David R. Hall;K. Jeffrey Campbell;Jared Reynolds;Andrew Nguyen;Joshua Larsen
发明人:
David R. Hall,K. Jeffrey Campbell,Andrew Nguyen,Jared Reynolds,Joshua Larsen
申请号：
US16045727
公开号：
US20200033206A1
申请日:
2018.07.25
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
The pressure pad which pressure-sensing fabric which is within a gasket and which measures the distribution of pressure on the gasket. Thus, the gasket protects the pressure-sensing fabric from damage due to water or mechanical trauma. The pressure pad includes multiple piezoresistive depositions of piezoresistive depositions ink or paste which act as individual pressure-sensing points. Conductive tracks between the piezoresistive depositions transmit the pressure measurements in the form of electrical signals. The pressure-sensing fabric is connected to a controller and transmits pressure measurements to the controller. Algorithms stored on the controller create a map of absolute mechanical loading to each pressure-sensing point of the pressure pad. The gasket may be mounted beneath a toilet or between plumbing joints. The pressure pad may detect weaknesses in the gasket, a toilet user's weight, a weight of excrement added to the toilet, or a toilet user's posture.
