Heated insole remote control systems

• US 9,101,177 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2014
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schawbel Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Schawbel Technologies LLC
• Inventors: Lynch, James K., Whitehead, Ian Nicholson
• Primary Examiner(s): Kavanaugh, Ted
• Application Number:
  US14/466,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20140367372A1
• Time in Patent Office: 354 Days
• Field of Search: 36/26
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 13/38 Built-in insoles joined to uppers during the manufacturing process, e.g. structural insoles; Insoles glued to shoes during the manufacturing process
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/35 with electric heating arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/38 with power sources
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 7/02 with heating arrangements with electric heating arrangements A43B3/35
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1917 using digital means
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/02 Details

Abstract

A remote control wireless heated insole system in which address data identifying specific insoles to be heated is provided. Once the heating process is initiated, periodic repeated control signals are generated to cause heating of the insoles.

Claims

1. A system for remotely adjusting the temperature of an insole, the system comprising:

an electronic circuit and a heating element contained within the insole, the electronic circuit comprising;

a receiver configured to receive wireless transmissions; and

a microprocessor in communication with the receiver and the heating element;

a member on the insole for turning the electronic circuit on and off; and

a remote transmitter configured to transmit an initial, wireless control signal to the receiver upon receipt of a command to adjust the temperature of the heating element, the remote transmitter further configured to, after transmission of the initial wireless control signal, automatically transmit two or more additional wireless control signals to the receiver at periodic intervals that correspond to a user stride pattern, the initial wireless control signal and each additional wireless control signal instruct the microprocessor to execute the same received command to adjust the temperature of the heating element.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the additional wireless control signals are initiated by the initial wireless control signal.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the initial wireless control signal is triggered by a button in the transmitter.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the button is depressed once to trigger the initial wireless control signal.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the additional wireless control signals are transmitted periodically for a time period of five minutes or less.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the additional wireless control signals are transmitted periodically over a time period of two minutes or less.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the additional wireless control signals are generated approximately every fifteen seconds.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the insole comprises a flat rechargeable ion lithium battery, the electronic circuit further comprising a voltage regulator connected to the lithium battery to regulate the voltage of the lithium battery.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the electronic circuit in the insole further comprising a voltage limiter connected to the lithium battery.

10. The system according to claim 1, further comprising housing means in the insole for the lithium battery, the housing means enabling the lithium battery to be easily removed from the insole.

11. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an antenna in communication with the electronic circuit, the antenna located in the periphery of the insole.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the initial and additional wireless control signals comprise unique insole identification data.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the unique insole identification data comprises data sequences corresponding to one or more insoles to be heated.

14. The system according to claim 1, wherein the insole comprises a lithium polymer battery and a safety circuit within the battery.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the battery comprises an input jack for connecting to charging sources outside of the insole.