Flexible sensors and methods for making the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10816415
APP PUB NO 20170234745A1
SERIAL NO

15431020

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A flexible sensor for monitoring operating parameters, including pressure and temperature, of a flexible structure, such as a tire, provides electrodes and an active area that are formed of flexible materials. In particular, the active area may be formed from an elastomeric piezoresistive material, such as an ionic liquid-polymer. The flexible properties of the sensor allow it to be readily incorporated into the body of a tire during manufacture. This allows the operating parameters of the tire to be monitored, such as in real-time, while the tire is in operation. Furthermore, the sensor is formed of materials that allow the sensor to be formed using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D (three-dimensional) printing. As such, the sensor may be 3D printed together with another structure, such as a tire tread, so that the sensor is integrated therein.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON302 E BUCHTEL COMMON AKRON OH 44325

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Choi, Jae-Won Copley, US 76 1291

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