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Patent No.:

US 9603197 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2008

Smart thermal textile for acupuncture therapy

Applicants:

LI LI, Kowloon, CN;

Raymond Wai-man AU, Kowloon, CN;

Thomas K. S. Wong, Kowloon, CN;

Yi LI, Kowloon, CN;

Joanne W. Y. Chung, Kowloon, CN;

Sai Ho Wan, Kowloon, CN;

Inventors:

Li Li, Kowloon, CN;

Raymond Wai-man Au, Kowloon, CN;

Thomas K. S. Wong, Kowloon, CN;

Yi Li, Kowloon, CN;

Joanne W. Y. Chung, Kowloon, CN;

Sai Ho Wan, Kowloon, CN;

Assignee:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, HK;

Attorney:

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jason Flick

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01); A41D 13/005 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); D04B 1/16 (2006.01); A41D 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/342 (2013.01); A41D 13/0051 (2013.01); A61F 7/007 (2013.01); A61N 1/0408 (2013.01); A61N 1/0484 (2013.01); D04B 1/16 (2013.01); A41D 1/002 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0078 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0234 (2013.01); H05B 2203/005 (2013.01); H05B 2203/007 (2013.01); H05B 2203/036 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Li, Li. (2017). Smart thermal textile for acupuncture therapy (U.S. Patent No. 9603197). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9603197

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