BULK RESISTIVE GLOVE

• US 20130076699A1
• Filed: 09/28/2011
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jennifer Spencer
• Original Assignee: Jennifer Spencer
• Inventors: Spencer, Jennifer
• Granted Patent: US 8,605,049 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/179
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0024 with accessories
• CPC Class Codes: D02G 3/441 Yarns or threads with antistatic, conductive or radiation-shielding properties electroconductive, anti-static or radiation-shielding filaments D01F1/09, D01F1/106; anti-static fabrics D03D15/533; conducting, insulating or anti-static layers for floor coverings D06N7/0042
• CPC Class Codes: D03D 1/0088 Fabrics having an electronic function
• CPC Class Codes: D04B 1/28 gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0393 Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means

Abstract

Gloves are disclosed that are worn by a user while manipulating an electronic device equipped with a capacitive touchscreen. The gloves allow the wearer to manipulate the capacitive touchscreen device without removing the gloves, which is very advantageous in cold environments. The gloves enable full hand functionality allowing the user to type, swipe, squeeze, pinch, and select on the capacitive touchscreen device as if they were using their bare hand. The gloves are made with a low resistant yarn knit or woven into a comfortable fabric that connects the body'"'"'s bioelectricity through the glove to a capacitive touchscreen. Ordinary gloves will not work with a capacitive touchscreen. In the manufacturing process, the low resistant yarn is first twisted around at least one other yarn having a specific performance property, such as thermal resistance. This twisting assists in uniform knitting and improves the consistent resistivity of the finished glove.

Claims

1. An article of manufacture comprising:

a low resistance yarn;

at least one yarn with a specific performance property, wherein the low resistance yarn is twisted around the at least one yarn forming a twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn, wherein the twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn is formed into the article that has the twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn distributed throughout the article and intertwining from a first side of the article to a second side of the article;

wherein bioelectricity from skin that comes in contact with the first side of the article will pass through to the second side of article.

2. The article according to claim 1 further comprising:

at least one other yarn, the twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn and the at least one other yarn combined together to form the article that has the twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn distributed throughout the article and intertwining from a first side of the article to a second side of the article.

3. The article according to claim 2 wherein the at least one other yarn is an elastomeric yarn.

4. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article yields a volume resistance in the range of 150 to 175 ohms per foot.

5. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article yields a volume resistance in the range of 100 to 300 ohms per foot.

6. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article yields a volume resistance in the range of 100 to 1,000 ohms per foot.

7. The article according to claim 1 wherein the specific performance property of the at least one yarn is thermal resistance.

8. The article according to claim 1 wherein the specific performance property of the at least one yarn is moisture management.

9. The article according to claim 1 wherein the specific performance property of the at least one yarn is bacterial protection.

10. The article according to claim 1 wherein the specific performance property of the at least one yarn is ultraviolet light protection.

11. The article according to claim 1 wherein the specific performance property of the at least one yarn is virus protection.

12. The article according to claim 1 wherein the specific performance property of the at least one yarn is fire resistance.

13. The article according to claim 1 wherein the low resistance yarn is silver nylon.

14. The article according to claim 1 wherein the low resistance yarn is selected from the group consisting of silver polyester, silver polypropylene, and silver polyurethane.

15. The article according to claim 1 wherein the article of manufacture is a glove worn by a user and capable of manipulating a capacitive touchscreen device.

16. A bulk resistive glove for use with a capacitive touchscreen device comprising:

a low resistance yarn;

at least one yarn with a specific performance property, wherein the low resistance yarn is twisted around the at least one yarn forming a twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn, wherein the twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn is formed into the bulk resistive glove that has the twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn distributed throughout the bulk resistive glove and intertwining from an inside of the bulk resistive glove to an outside of the bulk resistive glove;

wherein bioelectricity from skin that comes in contact with the inside of the bulk resistive glove will pass through to the outside of the bulk resistive glove and to the capacitive touchscreen device when any portion of the outside of the bulk resistive glove comes in contact with the capacitive touchscreen device.

17. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 further comprising:

at least one other yarn, the twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn and the at least one other yarn combined together to form the bulk resistive glove that has the twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn distributed throughout the article and intertwining from a first side of the article to a second side of the article.

18. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 17 wherein the at least one other yarn is an elastomeric yarn, wherein the elastomeric yarn causes compression and a snug fit of the bulk resistive glove to the hand of a wearer.

19. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 wherein the bulk resistive glove yields a volume resistance in the range of 150 to 175 ohms per foot.

20. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 wherein the bulk resistive glove yields a volume resistance in the range of 100 to 300 ohms per foot.

21. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 wherein the bulk resistive glove yields a volume resistance in the range of 100 to 1,000 ohms per foot.

22. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 further comprising:

a multiple fingers portion; and

a thumb portion,

wherein the multiple fingers portion and the thumb portion enable complete multi-finger and thumb functionality in operating the capacitive touchscreen device.

23. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 further comprising:

an extended sleeve having greater contact with the skin of a wearer, wherein said extended sleeve enables the wearer having a prosthetic or mechanical hand to operate the capacitive touchscreen device.

24. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 wherein the bulk resistive glove keeps the hand of a wearer cleaner when using a public capacitive screen device.

25. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 wherein the specific performance property of the at least one yarn is selected from the group consisting of thermal resistance, moisture management, bacterial protection, ultraviolet light protection, virus protection, and fire resistance.

26. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 wherein the twisted or core-and-sheath-like yarn is intertwined together in a pattern that causes compression and a snug fit of the bulk resistive glove to the hand of a wearer.

27. The bulk resistive glove according to claim 16 wherein the low resistance yarn is silver nylon.

28. An article of manufacture comprising:

a spun yarn comprising;

at least one fiber with a specific performance property spun together with a low resistance fiber; and

at least one elastic yarn, the spun yarn and the at least one elastic yarn combined together to form the article that has the spun yarn distributed throughout the article and intertwining from a first side of the article to a second side of the article;

wherein bioelectricity from skin that comes in contact with the first side of the article will pass through to the second side of article.

29. The article according to claim 28 wherein the article yields a volume resistance in the range of 150 to 175 ohms per foot.

30. The article according to claim 28 wherein the article yields a volume resistance in the range of 100 to 300 ohms per foot.

31. The article according to claim 28 wherein the article yields a volume resistance in the range of 100 to 1,000 ohms per foot.

32. The article according to claim 28 wherein the specific performance property of the at least one yarn is selected from the group consisting of thermal resistance, moisture management, bacterial protection, ultraviolet light protection, virus protection, and fire resistance.

33. The article according to claim 28 wherein the low resistance yarn is silver nylon.