US 11,910,851 B2
Smart mask with printed electronics
Amine Bermak, Doha (QA); Saleem Khan, Doha (QA); and Shawkat Ali, Doha (QA)
Assigned to QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Doha (QA)
Filed by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Doha (QA)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/036,936.
Prior Publication US 2022/0047009 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A41D 13/00 (2006.01); A41D 13/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A41D 1/00 (2018.01)
CPC A41D 13/11 (2013.01) [A41D 1/002 (2013.01); A61B 5/02055 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A facial mask configured to be worn by a user and to monitor breathing of the user, comprising:
a mask substrate;
a temperature and respiration rate sensor on the mask substrate for monitoring a temperature and a breathing rate of the user's breathing;
a humidity sensor on the mask substrate for monitoring the humidity of the user's breathing; and
a cough sensor on the mask substrate for monitoring the cough rate of the user's breathing,
wherein each of the temperature and respiration rate sensor and the humidity sensor include an electrode, and wherein the electrode comprises a metallic ink that is printed onto a thermally sensitive sensor array substrate,
wherein the temperature and respiration rate sensor, the humidity sensor, and the cough sensor provide real-time monitoring of the temperature, the breathing rate, the humidity, and the cough rate of the user.