Clevertex - Grado Zero Espace Srl

Philips published a patent on deformable loudspeakers (US 6707922), which can be incorporated into
garments and upholstery for instance. The cover is made of a heatmouldable textile having a ceramic
textile covering. In order to incorporate the speaker into a textile it is stitched to a conventional textile.
In the field of tags that secure clothes from being stolen, the Memminger-IRO GmbH patented a
knitted textile with a transponder that is knitted into the structure under WO 02/00993.
Further, Infineon Technologies patented a smart label consisting of a woven textile carrier and a
thread-like conductor which is integrated into the textile carrier. The label can be used as RFID tag
and store information on the textile to which it is attached (WO 03/042977).
2.1.4.2 Wearable electronics for thermal control
In general thermal control in garments is achieved by incorporating networks of conductive materials
supplied by a separate power source to provide heat or to keep the wearer cool.
One example that must be mentioned first is surely the Italian company Grado° zero espace that
established the I.O.W. (Intelligent Object to Wear). The I.O.W. is a motorbike jacket with an internal
heating mechanism (produced by a specialised English firm).
Fig. 41 I.O.W. by Corpo Nove [101]
This garment is the first portable heating system for motor bikers that can be directly connected to a
motorbike or a scooter, and can monitor body temperatures in four different areas of the torso (arms,
chest, back and shoulders) and regulate the temperature accordingly. Inside the jacket lining is a
computerised microprocessor with hard disk (no bigger than a packet of cigarettes) which controls the
body temperature over a series of electric heating pads. The five pads, (located at the lower back, the
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