A method of manufacturing an insert system for footwear includes assembling electronic components. The electronic components include a sensor array having physiological sensors. Each physiological sensor includes a first high resistance layer configured to be in contact with a second high resistance layer when no force is applied to the sensor. The method further includes positioning the sensor array between a first layer and a base layer. An insert system for footwear includes a first layer, a base layer, a sensor array between the first and base layers, and a circuit board. The sensor array includes physiological sensors. Each physiological sensor includes a first high resistance layer in contact with a second high resistance layer when no force is applied to the sensor. The circuit board can transmit signals external to the system to trigger an alert being issued to a user, based on an output of the sensor array.

A method of manufacturing an insert system for footwear includes assembling electronic components. The electronic components include a sensor array having physiological sensors. Each physiological sensor includes a first high resistance layer configured to be in contact with a second high resistance layer when no force is applied to the sensor. The method further includes positioning the sensor array between a first layer and a base layer. An insert system for footwear includes a first layer, a base layer, a sensor array between the first and base layers, and a circuit board. The sensor array includes physiological sensors. Each physiological sensor includes a first high resistance layer in contact with a second high resistance layer when no force is applied to the sensor. The circuit board can transmit signals external to the system to trigger an alert being issued to a user, based on an output of the sensor array.

The general field of the disclosure herein relates to the design of one or more health related monitoring or maintenance devices. These devices may include but are not limited to devices that monitor and/or maintain the health of users or devices that monitor and/or maintain the health of assets. The devices include oral cleaning devices for maintaining and monitoring the oral health of users, clothing for monitoring the health and fitness of users and charging pads which may monitor the health or assets being charged. Sensors may be integrated in these devices including but not limited to IMUs, thermocouples or oral cleaning devices, IMUs in clothing like shoes or wrist bands, or timers or charging sensors in magnetic surfaces which may cause one or more objects and/or other magnetic surfaces to float when a desired function is achieved.

The general field of the disclosure herein relates to the design of one or more health related monitoring or maintenance devices. These devices may include but are not limited to devices that monitor and/or maintain the health of users or devices that monitor and/or maintain the health of assets. The devices include oral cleaning devices for maintaining and monitoring the oral health of users, clothing for monitoring the health and fitness of users and charging pads which may monitor the health or assets being charged. Sensors may be integrated in these devices including but not limited to IMUs, thermocouples or oral cleaning devices, IMUs in clothing like shoes or wrist bands, or timers or charging sensors in magnetic surfaces which may cause one or more objects and/or other magnetic surfaces to float when a desired function is achieved.

The method as the subject of the present invention relates to a method of generating heat and freshness in a flexible material, wherein the flexible material comprises a sealed unit filled with gas, and when pressure is applied to the flexible material, such as when the feet of a person or animal are pressed on the ground, or when a tire comes into contact with a road, the gas trapped in its unit is compressed and expanded.

Flexible materials are preferably made of silicone or other elastic or hyperelastic elastomers, and consist of three layers: A layer with a so-called cold battery, whose geometric shape or hardness allows for compression before the so-called hot battery, The layer with a so-called hot battery has a geometric shape or hardness that prevents it from being compressed during the compression period of a so-called cold battery, The middle layer between the first two layers, including nozzles with geometric shapes suitable for good gas expansion.

These three layers are stacked and assembled in a sealed manner, so that each so-called cold unit is connected to the so-called hot unit through one of the nozzles.

This method can be implemented in shoe soles to maintain a cool temperature when running on burning ground or keeping warm on frozen ground, as these shoe soles are therefore reversible.

At each step, the foot will compress the so-called cold chamber, and all gases will be compressed into the so-called hot chamber through the nozzle. Compressed gas will naturally heat up according to the laws of thermodynamics. When the foot leaves the ground and there is no longer compression, the flexible material will recover its volume through the elasticity of the material, and the so-called cold bubble will suck in gas from the so-called hot bubble, thereby relaxing the gas through the nozzle, which will naturally cool the gas according to the same law. As long as a person walks or runs, the cycle will continue.

A device which uses aversion therapy to train the user to avoid certain high-weight-bearing walking activities by employing a body-worn garment that includes a pressure sensor feedback module at the location of the undesirable pressure. For example, a sock can have a spur module located in the heel portion which includes relatively uncompressible poker that is driven into the sole of a users foot when sufficient pressure is applied to the heel.

A device which uses aversion therapy to train the user to avoid certain high-weight-bearing walking activities by employing a body-worn garment that includes a pressure sensor feedback module at the location of the undesirable pressure. For example, a sock can have a spur module located in the heel portion which includes relatively uncompressible poker that is driven into the sole of a users foot when sufficient pressure is applied to the heel.

A climate control system for a shoe is provided and includes a pumping assembly, a discharge-end assembly and a suction-end assembly. The pumping assembly is formed in a one-piece structure and includes a first layer structure, a second layer structure and a plurality of supporting structures located inside a chamber formed between the first layer structure and the second layer structure and integrally connected between the first layer structure and the second layer structure. When the pumping assembly is forced to be resiliently compressed, air inside the pumping assembly is driven to flow toward the discharge-end assembly and then flow out of the discharge-end assembly to an interior of the shoe through a plurality of ventilation openings. When the pumping assembly is released to resiliently recover, ambient air is driven to flow toward the pumping assembly through the suction-end assembly. Besides, a related shoe sole is also provided.

A system assesses activity and displays a unitless activity value. A detector senses activity of a user. A processor reads sensed activity data from the detector. A display displays the unitless activity value. An enclosure houses the detector and the processor. The processor periodically reads the sensed activity data from the detector and processes the data to generate an activity number, the number being used to generate the unitless activity value based upon a maximum number and a display range.

A system assesses activity and displays a unitless activity value. A detector senses activity of a user. A processor reads sensed activity data from the detector. A display displays the unitless activity value. An enclosure houses the detector and the processor. The processor periodically reads the sensed activity data from the detector and processes the data to generate an activity number, the number being used to generate the unitless activity value based upon a maximum number and a display range.