Fabric, connections and functional structures for wearable electronic garments and applications for the same
OwnerJohn J Daniels, Joseph A. Curcioinventors
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Abstract
A wearable electronic fabric comprises a woven fabric formed from a plurality of interlaced threads. The plurality of interlaced threads comprise a plurality of warp threads interlaced with a plurality of weft threads. The woven fabric has a top face and a bottom face. A plurality of conductive threads is included among the plurality of interlaced threads at predetermined intervals and interlacing angles to provide a pattern of connection locations. The connection locations are located at regular intervals on at least one of the top face and the bottom face of the woven fabric.
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A wearable electronic, comprising:
- a woven fabric formed from a plurality of interlaced threads, the plurality of interlaced threads comprising a plurality of warp threads interlaced with a plurality of weft threads, the woven fabric having a top face and a bottom face;
- a plurality of conductive threads included among the plurality of interlaced threads at predetermined intervals and interlacing angles to provide a pattern of respective connection locations, wherein the respective connection locations are located at regular intervals on at least one of the top face and the bottom face of the woven fabric, the plurality of conductive threads being interlaced in the warp threads and the weave threads so that at the regular intervals a connection area is disposed having a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth and a sixth conductive thread, where the first conductive thread provides a ground connection portion, the second conductive thread provides a power connection portion, the third conductive thread provides a data-in connection portion, the fourth conductive thread provides a data-out connection portion, the fifth conductive thread provides a first electrical apply connection and the sixth conductive thread for provides a second electrical apply connection, wherein the predetermined intervals and interlacing angles of the warp and weft of the plurality of interlaced threads disposes the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth conductive threads so that the respective connection locations are each located at corresponding vertices of a plurality of hexagonal connection areas located at the regular intervals, wherein a plurality of hexagonal connection areas are located at the regular intervals on at least one of the top and the bottom face of the woven fabric.
A wearable electronic fabric comprising a woven fabric formed from a plurality of interlaced threads, the plurality of interlaced threads comprising a plurality of conductive threads and a plurality of non-conductive threads, the conductive threads being interlaced with the non-conductive threads at predetermined intervals and interlacing angles to provide a pattern of connection locations, the connection locations being located at regular intervals on at least one of a top face and a bottom face of the woven fabric, the conductive threads being woven into the fabric to form wiring and individually addressable electrodes, the wiring and individually addressable electrodes being arranged in a hexagonal pixel layout, and the wiring and individually addressable electrodes being configured to connect with sensors, actuators, and communication devices, wherein at least two of the conductive threads provide electrical muscle stimulation signals applied through skin contact electrodes supported by the woven fabric where the electrical muscle stimulation signals are applied to cause involuntary muscle contractions.
A wearable electronic garment comprising a fabric formed from interlaced threads, wherein the fabric includes a plurality of conductive threads interlaced at predetermined intervals and angles to provide a pattern of connection locations, the connection locations being located at regular intervals on at least one of the top and the bottom face of the fabric, and the conductive threads being interlaced in the warp and weft threads so that at the regular intervals a connection area is disposed having a plurality of conductive threads providing a ground connection portion, a power connection portion, a data-in connection portion, a data-out connection portion, a first electrical apply connection, and a second electrical apply connection, where the regular intervals and interlacing angles of the warp and weft of the interlaced threads disposes the conductive threads so that the respective connection portions are each located at a corresponding vertices of a connection area located at the regular intervals, and a plurality of connection areas are located at the regular intervals on at least one of the top and the bottom face of the fabric, wherein the garment further includes individually addressable skin contact electrodes supported on the fabric of the garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.