# University of California San Diego UCSD — Patents explained on PatentBrief

University of California San Diego UCSD has 2 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Fabric Sensors Measure Pressure on Your Body](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11137298/supercapacitive-iontronic-nanofabric-sensing) — granted 2021
  This patent describes a flexible, all-fabric sensor that uses special ionic and conducting materials woven into a cloth to detect tiny pressure changes on the body, like blood pulses or movements.
- [How Web Browsers Run Embedded Programs Inside Documents](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5838906/microsoft-internet-browser) — granted 1998
  A 1994 invention that allowed web browsers to automatically launch and run external programs directly inside a webpage, enabling interactive content like 3D models or complex data viewers.

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_Source: PatentBrief — https://patentbrief.org. Plain-English explanations of US patents._