Patents by Inventor Genevieve Dion
Genevieve Dion 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).
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Patent number: 11913146Abstract: An electrode comprising a conductive textile structure having an inner surface that is connected to one of an electrical power supply and an electrical ground; the conductive textile structure having an outer surface, the outer surface comprising a carbon nanotube (CNT) fiber fabric fixed thereon, the CNT fiber fabric having continuous CNT fiber on the outer surface, wherein the CNT fiber fabric comprises at least one of a CNT fiber, and is at least one of knitted, woven, sewn, and embroidered. The continuous CNT fiber may be a yarn, ribbon, or thread. The CNT fiber fabric includes at least one face having a looped or interlaced structure made from the continuous CNT fiber. The CNT fiber yarn, ribbon, or thread is knitted, woven, sewn, and/or embroidered so that at least one surface comprises a textile made with CNT fiber yarns, ribbons, or threads.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Steven B. Fairchild, John J. Boeckl, Genevieve Dion, Chelsea Amanatides
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Patent number: 11751611Abstract: A garment includes a supercapacitor and/or heated fabrics including a first conductive yarn knitted to as to form a current collector and a second conductive yarn knitted to as to form an electrode that is in electrical contact with the current collector. The conductive yarns are knitted into a predetermined supercapacitor design having respective electrodes that are not in electrical contact with each other. An electrolyte saturates at least the electrode material either before or after knitting, and an ionically permeable electronic separator allows the electrodes to be in close proximity to each other without being in electrical contact with each other. A heating element may also be formed by knitting at least one of the first and second conductive yarns into a linear resistor or by knitting an insulated conductive yarn into a sheet of fabric. Such a heating element is connected to the supercapacitor via a switch.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Drexel UniversityInventors: Kristy Jost, Yury Gogotsi, Genevieve Dion
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Patent number: 11269425Abstract: A planar (two-dimensional, XY location) touch sensor may include a knitted structure and supplementary method of sensing detects human touch on a fabric surface. This sensor may be fully knitted and detect the continuous planar location and contact force of human touch along the surface of the structure. The fabric may conform to any arbitrary surface and may be a rectangle for touch pad applications. This sensor may be used for applications that include robotics and human-machine interaction, smart garments and wearables, as well as medical textiles and flexible embedded sensors. This touch sensor may require as few as only two electrode connections from the fabric to sense both planar touch and pressure, which allows it to work in areas with limited space that allow for limited complexity for wiring.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Drexel UniversityInventors: Richard James Vallett, Ryan David Young, Robert Wallace Lehrich, Christina Dickinson Kara, Genevieve Dion, Youngmoo Edmund Kim
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Publication number: 20220010466Abstract: Provided are textiles comprising one or both of MXene-coated fibers and MXene-coated yarns. The textiles are conductive, electroactive, and the fibers and yarns exhibit favorable mechanical and electrical properties, and can be incorporated into a variety of devices and uses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Simge UZUN, Yury GOGOTSI, Genevieve DION, Amy L. STOLTZFUS
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Publication number: 20210396607Abstract: Provided are sensors comprising one or both of MXene-coated fibers and MXene-coated yarns. The MXene-coated yarns can be utilized for various types of smart textile applications where conductivity is required. These include but are not limited to sensors (e.g. pressure, strain, moisture, and temperature), supercapacitors, triboelectric generators, antennas, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding textiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Simge UZUN, Yury GOGOTSI, Genevieve DION, Amy L. STOLTZFUS, Shayan SEYEDIN
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Publication number: 20210355613Abstract: A warp-knitted capacitive touch sensor system includes conductive and non-conductive yarns using interlooped stitches that are interlaced, intertwined, and/or spliced into a single conductive pathway having only two connection points to the electronic interface device, across a desired width or length of the textile material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicants: Drexel University, Apex Mills, Inc.Inventors: Genevieve Dion, Richard James Vallett, Christina Dickinson Kara, Stephanie Jo Rodgers, Zoltan Olah, William Frei
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Publication number: 20210307422Abstract: A personal protective respirator comprising a facepiece housing configured to cover the nose and mouth and conform to a face of an intended wearer along a perimeter of the facepiece housing and at least two straps, wherein the facepiece housing and the straps consist of a knitted material and the facepiece housing conforms to the face of the intended wearer such that sufficient fit is achieved to attain a fit factor of at least 100 on the intended wearer according to OSHA fit testing procedures. Also, a personal protective respirator comprising a face portion configured to cover a nose and mouth of an intended wearer and to conform to a face of the intended wearer and at least four straps, wherein the mask meets NIOSH requirements for N95 respirator performance and maintains this level of performance after being washed. Finally, a method for making the noted personal protective respirators.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Genevieve Dion, Richard J. Hamilton, Amy L. Stoltzfus, Chelsea E. Amanatides, Keith Taylor, Leighton Cline, Sol Schade
