EP4642278A1 - Textile electrode and conductive bus collecting data on skin - Google Patents
Textile electrode and conductive bus collecting data on skinInfo
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Definitions
- the invention relates to an artificial intelligence system integrated with textile-based on-skin data collecting electrode, conductive data transport pathway and loT system.
- This invention can serve the medical, medicinal and wellness sectors where rigid electrodes are used extensively, but it is also suitable for use in clothing, sports, home textiles, automotive, space and aviation technologies, internet of things, AR/VR, mobility, smart city systems, gaming I game technologies, virtual universes and defense industry and manufacturing fields where occupational health and safety is a factor.
- Wearable technologies are tools that can be integrated into the human body in different ways by users and are often used as various accessories. These tools, which can also be called wearable computers in the literature, have a structure that creates an almost commensalist relationship between human and computer and enriches the individual's daily life experiences.
- the wearable technologies include many things from sensor accessories such as smart watches, wristbands, rings and necklaces, to the Google Glass project and its derivative smart glasses, as well as smart optical lenses.
- sensor accessories such as smart watches, wristbands, rings and necklaces
- Google Glass project and its derivative smart glasses as well as smart optical lenses.
- textile products which are one of the basic needs of civilization such as eating, drinking and protection, has given birth to textile products that serve to dress. Since the early ages, textile products have not only been limited to clothing, but have continued to be utilized in the fields of building-construction, agriculture, agriculture, medical, automotive, composite, technical and professional fields with the evolution of technology and comfort needs, as well as in traditional products such as accessories, floor and bed covers, textile surfaces surrounding, covering and upholstering shelters. Throughout the life cycle, people actively or passively interact with textiles in all areas, from the fabric they are bom into to the cloth they are buried with.
- Integrating this technology into textile-based products has many advantages.
- One of the main features of the continuity of textile-based products is that they are suitable for 24/7 use without restricting mobility.
- a person can adapt to the environment and activity depending on the comfort properties of the clothing.
- Instant data measurement is important in protecting the vital conditions of individuals, especially their health status, in emergencies, in times of need. Such an important area needs to be put into service in a way suitable for daily use.
- smart wearable products smart watches, smart bracelets, smart glasses, etc.
- surface electrodes in conventional use cannot be integrated into textile-based apparel in conventional textile manufacturing processes.
- inflexible surface electrodes are only used in secondary products such as accessories (smartwatches, wristbands, etc.).
- gel electrodes can only be used in a hospital setting when the patient is stable and limit the mobility of an individual in daily activity.
- This type of electrodes or rigid electrodes used in measurements are detached from the user's body when the user moves, such as leans forward, so that bioelectric signals cannot be measured.
- the user is uncomfortable as these electrodes need to be fixed to the user's body with a flexible material to keep them in contact with the body.
- Surface electrodes limit mobility in everyday, high-activity or extreme conditions and impair the standard of comfort in clothing because they are not flexible in material. Furthermore, surface electrodes are not washable.
- the effective, continuous and regular usage life of smart wearable accessories by different user groups is 6 months.
- different surface electrodes need to be placed on multiple different points on the body depending on the type of data to be captured.
- the electrodes of an electrocardiography sensor need to be placed in a specific location on the body to measure the heart rate variable
- the electrodes of a galvanic skin response sensor which measures emotional sweating, are best measured with electrodes of different structures and placed in different locations on the body.
- loT Internet of Things
- a sensor one of the most common concepts in wearable technologies, is a device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive way.
- the electrode and data transfer pathway in the invention acts as an electric charge collector or emitter in a semiconductor device. It is the element responsible for directly transferring a biopotential or skin current to the processor.
- this definition establishes an electrical bridge between any configured device (sensor, transducer, cable, etc.) to transmit (transmit and/or receive) a signal between the electronics (of a medical device) and the user (e.g. the user's skin, as referred to in the proposed invention).
- the electronics of a medical device
- the user e.g. the user's skin, as referred to in the proposed invention.
- the invention provides a wearable electrode, a first layer of a first material, a second material placed on the first material, the second material having a first compressive strength, the third material placed on the second material, the third material having a different second compressive strength than the second material. It includes the first compressive strength and a fourth material comprising a conductive element placed on the third material, disposed around the second material and joined to the first material.
- Example wearable electrodes provide data on the wearer of the active garment (e.g. wearer 1 , etc.) to a local device via electrical pathways. Data may include, for example, biometric data, heart rate data, respiration. Rate data, breathing depth data, power, acceleration, speed, repetitions, burned calories data and/or taken steps data.
