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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2021
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Timothy J. Anderson, Savage, MN (US);
Jay A. Esch, River Falls, WI (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a knit fabric including at least one continuous copper filament formed into a knit fabric including a layer of knit copper fabric having a first major plane and at least one loop of copper filament extending out of the first major plane. A knit fabric is also provided that has an interlock pattern including at least two continuous copper filament paths per layer. A further knit fabric is provided that includes a spacer fabric knit having a first layer of knit copper fabric interconnected with a second layer of knit copper fabric. Methods of making the knit fabrics are provided, including twisting or wrapping at least one continuous copper filament with a load-carrying yarn. The load-carrying yarn exhibits a minimum bend radius that wraps around an object having a diameter of 0.43 millimeters. The methods further include setting at least one tension setting on a knitting machine and using a knitting program that defines a plurality of stitch settings to knit a fabric.