Patents by Inventor Brendan Joseph Nagle

Brendan Joseph Nagle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Composite textile structure for sensing, activation, and signal network
    Patent number: 11542636
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide structures for sensing, activation, and signal networking in a composite textile. According to one embodiment, a composite textile can comprise an activation layer of a reactive yarn knit into a fabric. The reactive yarn can have at least one physical property that changes in response to a stimulus. A signaling layer of a first conductive yarn can be knit into the fabric with the activation layer. The first conductive yarn provides the stimulus to the reactive yarn. A sensing layer comprising second conductive yarn can be knit into the fabric with the activation layer and signaling layer. The second conductive yarn can provide a feedback signal corresponding to the stimulus provided by the first conductive yarn of the signaling layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Flex Ltd.
    Inventors: Allison E. Bowles, Brendan Joseph Nagle, Anthony Joseph Piazza, Biren Salunke, Adam M. Whiton
  • COMPOSITE TEXTILE STRUCTURE FOR SENSING, ACTIVATION, AND SIGNAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20210095401
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide structures for sensing, activation, and signal networking in a composite textile. According to one embodiment, a composite textile can comprise an activation layer of a reactive yarn knit into a fabric. The reactive yarn can have at least one physical property that changes in response to a stimulus. A signaling layer of a first conductive yarn can be knit into the fabric with the activation layer. The first conductive yarn provides the stimulus to the reactive yarn. A sensing layer comprising second conductive yarn can be knit into the fabric with the activation layer and signaling layer. The second conductive yarn can provide a feedback signal corresponding to the stimulus provided by the first conductive yarn of the signaling layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Flex Ltd.
    Inventors: Allison E. Bowles, Brendan Joseph Nagle, Anthony Joseph Piazza, Biren Salunke, Adam M. Whiton