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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel D. Sunshine, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew L. Rosenberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew Sterian, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Daniel A. Podhajny, San Jose, CA (US);
Lia M. Uesato, San Jose, CA (US);
Maurice P. May, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Steven J. Keating, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An item such as a glove may be formed from knitted fabric. The knitted fabric may form fingers for the glove and may form pockets in the fingers. Sensors such as inertial measurement units may be placed in the pockets to measure movements of a user's fingers in the glove. The sensors may be coupled to control circuitry in the glove using conductive yarn in the knitted fabric. The conductive yarn may form courses in the knitted fabric that run along each finger. Haptic components and other electrical components may be coupled to the control circuitry using the conductive yarn. Electrodes may be formed from metal-coated strands of material in the fabric on the sides of each finger. The wireless or wired communications circuitry coupled to the control circuitry may be used to convey information such as user finger movement information to external equipment.