Wearable electronic devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10082830-B2
Application number	US-201515109699-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2015
Priority date	Jan 5, 2014
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

Wearable electronic devices that comprise an article of apparel that comprises at least one electronic or electrical component.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A flexible wearable electronic device comprising:
a flexible article of apparel;
a plurality of components in communication with the flexible article of apparel, each of the plurality of components configured to be flexible;
wherein
the plurality of components comprise a display and an input device;
at least a portion of the plurality of components are printed on to a surface of the flexible article of apparel using an electrically conductive ink; and
the electrically conductive ink comprises:
a polymeric binder; and
single sheets of graphene that are up to 1 nm thick;

wherein each of the plurality of components are configured to have a radius of curvature of no more than 5 cm when folded.

2. The flexible wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a flexible backplane.

3. The flexible wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a component of the plurality of components comprises a capacitive device x-y grid.

4. The flexible wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the single sheets of graphene include atomic scale kinks.

5. The flexible wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive ink is transparent.

6. A method to fabricate a flexible wearable electronic device, comprising:
adhering a plurality of components on to a surface of a flexible article of apparel each of the plurality of components configured to be flexible; and
wherein
the plurality of components comprise a display and an input device; and
adhering the plurality of components comprises printing at least a portion of the plurality of components using an electrically conductive ink comprising a polymeric binder and single sheets of graphene each having a thickness of up to 1 nm;

wherein printing the component comprises printing the component to have a radius of curvature of no more than 5 cm when folded.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein printing the component comprises printing a backplane for the display on the surface.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein printing the component comprises printing an x-y grid for the input device on the surface.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the single sheets of graphene comprise atomic scale kinks.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the electrically conductive ink is transparent.

Assignees

• Vorbeck Materials Corp

Inventors

• Lettow John S

Classifications

• G06F1/163 Primary

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• A41D19/0006

  made of several layers of material · CPC title

• H05B3/145

  Carbon only, e.g. carbon black, graphite · CPC title

• A41D31/02

  Layered materials (characterised by special function or use A41D31/04) · CPC title

• B62D1/06

  Rims, e.g. with heating means; Rim covers (B62D1/11 takes precedence) · CPC title