US 11,000,406 B2 · Heating devices

Abstract

A heating device includes a heating unit and device electronics. The heating unit is configured to deliver heat to a user's body. The heating unit includes a substrate and a heating element supported by the substrate. The device electronics are coupled to the heating element and are configured to store a first heating profile that includes data indicating how power should be delivered to the heating element over a first period of time. The device electronics are configured to deliver power to the heating element according to the first heating profile. The device electronics are configured to wirelessly receive a second heating profile from an external computing device. The second heating profile includes data indicating how power should be delivered to the heating element over a second period of time. The device electronics are configured to deliver power to the heating element according to the second heating profile.

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Dependent claims

A heating device comprising:

a heating unit configured to deliver heat to a user's body, the heating unit comprising:
a substrate;
and
a plurality of heating elements supported by the substrate;
device electronics coupled to the heating elements, the device electronics configured to:
wirelessly receive one or more heating profiles from an external computing device, wherein each of the heating profiles includes data indicating how power should be delivered to the heating elements over time;
and
deliver power to the heating elements according to the one or more heating profiles;
and
a device package comprising:
the heating unit;
the device electronics;
a battery that provides power to the device electronics, wherein the device electronics and the battery are centrally located between the plurality of heating elements;
and
a belt configured to wrap around the user's body.

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A heating device comprising:

a first heating element configured to deliver heat to a first portion of a user's body;
a second heating element configured to deliver heat to a second portion of the user's body;
one or more substrates that support the first and second heating elements;
device electronics coupled to the first and second heating elements, the device electronics configured to:
wirelessly communicate with an external computing device;
wirelessly receive user-input instructions from the external computing device, the user-input instructions indicating an amount of power to deliver to each of the first and second heating elements;
and
deliver power to the first and second heating elements based on the user-input instructions;
and
a device package comprising:
the first and second heating elements;
the one or more substrates;
the device electronics;
a battery that provides power to the device electronics, wherein the device electronics and the battery are centrally located between the first and second heating elements;
and
a belt configured to wrap around the user's body.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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