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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2008
Philbrick Allen, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Randolph S. Kohlman, Boiling Springs, SC (US);
W. Randolph Hursey, LaGrange, GA (US);
John G. Lever, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Philbrick Allen, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Randolph S. Kohlman, Boiling Springs, SC (US);
W. Randolph Hursey, LaGrange, GA (US);
John G. Lever, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
This disclosure generally pertains to a method for manufacturing a distributed optical fiber scrim comprising a functional optical fiber, the functional optical fiber scrim thus manufactured, and composites in which an optical fiber scrim is incorporated. The present disclosure describes a variety of textile scrims, particularly adhesively bonded nonwoven scrim materials, each comprising at least one optical fiber with a continuous path across at least the length or width of the fabric. Such optical fiber scrims may be useful as sensor components (for example, as a detector of breakage, strain, pressure, or torque), as illumination components (for example, in a variety of light-providing applications), or as data-distribution components, either alone or in combination with other materials, such as fabrics, films, foams, and the like.