Conductive yarn/sewing thread capable of data/signal transmission having reduced or eliminated crosstalk, coupled with one or more devices for satellite positioning and accelerometer measurements in a smart fabric, and garment made therefrom

    公开(公告)号:US11873585B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US16784337

    申请日:2020-02-07

    发明人: Matthew L Kolmes

    摘要: A garment is provided prepared from a smart fabric, wherein the smart fabric contains:



    one or more devices providing satellite positioning measurement, accelerometer measurement, or both, conductively coupled to a battery or other DC power source, and in additional embodiments, the smart fabric contains a conductive composite yarn/sewing thread,
    wherein the conductive composite yarn/sewing thread has:
    a) a core formed of at least two strands of a conductive metal of 40 or higher gauge, wherein the at least two strands of conductive metal are configured such that one strand is wrapped around the other strand at a wrap rate of from 1 to 50 turns per inch (tpi); wherein the wrapped strand is preferably a ground wire, and
    b) at least one inner cover wrapped around the core in a first direction at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete coverage of the core by the inner cover;
    c) at least one outer cover wrapped around the at least one inner cover, wherein the outer cover is wrapped in a second direction opposite to a direction of a cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped, at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete cover of the cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped; and
    d) at least one bonding agent; and
    e) optionally, a lubricant,
    and optionally further including one or more biometric sensors.

    Conductive yarn/sewing thread, smart fabric, and garment made therefrom

    公开(公告)号:US11668025B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-06

    申请号:US15277397

    申请日:2016-09-27

    发明人: James O Threlkeld

    IPC分类号: D02G3/44 D02G3/36

    摘要: A conductive composite yarn having:



    a) a core formed of at least one metallic strand of 40 or higher gauge which is electrically conductive;
    b) at least one inner cover wrapped around the core in a first direction at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete coverage of the core by the inner cover, wherein the inner cover is a natural or synthetic yarn;
    c) at least one outer cover wrapped around the at least one inner cover, wherein the outer cover is wrapped in a second direction opposite to a direction of a cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped, at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete cover of the cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped;
    d) at least one bonding agent applied onto the at least one outer cover; and
    e) optionally, a lubricant.


    a conductive composite sewing thread therefrom, and use of the yarn/sewing thread in production of smart fabrics or smart garments having electrical segments, patterns, or grids therein.

    CONDUCTIVE YARN/SEWING THREAD CAPABLE OF DATA/SIGNAL TRANSMISSION HAVING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED CROSSTALK, AND SMART FABRIC, AND GARMENT MADE THEREFROM

    公开(公告)号:US20210207294A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US16650780

    申请日:2018-09-27

    IPC分类号: D02G3/44 D02G3/36

    摘要: A conductive composite yarn capable of signal or data transmission with minimized crosstalk having: a core formed of at least two metallic strands, wherein the at least two strands of electrically conductive metal are configured such that one strand is wrapped around the other strand, wherein: at least one inner cover wrapped around the core in a first direction at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete coverage of the core by the inner cover; at least one outer cover wrapped around the at least one inner cover, wherein the outer cover is wrapped in a second direction opposite to a direction of a cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped, at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete cover of the cover layer; at least one bonding agent applied onto the at least one outer cover; and optionally, a lubricant.

    CONDUCTIVE YARN/SEWING THREAD CAPABLE OF DATA/SIGNAL TRANSMISSION HAVING AN EXTERIOR CONDUCTIVE WIRE, AND SMART FABRIC, AND GARMENT MADE THEREFROM

    公开(公告)号:US20200345083A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16962360

    申请日:2019-01-16

    摘要: A conductive composite yarn/sewing thread comprising: a) a core formed of at least a first strand of a conductive metal of 40 or higher gauge, and b) at least one inner cover wrapped around the core in a first direction at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete coverage of the core by the inner cover; c) at least one outer cover wrapped around the at least one inner cover, wherein the outer cover is wrapped in a second direction opposite to a direction of a cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped, at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete cover of the cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped; wherein one of the inner cover or the outer cover contains a second strand of conductive metal of 40 or higher gauge, and is configured such that a distance between said second strand and said at least first strand is substantially constant; and d) optionally, a lubricant, and a stretch conductive composite yarn, comprising: a core formed from an elastic yarn, and at least one cover layer wrapped helically around the core, wherein the at least one cover layer comprises a natural or synthetic yarn having contained therein a bare conductive metallic strand of 40 or higher gauge; a conductive composite sewing thread therefrom, and use of the yarn/sewing thread in production of a variety of items, including, but not limited to, smart fabrics or smart garments having electrical segments, patterns, or grids therein

    CONDUCTIVE YARN/SEWING THREAD CAPABLE OF DATA/SIGNAL TRANSMISSION HAVING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED CROSSTALK, COUPLED WITH ONE OR MORE DEVICES FOR SATELLITE POSITIONING AND ACCELEROMETER MEASUREMENTS IN A SMART FABRIC, AND GARMENT MADE THEREFROM

    公开(公告)号:US20200255984A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16784337

    申请日:2020-02-07

    发明人: Matthew L. KOLMES

    摘要: A garment is provided prepared from a smart fabric, wherein the smart fabric contains: one or more devices providing satellite positioning measurement, accelerometer measurement, or both, conductively coupled to a battery or other DC power source, and in additional embodiments, the smart fabric contains a conductive composite yarn/sewing thread, wherein the conductive composite yarn/sewing thread has: a) a core formed of at least two strands of a conductive metal of 40 or higher gauge, wherein the at least two strands of conductive metal are configured such that one strand is wrapped around the other strand at a wrap rate of from 1 to 50 turns per inch (tpi); wherein the wrapped strand is preferably a ground wire, and b) at least one inner cover wrapped around the core in a first direction at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete coverage of the core by the inner cover; c) at least one outer cover wrapped around the at least one inner cover, wherein the outer cover is wrapped in a second direction opposite to a direction of a cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped, at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete cover of the cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped; and d) at least one bonding agent; and e) optionally, a lubricant, and optionally further including one or more biometric sensors.