ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,814, issued on Nov. 11.
"Integrated multi-sensor physiological sports monitoring system and method" was invented by Henry Hardy Perritt Jr. (Charlottesville, Va.) and Jonathan S Davis (Pinehurst, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated physiological monitoring system and method for tracking movement efficiency in various activities, including cycling. The system comprises a flexible substrate for skin contact, with integrated sensors for measuring perspiration, heatflux, heart rate, and gastric emptying rate as well as a GPS positioning system for tracking distance, velocity, and elevation. The system's programmable logic c...