Actively controlled performance clothing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10219556-B2
Application number	US-201514966540-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2015
Priority date	Dec 11, 2015
Publication date	Mar 5, 2019
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019

Abstract

A method includes embedding clothing with at least one sensor and at least one control unit; a power unit powering on the at least one sensor and the at least one control unit; the at least one sensor monitoring a sensed condition; the at least one control unit conducting a heat prediction based on the sensed condition; and the at least one control unit controlling threads within the clothing based on the heat prediction to actively adjust properties of the clothing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising: embedding clothing with at least one sensor and at least one control unit; a power unit powering on the at least one sensor and the at least one control unit;
the at least one sensor monitoring a sensed condition; the at least one control unit conducting a heat prediction based on the sensed condition; and
the at least one control unit controlling threads within the clothing based on the heat prediction to actively adjust properties of the clothing;
wherein the actively adjusted properties include changing fabric deformation of the clothing;
wherein the changing of the fabric deformation is achieved by adjusting the tension of the threads of the clothing for allowing a change of airflow within the clothing.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actively adjusted properties include changing breathability of the clothing.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actively adjusted properties include changing insulation ability of the clothing.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the changing of the fabric deformation increases loft.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the changing of the fabric deformation creates a series of offset openings through which the air can flow through.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Daly David M
• Edelsohn David Joel
• Maghraoui Kaoutar El
• Moreira Jose Eduardo
• Nagpurkar Priya A
• Tseng Jessica Hui-Chun

Classifications

• A61B2562/12

  Manufacturing methods specially adapted for producing sensors for in-vivo measurements · CPC title

• A41D13/0015

  Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088 · CPC title

• A61B2560/0462

  Apparatus with built-in sensors · CPC title

• A61B2562/029

  Humidity sensors · CPC title

• A61B2560/0242

  adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution · CPC title