Thermally conductive fabrics

Abstract

A thermally conductive fabric includes a base fabric and thermally conductive particles secured to a surface of and/or embedded in the base fabric. The thermally conductive particles may be formed from graphite, expandable graphite, and/or graphene. The thermally conductive particles may be bonded or otherwise secured to the base fabric with an adhesive material. The thermally conductive fabric may optionally include a web material over a surface of the base fabric to which the thermally conductive particles have been applied. The thermally conductive fabric may have a high thermal conductivity and/or a high thermal effusivity. Methods for manufacturing such a thermally conductive fabric are also disclosed. Such a method may include applying thermally conductive particles and an adhesive material to a base fabric and, with the adhesive material, bonding or otherwise securing the thermally conductive particles to the base fabric.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.