Conductive yarn/sewing thread capable of data/signal transmission having reduced or eliminated crosstalk, coupled with one or more devices for satellite positioning and accelerometer measurements in a smart fabric, and garment made therefrom

Abstract

A garment is provided prepared from a smart fabric, wherein the smart fabric contains: one or more devices providing satellite positioning measurement, accelerometer measurement, or both, conductively coupled to a battery or other DC power source, and in additional embodiments, the smart fabric contains a conductive composite yarn/sewing thread, wherein the conductive composite yarn/sewing thread has: a) a core formed of at least two strands of a conductive metal of 40 or higher gauge, wherein the at least two strands of conductive metal are configured such that one strand is wrapped around the other strand at a wrap rate of from 1 to 50 turns per inch (tpi); wherein the wrapped strand is preferably a ground wire, and b) at least one inner cover wrapped around the core in a first direction at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete coverage of the core by the inner cover; c) at least one outer cover wrapped around the at least one inner cover, wherein the outer cover is wrapped in a second direction opposite to a direction of a cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped, at a rate sufficient to provide substantially complete cover of the cover layer on which the outer cover is directly wrapped; and d) at least one bonding agent; and e) optionally, a lubricant, and optionally further including one or more biometric sensors.

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