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Textile fabric with integrated electrically conductive fibers and clothing fabricated thereof
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1998-04-29
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Granted: 1999-05-25
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Expires: 2018-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers characterized as providing sufficient current to induce either a wired or wireless coupling between the textile fabric and a portable electronic device. 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 plurality of electrically conductive fibers are characterized as creating an interconnect to a portable electronic device, including integrated components, electronics, or the like, or serving as an antenna for signals received and transmitted by the portable electronic device.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael S. Lebby
- 👤 Karen E. Jachimowicz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 18:47
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D31/00; D; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/44; D02G3/441; D03; D03D; D03D15/00; D03D15/20; D03D15/242; D03D15/25; D03D15/258; D03D15/50; D03D15/547; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/27; H01Q1/273; H01Q15/00; H01Q15/14; H01Q15/141; A41D1/00; A41D1/002; A41D1/005; D10; D10B; D10B2101/00; D10B2101/20; D10B2401/00; D10B2401/16; D10B2401/20; D10B2501/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/905; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3179; Y10T442/322; Y10T442/3228; Y10T442/3236
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers and a plurality of non-electrically conductive fibers, including a plurality of holographic optical fibers, wherein the electrically conductive fibers are characterized as providing sufficient current to induce at least one of a wired and wireless coupling between the textile fabric and a portable electronic device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
A textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers and a plurality of non-electrically conductive fibers, including a plurality of holographic optical fibers, wherein the electrically conductive fibers are characterized as providing sufficient current to induce at least one of a wired and wireless coupling between the textile fabric and a portable electronic device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A textile fabric according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of electrically conductive fibers include a metallic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A textile fabric according to claim 2 wherein the metallic material includes at least one of copper, gold, steel, iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, tin, zinc, manganese, thallium, aluminum, and magnesium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A textile fabric according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of electrically conductive fibers include a semi-metallic material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A textile fabric according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of electrically conductive fibers includes a semi-insulative material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A textile fabric according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of electrically conductive fibers include a semi-conductive material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A textile fabric according to claim 6 wherein the semi-conductive material includes at least one of a silicon material and a gallium arsenide (GaAs) material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A textile fabric according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of electrically conductive fibers include a transparent conductive material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A textile fabric according to claim 8 wherein the transparent conductive material includes an indium-tin-oxide (ITO) material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A textile fabric according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of electrically conductive fibers are woven in orthogonal directions thereby defining a plurality of crossover points.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A textile fabric according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of electrically conductive fibers and the plurality of non-electrically conductive fibers are woven in orthogonal directions thereby providing for individual addressing of each of the plurality of electrically conductive fibers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
An article of functional clothing fabricated of a textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers and a plurality of non-electrically conductive fibers including a plurality of holographic optical fibers, the plurality of electrically conductive fibers characterized as providing sufficient current to induce at least one of a wired and wireless coupling between the article of functional clothing and a portable electronic device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
64 words
An article of functional clothing fabricated of a textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers and a plurality of non-electrically conductive fibers including a plurality of holographic optical fibers, the plurality of electrically conductive fibers characterized as providing sufficient current to induce at least one of a wired and wireless coupling between the article of functional clothing and a portable electronic device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
An article of functional clothing according to claim 12 wherein the portable electronic device includes a portable communication device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
An article of functional clothing according to claim 12 wherein the textile fabric and the portable electronic device are in electrical interface utilizing a wireless connection.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
An article of functional clothing according to claim 12 wherein the textile fabric and the portable electronic device are in electrical interface utilizing a wired connection.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
An article of functional clothing according to claim 12 wherein the textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers is characterized as creating a local area network (LAN) about a wearer of the functional clothing, thereby providing an antenna for the portable electronic device.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
39 words
An article of functional clothing comprising: a textile fabric including a plurality of conductive fibers and a plurality of non-electrically conductive holographic optical fibers; and an electrical interface between the textile fabric and at least one portable electronic device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
An article of functional clothing comprising: a textile fabric including a plurality of conductive fibers and a plurality of non-electrically conductive holographic optical fibers; and an electrical interface between the textile fabric and at least one portable electronic device.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
An article of functional clothing as claimed in claim 17 wherein the electrical interface between the textile fabric and the plurality of electrically conductive fibers includes at least one of a wired and a wireless interface.
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