at least one of the junctions between the first conductor and the second conductor,wherein the junction box accepts the at least two electrodes such that in accepting the at least two electrodes, an N-P junction is created,wherein the power generation layer provides power to the thermocell layer, andwherein the thermocell layer is configured to provide at least one of warming and cooling.

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