Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hardware to determine when a diaper needs to be changed and provide electronic notification
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Application No.: US15180498Application Date: 2016-06-13
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Publication No.: US10028865B2Publication Date: 2018-07-24
- Inventor: Benjamin Krasnow , Peter Smith , Robert Wiser
- Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Current Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G08B23/00
- IPC: G08B23/00 ; A61F13/42 ; H01M6/32 ; H01M4/06 ; H01M4/38 ; H01M4/583 ; H01M2/14 ; G08B21/20 ; H01M4/02

Abstract:
A moisture-sensitive device is provided that includes a fluid-sensitive battery. Exposure of the battery to urine or some other fluid causes the battery to provide a voltage that can be used to power a transmitter. The transmitter can then provide a wireless transmission indicative of the battery having been exposed to the fluid. This moisture-sensitive device can be provided in a diaper and transmissions produced by the device can be detected using a smart phone or other device and used to indicate to a user that the diaper has been soiled. By powering the transmitter using the fluid-sensitive battery and storing the battery in a dry state, such a device can be stored for a protracted period of time before use.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170354546A1 Hardware to determine when a diaper needs to be changed and provide electronic notification Public/Granted day:2017-12-14
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