	US 11,752,234 B1
	Shape memory adhesives for apparel products
Caglar Remzi Becer, Rugby (GB); Daniel John MacKinnon, Great Yeldham (GB); and Yongqiang Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to CreateMe Technologies LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by CreateMe Technologies LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/810,274.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61L 15/26 (2006.01); D01F 6/70 (2006.01); B29C 61/06 (2006.01); C09J 133/24 (2006.01)

CPC A61L 15/26 (2013.01) [B29C 61/06 (2013.01); C09J 133/24 (2013.01); D01F 6/70 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. An apparel product, comprising:

a first component forming a base portion of the apparel product;

a second component; and

an adhesive coupling a portion of the first component and a portion of the second component, the adhesive comprising a shape memory material incorporated in or coupled to one or more polymer backbones, wherein the adhesive is configured to deactivate responsive to electromagnetic energy, microwave radiation, or ultraviolet radiation.