US 12,458,266 B2
Monitoring devices, systems, and methods for detecting wetness in a garment
Thomas Reed Stevens, Palo Alto, CA (US); Ivan J. Goering, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Suguru Nishioka, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to RSC ASSOCIATES, INC., Bowling Green, OH (US)
Filed by RSC ASSOCIATES, INC., Bowling Green, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/503,600.
Application 17/503,600 is a continuation of application No. 16/141,590, filed on Sep. 25, 2018, granted, now 11,147,490.
Prior Publication US 2022/0031213 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/20 (2006.01); A44B 1/00 (2006.01); A45F 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/78 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61M 5/24 (2006.01); A61M 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/202 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A44B 1/00 (2013.01); A45F 5/02 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/20 (2013.01); A61B 5/74 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2562/029 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30481 (2013.01); A61F 13/15 (2013.01); A61F 13/78 (2013.01); A61M 2005/2437 (2013.01); A61M 2005/244 (2013.01); A61M 2025/024 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A monitoring device for detecting wetness in a garment, comprising:
a clip removably attachable to the garment, the clip including:
a top portion;
a bottom portion movably connected to the top portion, wherein the clip is transitionable between a closed position in which the garment is configured to be secured between the top portion and the bottom portion, and an open position in which an opening is formed between the top portion and the bottom portion;
a printed circuit board contained within the top portion of the clip; and
a plurality of pins in communication with the printed circuit board, each pin configured to contact the garment when the clip is attached to the garment, a portion of the plurality of pins extending through a portion of the top portion of the clip,
wherein the plurality of pins include a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin, the first pin and the second pin aligned along a first axis of the clip and the third pin aligned along a second axis of the clip, the second axis spaced from the first axis, and the printed circuit board is configured to be in communication with the garment via the plurality of pins; and
a locking mechanism movably connected to the clip, the locking mechanism transitionable between a first position in which the locking mechanism locks the clip in the closed position and a second position in which the clip is in the open position, wherein as the locking mechanism transitions from the first position to the second position, the locking mechanism exerts a force on the top portion of the clip to help pull the top portion away from the bottom portion,
wherein the top portion of the clip comprises at least one rail, and the locking mechanism comprises at least one protrusion that is movable within the at least one rail of the clip, wherein the at least one protrusion exerts the force on the top portion of the clip via engagement with the at least one rail.