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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
May. 29, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Li-Wen Hung, Mahopac, NY (US);
Jui-Hsin Lai, White Plains, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); H01L 33/60 (2010.01); H01L 33/62 (2010.01); G01K 11/12 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); H01L 25/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1127 (2013.01); A61B 5/015 (2013.01); A61B 5/1113 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/1128 (2013.01); H01L 33/60 (2013.01); H01L 33/62 (2013.01); A61B 5/1123 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3979 (2016.02); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); G01K 1/02 (2013.01); G01K 11/12 (2013.01); H01L 25/0753 (2013.01); H01L 2933/0058 (2013.01); H01L 2933/0066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal tag for activity monitoring. The thermal tag includes a base layer having a plurality of metal lines to provide a conductive path, and a pattern layer having one or more infrared emitting features positioned over portions of the conductive path, wherein at least one infrared emitting feature couples to the conductive path to emit a predetermined infrared pattern in accordance with nearby activity.