- a wearable electrode includes a first layer of a first material, a second material placed on the first material, the second material having a first compressive strength, the third material placed on the second material, the third material having a different second compressive strength than the second material. It includes the first compressive strength and a fourth material comprising a conductive element placed on the third material, disposed around the second material and joined to the first material.
- Example wearable electrodes provide data on the wearer of the active garment (e.g. wearer 1 , etc.) to a local device via electrical pathways. Data may include, for example, biometric data, heart rate data, respiration.
- the electrode as mentioned in the patent has four different layer structures and is composed of these multiple layers, each with different printing, conductivity, etc.
- the present invention aims to obtain high quality data by forming a single conductive surface with a uniform distribution.
- US9125625B2 titled “Textile-based printable electrodes for electrochemical sensing”
- the chemical sensor may include carbon-based electrodes for detecting at least one of NADH, hydrogen peroxide, potassium ferrocyanide, TNT or DNT in the liquid or vapor phase.
- textile-based sensors are used to detect the presence of chemicals such as heavy metals and explosives underwater.”
- USB9125625B2 includes printing a copper and carbon-based conductive ink on a textile and adding a waterproof material to the substrate.
- Our invention is performed as a result of the formation of a single conductive surface with a uniform distribution and does not require any waterproof material.
- the material used in the realization of the invention has waterproof, stainless properties and its strength is higher than copper.
- the invention no. “EP3530183B1” titled “Wearable electrode” relates to a wearable electrode for use in obtaining a bioelectrical signal such as an electrocardiographic waveform on a daily basis.
- EP3530183B1 relates to a wearable electrode for obtaining electrocardiographic data.
- the invention provides a textile electrode that can be adapted to wearable and dressable surfaces and is suitable for simultaneous data acquisition for multiple sensors, such as (including but not limited to) galvanic skin response, electroencephalography and electromyography, as well as electrocardiography and includes loT integration and artificial intelligence support.
- the surface of the patch in contact with the skin contains a conductive field formed in the form of a continuous ring or strip.
- a connector connects the conductive field to a cable leading to a device.
- an infant garment contains textile-based electrodes in the torso area and optionally in other areas to monitor the infant's biophysical properties while wearing the garment" .
- the invention as described in patent no. “US7966052B2”, relates to a wearable electrode invented for obtaining electrocardiographic data, which is composed of two different layers, conductive and non-conductive.
- the invention is performed by the formation of a single conductive surface with a uniform distribution, provides a textile electrode that can be adapted to wearable and dressable surfaces and is suitable for simultaneous data acquisition for multiple sensors, such as (including but not limited to) galvanic skin response, electroencephalography and electromyography, as well as electrocardiography and includes loT integration and artificial intelligence support.
- a textile-based electrode system comprises a first fabric layer having an inner and an outer surface.
- the inner surface includes a braided electrode configured to come into contact with a user's skin.
- a second fabric layer is arranged and configured to contact with the outer surface of the first fabric layer.
- the second fabric layer comprises a braided conductive pathway configured to electrically connect to the braided electrode.
- a third layer of fabric is configured and arranged to contact with the second layer of fabric.
- a connector is placed on the third layer of fabric and configured to electrically connect to the braided conductive pathway.
- the second fabric layer can be folded around the first folding axis, and the third fabric layer can be folded around the second folding axis to place the second fabric layer in contact with the first fabric layer and the third fabric layer” .
- the present invention aims to obtain high quality data by forming a single conductive surface with a uniform distribution.
- the invention no. “US20170056644A1” titled “Textile-based product” is summarized as follows: “A textile article comprising a non-conductive section comprising a network of non-conductive fibers and an electrical pathway comprising a network of conductive fibers, the electrical pathway for transmitting or conducting an electrical signal when connected to a power source is provided herein. The electrical pathway and the non-conductive part are integrated into a common layer of the textile” .
- the present invention aims to obtain high quality data by forming a single conductive surface with a uniform distribution.
- an apparatus includes a biosensing garment and a plurality of electrical connectors mechanically coupled to the biosensing garment.
- a plurality of printed electrodes are placed on the biosensing garment and each is electrically connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of electrical connectors via a corresponding conductive pathway.
- the apparatus may further comprise a longitudinal member including a conductive member coupled to the plurality of elastic members in a curved pattern and configured to change from a first configuration to a second configuration as the longitudinal member flexes. The change from the first to the second configuration may result in a change in the inductance of the conductive element" .
- US20180249767A1 comprises a plurality of printed electrodes in two layers, each corresponding to a different conductive pathway and having different stretch properties, which are mechanically attached to a wearable biosensing garment.
