Textile fabric with integrated sensing device and clothing fabricated thereof
First Claim
1. A textile fabric fabricated into a functional article of clothing and including at least one means for sensing communicative information and a plurality of electrically conductive fibers, the at least one means for sensing communicative information and the plurality of electrically conductive fibers woven orthogonal to each other to create a textile fabric composed of the at least one means for sensing communicative information and the plurality of electrically conductive fibers interwoven into a grid system, in combination the at least one means for sensing communicative information and the plurality of electrically conductive fibers characterized as sensing communicative information and providing an interconnect for the transmission of sensed communicative information.
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Abstract
A textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers and at least one electronic sensor or a plurality of sensing fibers. The textile fabric is intended for fabrication into a functional article of clothing or other item made of the woven textile fabric, so as to increase functionality of the article of clothing or item made thereof. The fabric is intended to assist a wearer in the monitoring of biomedical information and/or environmental conditions existent upon the wearer. The plurality of electrically conductive fibers and sensing devices are characterized as creating an interconnect to a portable electronic monitoring device, integrated components such as heating and cooling bands, electronics, or the like, or for serving as an antenna for signals received and transmitted between an integrated electronic component and a remote monitoring device.
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20 Claims
- 1. A textile fabric fabricated into a functional article of clothing and including at least one means for sensing communicative information and a plurality of electrically conductive fibers, the at least one means for sensing communicative information and the plurality of electrically conductive fibers woven orthogonal to each other to create a textile fabric composed of the at least one means for sensing communicative information and the plurality of electrically conductive fibers interwoven into a grid system, in combination the at least one means for sensing communicative information and the plurality of electrically conductive fibers characterized as sensing communicative information and providing an interconnect for the transmission of sensed communicative information.
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8. A textile fabric fabricated into a functional article of clothing comprising:
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a plurality of electrically conductive fibers characterized as providing an interconnect for the transmission of sensed communicative information; a plurality of additional fibers, the plurality of electrically conductive fibers and the plurality of additional fibers woven orthogonal to each other to create a textile fabric composed of the plurality of electrically conductive fibers and the plurality of additional fibers interwoven into a grid system, the plurality of additional fibers characterized as sensing communicative information; and a display interfaced with the plurality of electrically conductive fibers and the plurality of additional fibers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A textile fabric fabricated into a functional article of clothing comprising:
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at least one sensing device for sensing communicative information; a plurality of electrically conductive fibers, in combination with the at least one sensing device, characterized as sensing communicative information and providing an interconnect for the transmission of sensed communicative information; and at least one of a plurality of heating or a plurality of cooling fibers interfaced with the plurality of electrically conductive fibers, the plurality of electrically conductive fibers and the at least one of a plurality of heating or a plurality of cooling fibers woven orthogonal to each other to create a textile fabric composed of the plurality of electrically conductive fibers and the at least one of a plurality of heating or a plurality of cooling fibers into a grid system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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