ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,212, issued on Oct. 14.
"Methods and apparatus for a habitable electronic material system" was invented by Heidi Newton (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a habitable electronic material system that may comprise at least one layer of material having at least one embedded electronic sensor operable to detect at least one environmental indicator. The at least one layer of material is flexible and operable to form an interior space operable to support a user. The habitable electronic material system may be portable by manpower. The at least one layer may comprise a water-resistant layer, a solar energy ...