- the invention is the result of the formation of a single conductive surface with a uniform distribution, allowing multiple types of data to be transmitted simultaneously to the circuit via a single conductive pathway.
- the aim of the present invention no. “EP2694155B1” titled “Textile electrode device for acquisition of electrophysiological signals from the skin and manufacturing process thereof” is to provide a textile electrode device and a manufacturing process thereof that allows to perfect the known acquisition techniques of surface bioelectric signals and to fully or partially solve the previously highlighted problems.
- the invention as decribed in the patent no. “EP2694155B1” includes the steps of attaching textile fibers to an adhesive layer and placing electrodes by electrostatic flocking.
- Electrode arrangement includes a braided electrically conductive electrode part comprising the electrically conductive yam and at least a part of a moisture-proof electrically conductive material attached to the electrode part. During use, the electrode part and part of the material are applied to the user's skin.
- the moisture-proof material part is made of carbon black loaded silicone. The moisture-proof part encourages a user to sweat, and the sweat trapped between the skin and the moisture-proof part reduces skin-to-electrode contact resistance to increase the effectiveness of detecting a user's heart rate or other electrical signals generated by a user”.
- EP1578482B1 comprises adding a moisture-proof black carbon-loaded silicon conductive yarn on top of a conductive yam to promote sweating of the wearer, thereby increasing the efficiency of data collection.
- the invention is the result of the formation of a single conductive surface with a uniform distribution, but the data measurement does not depend on the wearer sweating.
- the present invention provides high quality data analysis without being affected by humidity conditions.
- the rigid electrodes used in the formation of the aforementioned electronic interfaces cannot be used in accordance with conventional textile production methods and limit the comfort and mobility of the user.
- These previous invention proposals for textile-based electrode are multilayered, mostly single-sensor compatible inventions, and they lack loT integration and the ability to support textiles with artificial intelligence.
- the present invention relates to a textile-based on-skin data collecting electrode, conductive data transport pathway, loT system integration and artificial intelligence support developed to eliminate the aforementioned disadvantages and bring new advantages to the related technical field.
- the aim of the invention which is designed by focusing on the aforementioned problems in the known state of the art, in the category of textile products, which is the only product group that people are in contact with 24/7 is to create a flexible and washable textile electrode suitable for daily use, which is developed in a way that does not restrict mobility and can be used in on-skin data analysis that requires continuous skin contact.
- Another aim of the invention is that the conductive pathway with a multipurpose textile electrode that collects data on the skin is washable and suitable for daily wear.
- a conductive fabric of the invention acts as a receiver that collects and transmits data without causing discomfort to the wearer in measurements that require constant skin contact.
- Another aim of the invention is to be used by everyone in daily life, as well as for the use of individuals who have difficulty in communicating verbally and nonverbally, and to be more specific, for the use of all individuals who cannot speak, who cannot express their emotions, for the use of normal, emergency service, newborn unit and intensive care patients, for use in the detection, interpretation and translation of health, location, neuro-status, etc. data of police, military, civil aviation, etc.
- Another aim of the invention is to take measurements without causing discomfort to the wearer in measurements that require constant skin-to-skin contact, suitable for 24/7 use. It is also washable and suitable for daily use. It can be used integrated on the wearable or dressable surface without any additional processing. It has a soft surface that does not cause discomfort in skin contact in accordance with the comfort needs of the user.
- Another aim of the invention is to ensure that conventional textile products and textile-based surfaces become common receptor points from which loT systems can extract data, and the data collected from these points can be processed and individualized with artificial intelligence and more accurate data analysis can be performed.
- the aims of the invention are:
- FIG. 1 Whole System Technical Drawing with Main application Product, Electrode, Conductive pathway, Circuit, Software, loT, Communication Platform
- Figure 3 Examples of wearable products and dressable surfaces
- FIG. 3A Wearable Accessories
- Figure-5A shows the woven structure from alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive pathway.
- Figure-5B shows the knitted structure from alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive pathway.
- Figure-5C shows the conductive printing structure from alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive pathway.
- Figure-5D shows the 3D knitted textile structure from alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive path.
- Figure-5E shows the nonwoven structure from alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive pathway.
- Figure-5F shows the nanotextile structure from the alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive pathway.
- Figure-5G shows the microencapsulation structure from alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive pathway.
- Figure-5H shows the 3D woven structure from alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive pathway.
- Figure-51 shows the SMP textile structure from alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive path.
