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A Patent Landscape Analysis of Textile Sensors for Muscular Activity Sensing of Stimulation
* 1 , 2, 3
1  Politecnico di Milano, Technology Transfer Office (TTO), Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano (Italy)
2  Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Design, Via Durando 10, 20158 Milano (Italy)
3  Scientific Institute IRCCS “E.Medea”, Bioengineering Laboratory, 23842 Bosisio Parini, Italy
Academic Editor: Jean-marc Laheurte

https://doi.org/10.3390/ECSA-12-26559 (registering DOI)
Abstract:

In the era of smart garments, textile electrodes for electromyography (EMG) or functional electric stimulation (FES) represent a very interesting and promising area of development and exploitation. In this frame, we conducted a patent landscape analysis of textile solution for EMG sensing and FES actuation, using Espacenet as a reference database and Orbit Intelligent platform as a data analysis tool. The landscape analysis focused on the following aspects: filing trends, top applicants in this domain, main publication countries, forward citations, and collaborations between applicants. Following the screening process, a total of 97 patent families were subjected to subsequent analysis. China and the United States account for the majority of patents. The main applicants by volume of the topic studied are universities or research public entities.

Keywords: Textile electrodes; EMG; FES
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