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Publication number: 20210112891Abstract: A garment includes a supercapacitor and/or heated fabrics including a first conductive yarn knitted to as to form a current collector and a second conductive yarn knitted to as to form an electrode that is in electrical contact with the current collector. The conductive yarns are knitted into a predetermined supercapacitor design having respective electrodes that are not in electrical contact with each other. An electrolyte saturates at least the electrode material either before or after knitting, and an ionically permeable electronic separator allows the electrodes to be in close proximity to each other without being in electrical contact with each other. A heating element may also be formed by knitting at least one of the first and second conductive yarns into a linear resistor or by knitting an insulated conductive yarn into a sheet of fabric. Such a heating element is connected to the supercapacitor via a switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Kristy Jost, Yury Gogotsi, Genevieve Dion
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Publication number: 20210048898Abstract: A planar (two-dimensional, XY location) touch sensor may include a knitted structure and supplementary method of sensing detects human touch on a fabric surface. This sensor may be fully knitted and detect the continuous planar location and contact force of human touch along the surface of the structure. The fabric may conform to any arbitrary surface and may be a rectangle for touch pad applications. This sensor may be used for applications that include robotics and human-machine interaction, smart garments and wearables, as well as medical textiles and flexible embedded sensors. This touch sensor may require as few as only two electrode connections from the fabric to sense both planar touch and pressure, which allows it to work in areas with limited space that allow for limited complexity for wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Drexel UniversityInventors: Richard James Vallett, Ryan David Young, Robert Wallace Lehrich, Christina Dickinson Kara, Genevieve Dion, Youngmoo Edmund Kim
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Patent number: 10824282Abstract: A planar (two-dimensional, XY location) touch sensor may include a knitted structure and supplementary method of sensing detects human touch on a fabric surface. This sensor may be fully knitted and detect the continuous planar location and contact force of human touch along the surface of the structure. The fabric may conform to any arbitrary surface and may be a rectangle for touch pad applications. This sensor may be used for applications that include robotics and human-machine interaction, smart garments and wearables, as well as medical textiles and flexible embedded sensors. This touch sensor may require as few as only two electrode connections from the fabric to sense both planar touch and pressure, which allows it to work in areas with limited space that allow for limited complexity for wiring.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Inventors: Richard James Vallett, Ryan David Young, Robert Wallace Lehrich, Christina Dickinson Kara, Genevieve Dion, Youngmoo Edmund Kim
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Patent number: 10466784Abstract: A wearable device includes: at least one compliant region adapted and configured to be placed over a joint of a subject and at least two flexible but less compliant regions coupled to opposite ends of the compliant region. The device provides a wearable robotic device including a wearable and at least one actuator adapted and configured to move the flexible but less compliant regions relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Drexel UniversityInventors: Andrew Cohen, Genevieve Dion, Mark Winter, Eric Wait, Michael Koerner
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Patent number: 10280951Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides an articulating device including: an inflatable elastic layer and a textile shell surrounding or impregnated within at least a portion of the inflatable elastic layer. The textile shell includes at least two regions having different material properties or knit patterns. The textile shell selectively constrains expansion of the inflatable elastic layer to produce controlled bending or torsion. Another aspect of the invention provides an articulating device including: an inflatable elastic layer and a textile shell surrounding or impregnated within at least a portion of the inflatable elastic layer. The textile shell has a curved profile and selectively constrains expansion of the inflatable elastic layer to produce controlled bending.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Drexel UniversityInventors: Genevieve Dion, Richard Primerano
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Publication number: 20190101983Abstract: A wearable device includes: at least one compliant region adapted and configured to be placed over a joint of a subject and at least two flexible but less compliant regions coupled to opposite ends of the compliant region. The device provides a wearable robotic device including a wearable and at least one actuator adapted and configured to move the flexible but less compliant regions relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: Drexel UniversityInventors: Andrew Cohen, Genevieve Dion, Mark Winter, Eric Wait, Michael Koerner