- Figure-5J shows the Bio-textile structure from alternative structures of textile electrode and conductive path.
- the invention comprises textile electrode(s) (21 ), circuit board (22), power supply (23), conductive bus (24), communication channel (25), cloud (26) and software (27) in an loT system (20) placed on a wearable/dressable product (19).
- the integrated conductive material and the textile electrode (21 ) provide the necessary field for the detection of the instantaneous electrical conductivity difference on the skin. It combines smart textile innovations, clothing experiences and design phenomena with conventional and advanced textile manufacturing techniques to enable the transmission of data to the circuit and processor by connecting the textile electrode (21 ) with the sensor to be included in any smart clothing product, the electronic circuit and processor to which the sensor is connected via the conductive bus (24) proposed in the invention.
- the invention supports the use of wearable or dressable products and surfaces included in the smart category of individuals in continuous contact by combining data collection and transmission with wearability and ease of use, as well as supports the expansion of the usage area of smart technologies by adapting to the psychological and design product usage perceptions and expectations of individuals.
- the textile electrode (21 ) and the data transmission pathway form a conductive field with multi-sensor compatibility, enabling the various sensors needed by the circuit for data analysis to receive data from the same field at one time.
- Examples of compatible on-skin data collection sensors include electrocardiography, galvanic skin response, electroencephalography and electroneuromyography.
- it is also suitable for integrating, sensing, measuring, transmitting, interpreting and translating data to collect temperature, pressure, photoplethysmography, stress, magnetic field, electromagnetic force, humidity, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, gas, flow, ultrasonic wave, capacitive, activity data within wearable products and dressable surfaces.
- the data received through the textile electrode (21 ) area and transported via the data conductive pathway can then be converted by the circuit and processor into primary level data such as heart rate, emotional sweating, muscle activation, etc., but also used to generate secondary complex data such as biobehavioral neuro-state monitoring, which involves reading, analyzing and interpreting the primary data.
- primary level data such as heart rate, emotional sweating, muscle activation, etc.
- secondary complex data such as biobehavioral neuro-state monitoring, which involves reading, analyzing and interpreting the primary data.
- continuous or regular sensual contact enables the analysis to take place in any interaction that requires data analysis without disturbing the comfort and psychology of the individual and without making the individual feel the data analysis.
- the individual whose momentary comfort is not disturbed can easily continue their daily or essential activities.
- Textile Electrode (21) The wearable or dressable product with soft surface which is washable, suitable for daily use, adaptable in conventional or advanced textile production technologies a.
- the invention includes:
- At least one Wearable/Dressable product that includes all loT system (20) elements
- - IOT system which is the ecosystem that includes textile electrode (21 ), circuit board (22), power supply (23), conductive pathway, communication channel (25), cloud (26) and software (27) systems,
- At least one textile electrode (21 ) which is a receiver that performs the functions of receiving and transmitting data so that bodily data analysis can be performed,
- Circuit Board (20) which is an electronic processor/card that performs the current transmission, data collection, data collection, data acquisition, data analysis and processing steps of the loT system (22),
- At least one Power Supply (23) which is the element that provides the energy flow required for the system
- At least one Conductive Bus which is the part that connects the circuit and the textile electrode (21 ) parts, which performs data transmission functions so that bodily data analysis can be performed
- At least one Cloud System which is an artificial system where the collected data is processed, stored and anonymized (26),
- - Software which is the system that performs the processes of monitoring, detecting, analyzing sudden changes of bodily data analysis, selecting the correct label-category, classification, storage, structuring new data, updating the data scale of the system,
- the steps of the method by which the invention is realized include: - Transmitting the first current from the circuit board (22) through the conductive bus (24) to the textile electrode (21 ),
- the wearable/dressable product (19) interface is the interface where the loT system
- Textile electrode(s) (21 ) can be combined with, but not limited to, woven, knitted, non-woven, 3D-printed textiles, nano-textiles, microencapsulation, shape memory polymer/textile (SMP), bio-textiles, conductive printing, 3D knitting and 3D weaving techniques with conductive material integration using conventional and/or innovative textile technologies.
- (21 ) enable the system to perform functions such as data transmission, collection, analysis, classification, labeling, storage, feedback generation, retraining of the model, etc. by transmitting the initial current sent by the circuit board (22) onto the skin and transmitting the new data generated by the conductivity differential (differential difference is only in the case of biosensors and there are different transmission/measurement methods for the detection of additional temperature, pressure, photoplethysmography, stress, magnetic field, electromagnetic force, humidity, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, gas, flow, ultrasonic wave, capacitive, activity data) difference in the skin back to the circuit board (22) via the conductive bus (24).
