Patents by Inventor Thomas Vervust

Thomas Vervust 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).

  • Patent number: 10458050
    Abstract: A textile fabric containing a first electrically conductive thread and a second electrically conductive thread is disclosed. In one aspect, the first electrically conductive thread and the second electrically conductive thread cross at a first crossover point, wherein the textile fabric further contains an electrical connector establishing an electrical connection between the first electrically conductive thread and the second electrically conductive thread. The electrical connector contains a first contact pad in electrical contact with the first electrically conductive thread, a second contact pad in electrical contact with the second electrically conductive thread, and a first stretchable electrical interconnection connecting the first contact pad with the second contact pad. The first contact pad and the second contact pad are provided at a location different from the location of the first crossover point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: IMEC vzw, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Bjorn Van Keymeulen, Frederick Bossuyt, Thomas Vervust, Johan De Baets
  • Patent number: 10149381
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of integrating a interposer device with a textile layer, wherein the interposer device is a stretchable interposer device comprising a stretchable electrically conductive structure with at least one contact pad for establishing at least one electrically conductive path towards the textile layer. The interposer device is arranged to be mechanically attached to a textile layer comprising a plurality of yarns, at least one of which is an electrically conductive yarn. An electrical connection is established between the at least one conductive yarn of the textile layer and the at least one contact pad, which electrical connection is established after the interposer device has been mechanically attached to the textile layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: IMEC vzw, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Bjorn Van Keymeulen, Frederick Bossuyt, Thomas Vervust
  • Publication number: 20160160403
    Abstract: A textile fabric containing a first electrically conductive thread and a second electrically conductive thread is disclosed. In one aspect, the first electrically conductive thread and the second electrically conductive thread cross at a first crossover point, wherein the textile fabric further contains an electrical connector establishing an electrical connection between the first electrically conductive thread and the second electrically conductive thread. The electrical connector contains a first contact pad in electrical contact with the first electrically conductive thread, a second contact pad in electrical contact with the second electrically conductive thread, and a first stretchable electrical interconnection connecting the first contact pad with the second contact pad. The first contact pad and the second contact pad are provided at a location different from the location of the first crossover point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Bjorn Van Keymeulen, Frederick Bossuyt, Thomas Vervust, Johan De Baets
  • Publication number: 20160100480
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of integrating a interposer device with a textile layer, wherein the interposer device is a stretchable interposer device comprising a stretchable electrically conductive structure with at least one contact pad for establishing at least one electrically conductive path towards the textile layer. The interposer device is arranged to be mechanically attached to a textile layer comprising a plurality of yarns, at least one of which is an electrically conductive yarn. An electrical connection is established between the at least one conductive yarn of the textile layer and the at least one contact pad, which electrical connection is established after the interposer device has been mechanically attached to the textile layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicants: IMEC vzw, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Bjorn Van Keymeulen, Frederick Bossuyt, Thomas Vervust
  • Patent number: 8207473
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a stretchable electronic device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device comprises at least one electrically conductive channel connecting at least two components of the device. The method comprises forming the channel by laser-cutting a flexible substrate into a predetermined geometric shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignees: IMEC, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Fabrice Axisa, Jan Vanfleteren, Thomas Vervust
  • Publication number: 20090317639
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a stretchable electronic device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device comprises at least one electrically conductive channel connecting at least two components of the device. The method comprises forming the channel by laser-cutting a flexible substrate into a predetermined geometric shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicants: Interuniversitair Microelektronica Centrum vzw (IMEC), Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Fabrice Axisa, Jan Vanfleteren, Thomas Vervust