IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,643,644
Granted Patent B2
US 12,643,644 · App. 18/934,843 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Smart backpack system

Inventors: William T. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA); Alessandra E. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA); Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA)
B63C11/04A61B5/0004A61B5/0015A61B5/0205A61B5/024A61B5/1126A61B5/14517A61B5/6804A61B5/6805A61B5/6831A61B5/742A61B5/746A61B8/4245B63B32/50B63C11/26B63C11/28A41D1/002A61B2560/0204A61B2562/08B63C2011/046
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Patent No.
US 12,643,644
App. No.
18/934,843
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A smart clothing and backpack system enables a user to perform many actions. The smart clothing includes circuitry and/or is made of a conductive material enclosed in an insulation material. The smart clothing includes a set of sensors configured to detect body information. The smart clothing includes multiple electromagnets configured to adjust a size of the smart clothing. The electromagnets are configured to have an increased attraction to make the smart clothing tighter on the body of the user. The system includes a smart backpack to communicate with the smart clothing. The smart backpack includes a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader configured to detect RFID tags on or in items within the smart backpack. Many other features are able to be implemented with the smart clothing and backpack system. The smart clothing is able to include a wetsuit configured to communicate with a surfboard and/or a backpack.

Claims (32)

1 . A smart backpack comprising:

a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader configured to detect RFID tags on or in items within the smart backpack;

a first transceiver configured to communicate with a second transceiver;

a power source configured to provide power to the RFID reader and the first transceiver;

at least one motion sensor configured for detecting movement of the backpack, wherein when a movement distance exceeds a threshold, an RFID tag check is triggered;

one or more adjustable straps, wherein the one or more adjustable straps are configured to tighten using a plurality of electromagnets; and

a first set of one or more positional sensors configured to align with a second set of one or more positional sensors on smart clothing.

2 . The smart backpack of claim 1 wherein the first transceiver communicates a signal to the second transceiver for smart clothing to provide an alert to a user, when the movement distance exceeds the threshold.

3 . The smart backpack of claim 1 further comprising a flexible piezoelectric material configured to generate storable energy when a user moves.

4 . The smart backpack of claim 1 wherein the RFID tags are removable.

5 . The smart backpack of claim 1 wherein the power source uses inductive charging to charge.

6 . The smart backpack of claim 1 wherein the first transceiver is configured to communicate, using near-field communication, with a mobile device when the movement distance exceeds the threshold.

7 . The smart backpack of claim 1 wherein a database is stored within a memory of the smart backpack, further wherein the database includes the items stored within the smart backpack.

8 . The smart backpack of claim 1 wherein the plurality of electromagnets are configured to attract to each other to tighten the one or more adjustable straps.

9 . A system comprising:

smart clothing comprising a first set of one or more positional sensors; and

a smart backpack configured to communicate with the smart clothing comprising:

a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader configured to detect RFID tags on or in items within the smart backpack;

a transceiver configured to communicate with the smart clothing;

a power source configured to provide power to the RFID reader and the transceiver;

at least one motion sensor configured for detecting movement of the backpack, wherein when a movement distance exceeds a threshold, an RFID tag check is triggered;

one or more adjustable straps, wherein the one or more adjustable straps are configured to tighten using a plurality of electromagnets; and

a second set of one or more positional sensors configured to align with the first set of one or more positional sensors on the smart clothing.

10 . A method comprising:

wearing smart clothing; and

wearing a smart backpack configured to communicate with the smart clothing, the smart backpack comprising:

a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader configured to detect RFID tags on or in items within the smart backpack;

a transceiver configured to communicate with the smart clothing;

a power source configured to provide power to the RFID reader and the transceiver;

at least one motion sensor configured for detecting movement of the backpack, wherein when a movement distance exceeds a threshold, an RFID tag check is triggered;

one or more adjustable straps, wherein the one or more adjustable straps are configured to tighten using a plurality of electromagnets; and

a first set of one or more positional sensors configured to align with a second set of one or more positional sensors on smart clothing.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 18238778 · Aug 28, 2023
Continuation 17118850 · Dec 11, 2020
Continuation 17118825 · Dec 11, 2020
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