- the conductivity differential Differential difference is only in the case of biosensors and there are different transmission/measurement methods for the detection of additional temperature, pressure, photoplethysmography, stress, magnetic field, electromagnetic force, humidity, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, gas, flow, ultrasonic wave, capacitive, activity data
- Textile electrode(s) (21 ) are parts integrated into a washable, wearable/dressable product (19) suitable for daily use, which function as receivers to perform data processing without causing discomfort to the wearer in measurements requiring continuous skin contact. In this way, the system can continuously and constantly carry out data collection and processing steps with minimal loss without disturbing the user.
- Textile electrode/electrodes (21 ) have a uniform receiver feature that is adaptable for various and multiple sensor types such as ECG - electrocardiography, GSR- galvanic skin response, EMG- electromyography/electroneuromyography, EEG- electroencephalography, temperature, pressure, photoplethysmography, stress, magnetic field, electromagnetic force, humidity, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, gas, flow, ultrasonic wave , capacitive, activity, in this way, loT system (20) measurements and bodily data analysis can be performed simultaneously in a single step without the need for different electrodes of different structures on the wearable/dressable product (19).
- sensor types such as ECG - electrocardiography, GSR- galvanic skin response, EMG- electromyography/electroneuromyography, EEG- electroencephalography, temperature, pressure, photoplethysmography, stress, magnetic field, electromagnetic force, humidity, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, gas, flow, ultrasonic wave
- the conductive bus (24) is responsible for data transportation by enabling communication between the textile electrode(s) (21 ) and the circuit board (22) and can be combined with, but not limited to, woven, knitted, non-woven, 3D- printed textiles, nano-textiles, microencapsulation, shape memory polymer/textile (SMP), bio-textiles, conductive printing, 3D knitting and 3D weaving techniques with conductive material integration using conventional and/or innovative textile technologies.
- the conductive bus (24) is integrated on the wearable/dressable product (19) and acts as a transmission bridge that is washable and best suited to the individual's daily wearing comfort without slipping and non-contact.
- the first current sent by the circuit board (22) via the conductive bus (24) to the textile electrode(s) (21 ) detects the differential difference (it is only for biosensors and there are different transmission/measurement methods for detection of temperature, pressure, photoplethysmography, stress, magnetic field, electromagnetic force, humidity, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, gas, flow, ultrasonic wave, capacitive, activity data) of the conductivity change on the skin.
- the conductor difference is analyzed by the software (27) embedded in the circuit board (22).
- the software (27) is a code system with cloud (26) system integration, artificial intelligence and/or machine learning features, taking the features such as desired feedback, communication channel (25) features and data quality into account.
- the software (27) and the cloud (26) work together, and data transfer to the cloud (26) is done via channels such as existing loT routing protocols bluetooth, WiFi, RF, BLE, cellular, LoRa, LoRaWAN, LWM2M, NFC (near field communication), Sigfox, Wi-Sun, ZigBee, Z-wave, MQTT (message queued telemetry transfer), AMQP (advanced message queue transfer), HTTP (header text transfer protocol), CoAP (Constrained Application Protocol), DDS (Data delivery service), WebSocket, XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), OPC UA (OPC unified architecture).
- the software (27) When performing functions such as data analysis, classification, labeling, responding, etc., the software (27) uses public and/or individual user data previously stored in the cloud (26) to improve the quality of analysis. The software (27) also trains and models itself with the newly acquired data to update the data scale, increase accuracy and store the new data in the cloud (26).
- the software (27) embedded in the circuit board (22) transmits data feedback to the board. The circuit board (22) communicates the communication solution selected according to the incoming data between the systems via the communication channel (25).
- the invention is still included in the category of passive smart textiles and can be used (including but not limited to) in electronic and software systems to measure, evaluate and report data.
- it is aimed to develop the invention to be included in the category of active smart textiles (Active smart textiles are textiles that can sense and report changes in the external environment) and then high smart textiles (Highly intelligent textiles are textiles that can sense and respond to changes accordingly in the external environment or adapt and change their function in response to a user input).
- active smart textiles are textiles that can sense and report changes in the external environment
- high smart textiles Highly intelligent textiles are textiles that can sense and respond to changes accordingly in the external environment or adapt and change their function in response to a user input.
- it is planned to embed electronic components into the textile electrode (21 ) and transform it into a codable material, and the hardware and software will be completely realized on the invention.
- Techniques such as shape memory polymers, 4D printing technology (not limited) can be used that can be adapted for use in textiles in the future.
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