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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Applicants:
Stanley Shigezo Swallow, Middlesex, GB;
Asha Peta-thomson, Middlesex, GB;
Inventors:
Stanley Shigezo Swallow, Middlesex, GB;
Asha Peta-Thomson, Middlesex, GB;
Assignee:
Intelligent Textiles Limited, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fabric including within its construction a first elongated electrical conductor crossed by a second elongated electrical conductor, the conductors being normally biased apart at a crossover point of said fibres with an air gap between them, whereby application of pressure in a direction substantially normal to a plane of the fabric causes the conductors to make contact. The fabric may be woven, knitted, non-woven or plaited. The fabric can be used as a pressure sensor, switch or other sensor.