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Patent number: 10248200Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a wearable device including: at least one compliant region adapted and configured to be placed over a joint of a subject and at least two flexible but less compliant regions coupled to opposite ends of the compliant region. Another aspect of the invention provides a wearable robotic device including a wearable device as described herein and at least one actuator adapted and configured to move the flexible but less compliant regions relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Drexel UniversityInventors: Andrew Cohen, Genevieve Dion, Mark Winter, Eric Wait, Michael Koerner
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Publication number: 20180329535Abstract: A planar (two-dimensional, XY location) touch sensor may include a knitted structure and supplementary method of sensing detects human touch on a fabric surface. This sensor may be fully knitted and detect the continuous planar location and contact force of human touch along the surface of the structure. The fabric may conform to any arbitrary surface and may be a rectangle for touch pad applications. This sensor may be used for applications that include robotics and human-machine interaction, smart garments and wearables, as well as medical textiles and flexible embedded sensors. This touch sensor may require as few as only two electrode connections from the fabric to sense both planar touch and pressure, which allows it to work in areas with limited space that allow for limited complexity for wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: Drexel UniversityInventors: Richard James Vallett, Ryan David Young, Robert Wallace Lehrich, Christina Dickinson Kara, Genevieve Dion, Youngmoo Edmund Kim
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Patent number: 9972894Abstract: A wearable power harvesting system includes a knitted fabric rectenna including an antenna adapted to receive radio-frequency energy within a desired frequency band and a rectifier circuit that converts received radio-frequency energy into a DC current and voltage. A knitted fabric load/storage unit stores DC power from the rectifier circuit. The power harvesting system is adapted to harvest the radio-frequency energy within the desired frequency band, which may include WLAN frequencies such as the standard 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLAN standard frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Drexel UniversityInventors: Genevieve Dion, Kapil R. Dandekar, Yury Gogotsi, Damiano Patron, Kristy A. Jost, Michael N. Le, Jonathan W. Fisher, Stephen J. Watt, Andrea C. Cook
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Publication number: 20170168565Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a wearable device including: at least one compliant region adapted and configured to be placed over a joint of a subject and at least two flexible but less compliant regions coupled to opposite ends of the compliant region. Another aspect of the invention provides a wearable robotic device including a wearable device as described herein and at least one actuator adapted and configured to move the flexible but less compliant regions relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Andrew Cohen, Genevieve Dion, Mark Winter, Eric Wait, Michael Koerner
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Publication number: 20170067490Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides an articulating device including: an inflatable elastic layer and a textile shell surrounding or impregnated within at least a portion of the inflatable elastic layer. The textile shell includes at least two regions having different material properties or knit patterns. The textile shell selectively constrains expansion of the inflatable elastic layer to produce controlled bending or torsion. Another aspect of the invention provides an articulating device including: an inflatable elastic layer and a textile shell surrounding or impregnated within at least a portion of the inflatable elastic layer. The textile shell has a curved profile and selectively constrains expansion of the inflatable elastic layer to produce controlled bending.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: Drexel UniversityInventors: Genevieve Dion, Richard Primerano
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Publication number: 20160261031Abstract: A wearable power harvesting system includes a knitted fabric rectenna including an antenna adapted to receive radio-frequency energy within a desired frequency band and a rectifier circuit that converts received radio-frequency energy into a DC current and voltage. A knitted fabric load/storage unit stores DC power from the rectifier circuit. The power harvesting system is adapted to harvest the radio-frequency energy within the desired frequency band, which may include WLAN frequencies such as the standard 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WLAN standard frequencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Genevieve Dion, Kapil R. Dandekar, Yury Gogotsi, Damiano Patron, Kristy A. Jost, Michael N. Le, Jonathan W. Fisher, Stephen J. Watt, Andrea C. Cook
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Publication number: 20160165970Abstract: A garment includes a supercapacitor and/or heated fabrics including a first conductive yarn knitted to as to form a current collector and a second conductive yarn knitted to as to form an electrode that is in electrical contact with the current collector. The conductive yarns are knitted into a predetermined supercapacitor design having respective electrodes that are not in electrical contact with each other. An electrolyte saturates at least the electrode material either before or after knitting, and an ionically permeable electronic separator allows the electrodes to be in close proximity to each other without being in electrical contact with each other. A heating element may also be formed by knitting at least one of the first and second conductive yarns into a linear resistor or by knitting an insulated conductive yarn into a sheet of fabric. Such a heating element is connected to the supercapacitor via a switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Kristy JOST, Yury GOGOTSI, Genevieve DION