发明名称 |
FOOTWEAR WITH EMBEDDED TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE |
摘要 |
Footwear with an embedded tracking device includes a sole and an upper. The tracking device is disposed in a cavity formed in the top surface of the sole. A wireless communication antenna and/or a location signal antenna is disposed on the upper. The antenna(s) is/are connected to the tracking device via a flexible circuit substrate. In a particular embodiment, the location signal antenna is a passive, directional GPS antenna supported in an upwardly facing position in the heel portion of the upper. A method for manufacturing footwear with an embedded tracking device is also disclosed. The method includes providing a footwear upper, incorporating an antenna in the footwear upper, providing a footwear sole, fixing the footwear upper to the footwear sole, incorporating a tracking device into the footwear sole, and connecting the tracking device to the antenna.
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申请公布号 |
US2013043994(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.02.21 |
申请号 |
US201213653005 |
申请日期 |
2012.10.16 |
申请人 |
GTX CORP;BERTAGNA PATRICK E.;DAVIS RALPH H.;WALSH CHRISTOPHER M.;SCHILAWSKI GREGG S.;COHEN JAMES H.;LIM DONGEUN;PROVENZANO GREGORY J.;STRICKER ALEXANDER GILDEA |
发明人 |
BERTAGNA PATRICK E.;DAVIS RALPH H.;WALSH CHRISTOPHER M.;SCHILAWSKI GREGG S.;COHEN JAMES H.;LIM DONGEUN;PROVENZANO GREGORY J.;STRICKER ALEXANDER GILDEA |
分类号 |
G01S19/19;G08B1/08;B29D35/12 |
主分类号 |
G01S19/19 |
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