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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Lucy E. Dunne, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Guido Gioberto, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2006.01); G01L 1/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01); D05B 97/12 (2006.01); G01L 1/20 (2006.01); D05B 93/00 (2006.01); G01B 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 97/12 (2013.01); D05B 93/00 (2013.01); G01B 7/18 (2013.01); G01L 1/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stitched sensor including a plurality of threads stitched to a textile in a stitch geometry is described. The plurality of threads includes a conductive thread, and the stitch geometry is configured such that an electrical property of the stitched sensor changes based on at least one of stretching, relaxation, or bending of the textile. Methods for forming a stitched sensor are also described.