US5624736A
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Patterned conductive textiles
Assignee: Milliken and Co
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Filing: 1995-05-12
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Granted: 1997-04-29
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Expires: 2015-05-12
Abstract
Abstract A patterned conductive textile is provided by depositing a conductive polymer film on the fabric to provide a resistivity of 1000 ohms per square or less, coating selected areas of the fabric with a protective film, to protect the conductive polymer from a chemical etching agent, to provide an oxygen barrier and to retain areas of high conductivity, applying a chemical etching agent to the fabric thereby degrading the conductive polymer film on areas of the fabric which have not been coated with the protective film and create areas of low conductivity and rinsing the fabric to remove any residual etching agent.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred R. DeAngelis
- 👤 Andrew D. Child
- 👤 Dennis E. Green
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 11:02
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06N; D06N3/00; D06N3/0056; D06N3/007; D06N3/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/2481; Y10T428/24818
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A material comprising of fabric having an area of high conductivity, where the conductivity has been enhanced by a conductive polymer film having been deposited thereon, the conductive polymer film in the area of high conductivity is coated with a second film which is resistant to a chemical etching agent capable of degrading the conductive polymer, the fabric further having an area of low conductivity, which has not been coated with the second film, and where the conductivity is less than the area of high conductivity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A material comprising of fabric having an area of high conductivity, where the conductivity has been enhanced by a conductive polymer film having been deposited thereon, the conductive polymer film in the area of high conductivity is coated with a second film which is resistant to a chemical etching agent capable of degrading the conductive polymer, the fabric further having an area of low conductivity, which has not been coated with the second film, and where the conductivity is less than the area of high conductivity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The material claim 1 wherein the ratio of conductivity between the area of high conductivity and the area of low conductivity is 100 or greater.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The material of claim 2 wherein the second film is an oxygen barrier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The material of claim 2 wherein the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of PVC PVdC-PAA copolymer, PVdC, polyester and polyolefin polymers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The material of claim 2 wherein the fabric is woven and is constructed of continuous filament yarn selected from the group consisting polyester, polyamide, polyolefin and glass filaments.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The material of claim 1 wherein the conductive polymer film is selected from the group consisting of polyaniline and polypyrrole and wherein the areas of low conductivity are devoid of the conductive polymer film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The material of claim 1 wherein the conductive polymer film is a polypyrrole film and the area of high conductivity has a resistivity of 1000Ω/square or less.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The material of claim 7 wherein the second film is an oxygen barrier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The material of claim 7 wherein the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of PVC, PVdC-PAA copolymer, PVdC, polyester and polyolefin polymers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The material of claim 7 wherein the fabric is woven and is constructed of continuous filament yarn selected from the group consisting polyester, polyamide, polyolefin and glass filaments.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The material of claim 7 wherein the area of low conductivity is devoid of the conductive polymer film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
95 words
A fabric having patterned conductivity, obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a conductive polymer film on a fabric; (b) coating selected areas of the fabric of step (a) with a second film, whereby the second film is resistant to a chemical etching agent for the conductive polymer, to retain areas of high conductivity; (c) and applying the chemical etching agent to the fabric of step (b) and degrading the conductive polymer in areas of the fabric which have not been coated with the second film thereby creating areas of low conductivity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
95 words
A fabric having patterned conductivity, obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a conductive polymer film on a fabric; (b) coating selected areas of the fabric of step (a) with a second film, whereby the second film is resistant to a chemical etching agent for the conductive polymer, to retain areas of high conductivity; (c) and applying the chemical etching agent to the fabric of step (b) and degrading the conductive polymer in areas of the fabric which have not been coated with the second film thereby creating areas of low conductivity.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The fabric of claim 12 wherein the conductive polymer film is selected from the group consisting of polyaniline and polypyrrole and the areas of high conductivity have resistivity of 1000Ω/square or less.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The fabric of claim 13 wherein the fabric is woven and is constructed of continuous filament yarn selected from the group consisting polyester, polyamide, polyolefin and glass filaments.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The fabric of claim 13 wherein the etching agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, sodium borohydride and ammonium hydroxide.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The fabric of claim 13 wherein the second film is an oxygen barrier.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The fabric of claim 12 wherein the ratio of conductivity between the area of high conductivity and the area of low conductivity is 100 or greater.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
The fabric of claim 17 wherein the conductive polymer film is selected from the group consisting of polyaniline and polypyrrole and wherein the areas of low conductivity are devoid of the conductive polymer film.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
121 words
A fabric having patterned conductivity, obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a conductive polypyrrole film on a fabric to provide a resistivity of 500Ω/square or less; (b) coating selected areas of the fabric of step (a) with a non-conductive protective film, whereby the protective film is an oxygen barrier and is resistant to a chemical etching agent for the polypyrrole film, to retain areas of high conductivity; (c) applying the chemical etching agent to the fabric of step (b) and degrading the polypyrrole film on areas of the fabric which have not been coated with the protective films to create areas of low conductivity; and (d) rinsing the fabric of step (c) to remove residual etching agent.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
121 words
A fabric having patterned conductivity, obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: (a) depositing a conductive polypyrrole film on a fabric to provide a resistivity of 500Ω/square or less; (b) coating selected areas of the fabric of step (a) with a non-conductive protective film, whereby the protective film is an oxygen barrier and is resistant to a chemical etching agent for the polypyrrole film, to retain areas of high conductivity; (c) applying the chemical etching agent to the fabric of step (b) and degrading the polypyrrole film on areas of the fabric which have not been coated with the protective films to create areas of low conductivity; and (d) rinsing the fabric of step (c) to remove residual etching agent.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
57 words
The fabric of claim 19 wherein the etching agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, sodium borohydride and ammonium hydroxide, and the protective film is selected from the group consisting of PVC, PVdC-PAA copolymer, PVdC, polyester and polyolefin polymers, and the thickness of the protective film is between 0.01 and 0.2 mm.
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