ADAPTIVE FABRICS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING AND FILTERING

The field of the disclosure focuses on adaptive materials for use in textiles, wearables, and smart clothing. The patent application relates to functional fabrics or devices that change characteristics when stimulated by touch, pressure, friction, or light. These materials can be used as sensors for pressure, friction, touch, or light, as well as for energy-harvesting and electrostatic boost filter devices.

Energy-harvesting fabrics or fiber-based materials that change characteristics upon stimulation with touch, pressure, friction, or light.
Use of functional fabrics as pressure, friction, touch, or light sensors, as well as in fabrics in contact with body parts during movement.
Use of functional fabrics as photo-voltaic or light sensors.
Electrostatic boost filter devices incorporating functional fabrics for filtering particulate matter and cleaning air.

Potential Applications

The technology can be applied in various industries such as fashion, sports, healthcare, and environmental protection.

Problems Solved

The technology addresses the need for adaptive materials that can change characteristics based on external stimuli, as well as the need for sensors and energy-harvesting devices in textiles.

Benefits

The use of these functional fabrics can lead to improved comfort, performance, and functionality in clothing and wearables. Additionally, the electrostatic boost filter devices can help in filtering and cleaning air, contributing to better air quality.

Potential Commercial Applications

"Adaptive Materials for Smart Clothing and Air Filtration Devices" - Optimizing the use of functional fabrics in various commercial applications.

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the use of energy-harvesting fabrics in wearable technology, as well as the development of sensors for pressure, friction, touch, and light in textiles.

Original Abstract Submitted

The field of the DISCLOSURE lies in adaptive materials for implementation in textiles, wearables and smart clothing. The present disclosure relates to functional fabrics or devices, comprising energy-harvesting fabrics or fiber-based materials which change characteristics upon stimulation with at least one stimulus selected from touch, pressure, friction or light. The present disclosure also relates to the use of said functional fabrics or devices, in particular as pressure or friction or touch sensor or in fabrics being in contact with body parts during walking or running. The present disclosure also relates to the use of said functional fabrics or devices as photo-voltaic or light sensors. The present disclosure also relates to electrostatic boost filter devices comprising said functional fabrics or devices, and their uses to filter particulate matter and/or to filter and clean air.

18284322. ADAPTIVE FABRICS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING AND FILTERING simplified abstract (Sony Group Corporation)

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ADAPTIVE FABRICS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING AND FILTERING

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