The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

World Hint Limited

Li Li

Sai Ho Wan

Yi Li

Joanne W Y Chung

Ying Hung Li

Thomas K S Wong

Wai Yee Joanne Chung

Ashley Min Hang Pun

Chi Choy Wong

Wai Man Raymond Au

Sin Wing Chan

Derek Chi Hang Louie

Raymond Wai-man Au

Kwok Shing Thomas Wong

Kam Man Wan

The present invention relates to a smart textile capable of providing acupuncture therapy to the wearer through strategically positioned electrodes throughout the textile, connected via silver coated fabric. Through the instant invention, heat therapy can be applied to specific points on the body, while being safe due to the absence of wires.

Smart thermal textile for acupuncture therapy

A textile for providing traditional Chinese medicine therapy to a wearer using electronic stimulation includes at least two conductive paths that are made from conductive textile material, the conductive paths are separated by nonconductive textile material, at least one pair of electrodes attach to the conductive paths corresponding to specific part of body or acupoints according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, and an electronic stimulation signal controller configured to conduct electronic stimulation signals to the electrodes via the conductive paths.

Electronic stimulation textile for traditional Chinese medicine therapy

An illumination system employs a light distribution cylinder with an exterior surface in the form of a plurality of progressively smaller-diameter cylindrical steps. The outside surface of each cylindrical step is interrupted by V-shaped grooves perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder. Each surface of these V-shaped grooves acts to internally reflect divergent light from a light source positioned at the end of the tube. The light distribution cylinders may be solid or hollow and configured with bilateral symmetry to receive light from either end. The illumination system rearranges divergent directional light from a light source into non-directional light emitted in a cylindrical pattern useful for area illumination.

Distributed light illumination system

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Kowloon, China

Li Li