PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES
• Electrically heated gloves, socks, wet suits, and other garments
• Electrically heated joint braces for pain management
• Flexible, fabric- or woven threads-based heaters
• Electrically-conductive polymer coated fibers or threads
PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES
ADVANTAGES
• The process is applicable to common, commercial textiles.
• The fabric- or woven threads-based heating elements are flexible, lightweight and breathable, and can be cut and sewn into a variety of garments.
TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION
This invention provides a process to transform commercial textiles and threads into lightweight fabric heaters for local climate control and personal thermal management, and electrically-heated fiber, fabric, or textile that can be incorporated into a variety of garments.
ABOUT THE LEAD INVENTOR
Dr. Trisha Andrew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research team builds textile electronics using a vapor deposition process, which allows for monolithic integration of electronic circuits onto flexible textile substrates.
AVAILABILITY:
Available for Licensing and/or Sponsored Research
DOCKET:
UMA 18-021
PATENT STATUS:
U.S. Patent US 11,166.344 Issued; Additional Patent Pending
NON-CONFIDENTIAL INVENTION DISCLOSURE
LEAD INVENTOR:
Trisha Andrew, Ph.D.
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