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US 7,731,517 B2Granted
Inherently sealed electrical connector
AssigneePhysical Optics Corporation
InventorsKang Lee, Thomas Forrester, Tomasz Jannson, Andrew Kostrzewski, Eugene Levin, Gajendra Savant
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Abstract
An entirely wearable electrical connector for power/data connectivity. The principal element of a modular network is the wearable electrical connector, which is integrated into a personal area network with USB compatibility. An embodiment comprises a non-conductive elastomeric environmental seal.
Claims29
A wearable electrical connector for use in a body conformable network, the connector comprising:
- a first mating element;
- a printed circuit board disposed at least partially within the first mating element, the printed circuit board having a plurality of electrically conductive paths configured to be electrically coupled to electrical conducting paths of a body conformable network;
- a second mating element configured to be mechanically coupled to the first mating element and having a plurality of electrical contacts configured to be electrically coupled to respective electrical paths on the printed circuit board when the mating elements are mechanically coupled;
- and
- a polymer seal disposed between the printed circuit board and the second mating element when the elements are mechanically coupled, the polymer seal being configured to anisotropically conduct electricity.
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A garment comprising
- a garment portion;
- an electrical connector coupled to the garment portion, the electrical connector comprising:
- a first mating element;
- a printed circuit board disposed at least partially within the first mating element, the printed circuit board having a plurality of electrically conductive paths configured to be electrically coupled to electrical conducting paths of a body conformable network;
- and
- a polymer seal disposed on the printed circuit board and configured to anisotropically conduct electricity.
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A method comprising:
- sending a communication to a device along a path which includes an electrical connector comprising:
- a first mating element;
- a printed circuit board disposed at least partially within the first mating element, the printed circuit board having a plurality of electrically conductive paths configured to be electrically coupled to electrical conducting paths of a body conformable network;
- a second mating element configured to be mechanically coupled to the first mating element and having a plurality of electrical contacts configured to be electrically coupled to respective electrical paths on the printed circuit board when the mating elements are mechanically coupled;
- and
- a polymer seal disposed between the printed circuit board and the second mating element when the elements are mechanically coupled, the polymer seal configured to anisotropically conduct electricity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.