Motorola Corporation

Bill Olson

Andrew Frederick Skipor

Mark A Krizik

John R St Peter

Steve Scheifer

Liliana Grajales

Mark Allen Krizik

A self-healing polymer compositioncontains a polymer mediaand a plurality of microcapsules of flowable polymerizable materialdispersed in the polymer media, where the microcapsules of flowable polymerizable materialcontain a flowable polymerizable materialand have an outer surfaceupon which at least one polymerization agentis chemically attached. The microcapsulesare effective for rupturing with a failure of the polymeric media, and the flowable polymerizable materialreacts with the polymerization agentwhen the polymerizable materialmakes contact with the polymerization agentupon rupture of the microcapsules. There is also provided a method of using the self-healing polymeric compositionto repair fractures in polymers, as well as articles of manufacture including the self-healing system, and the microencapsulated polymerizable particlesthemselves.

Self-healing polymer compositions

One or more items of apparel have a plurality of sensors (and) disposed therein (either permanently or temporarily). These sensors sense physical states of the individual wearing the items of apparel and/or of the local environment. In one embodiment, multiple sensors sense, in alternative ways, a parameter that corresponds to a physical state of interest. Information from these alternative sensing approaches is co-processed to yield a resultant parameter value that can be used in various ways. In one embodiment, the parameter value is locally or remotely displayed. In one embodiment, the parameter value is used in comparison against risk thresholds to ascertain a degree of risk to the individual.

Apparel having multiple alternative sensors and corresponding method

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Lake Villa, IL, United States of America

Bill Olson