Electronically functional yarn
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsJames David Holbery, Don Pasindu Vijai Lugoda, Kelly Marie Bogan, Siyuan Ma, Benjamin Sullivan
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Abstract
Examples are disclosed that relate to electronically functional yarns. One example provides an electronically functional yarn comprising a core, a sheath at least partially surrounding the core, and an electronic circuit formed on the core. The circuit includes three or more control lines and more than three diode-containing circuit elements controllable by the three or more control lines, each circuit element being controllable via a corresponding set of two of the three or more control lines.
Claims17
An electronically functional yarn, comprising:
- a core;
- a sheath at least partially surrounding the core, the sheath comprising one or more electronically non-functional windings;
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- an electronic circuit formed on the core, the circuit including three or more control lines and more than three diode-containing circuit elements controllable by the three or more control lines, each circuit element being controllable via a corresponding set of two of the three or more control lines.
An electronically functional textile, comprising:
- a plurality of electronically non-functional yarns;
- and
- one or more electronically functional yarns, each electronically functional yarn comprising
- a core;
- a sheath at least partially surrounding the core, the sheath comprising one or more electronically non-functional windings;
- and
- an electronic circuit formed on the core, the circuit including n control lines and up to n2-n diode-containing circuit elements, each circuit element being controllable via a corresponding set of two of the n control lines, n being greater than or equal to three.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.