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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2004
Mariam N. Maghribi, Livermore, CA (US);
Peter A. Krulevitch, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Thomas S. Wilson, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Julie K. Hamilton, Tracy, CA (US);
Christina Park, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mariam N. Maghribi, Livermore, CA (US);
Peter A. Krulevitch, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Thomas S. Wilson, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Julie K. Hamilton, Tracy, CA (US);
Christina Park, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A stretchable electronic apparatus and method of producing the apparatus. The apparatus has a central longitudinal axis and the apparatus is stretchable in a longitudinal direction generally aligned with the central longitudinal axis. The apparatus comprises a stretchable polymer body, and at least one circuit line operatively connected to the stretchable polymer body, the at least one circuit line extending in the longitudinal direction and having a longitudinal component that extends in the longitudinal direction and having an offset component that is at an angle to the longitudinal direction, the longitudinal component and the offset component allowing the apparatus to stretch in the longitudinal direction while maintaining the integrity of the at least one circuit line.