ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,560, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Electroadhesives system isolation in apparel" was invented by Steven H. Walker (Camas, Wash.), Daniel Stuart (Beaverton, Ore.), Eun Kyung Lee (Beaverton, Ore.) and Christopher Andon (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrode device for an electroadhesive clutch can include a planar conductive member and a housing that encloses at least a portion of the conductive member. In an example, the housing can include a flexible polymeric substrate provided adjacent to at least a first surface of the conductive member, and a dielectric member comprising a f...