Patent ID: 11938096
Assignee: BIMLA PICOT
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A reminder device, comprising:
an electromechanical transduction device configured to generate electrical energy when agitated by a laundry machine during the course of a washing cycle or a drying cycle, the electromechanical transduction device comprising a conductive wire coil and a magnetic structure elastically suspended within the conductive wire coil; wherein the electromechanical transduction device is configured to generate energy by exploiting resonance of the magnetic structure as it moves within the conductive wire coil, and wherein a natural frequency of the electromechanical transduction device is configured to optimally generate the energy when agitated at a frequency near a tumbling frequency of a laundry machine; wherein an electrical device housing contains the electromechanical transduction device, wherein the electrical device housing is flexible;
an electrical energy storage device;
an electrical coupling between the energy storage device and the electromechanical transduction device;
a tactile alert device, wherein the tactile alert device is a controller which feeds energy from the storage device into the conductive wire coil to induce vibration of the magnetic structure elastically suspended within the conductive wire core;
an onboard computing device for triggering tactile alerts according to a schedule;
a user interface device for acknowledging receipt of the tactile alert, wherein the onboard computing device is programmed to interpret a variety of inputs from the user interface device; and
a fixture device for supporting the electrical device housing within a garment, wherein the garment comprises a system of accesses;
wherein the reminder device is positioned within a cuff or a lining of the garment.