Patent ID: 9282893
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A41D,A61B,C09D,D03D,G06F,H04R,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A sartorial communications apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a compression garment comprising a fabric, the garment having a front and a back and configured to be worn over a user's torso; a plurality of interactive sensors comprising a stretchable conductive ink printed on the garment, each interactive sensor configured to sense a volitional contact by the user and to generate a volitional contact signal when the user manually contacts one of the interactive sensors; a sensor module interface configured to connect to a sensor module for receiving and for analyzing, transmitting or analyzing and transmitting the volitional contact signals; and a plurality of stretchable conductive traces printed on the garment in the stretchable conductive ink, the plurality of stretchable conductive traces connected to the sensor module interface, wherein the stretchable conductive ink comprises a first layer of an insulating adhesive media on the fabric and a second layer of the insulating adhesive media mixed with conductive ink particles on top of the first layer of insulating adhesive media; wherein electrical resistance of the plurality of stretchable conductive traces varies with stretch.