Kapil R. Dandekar,Genevieve Dion,Adam K. Fontecchio,Timothy P. Kurzweg,Damiano Patron,Owen Montgomery
申请号：
US14769478
公开号：
US20160000374A1
申请日:
2014.03.05
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
Knitting machines are used to intermesh conductive yarns into loops resulting in knitted fabrics. The knitting machine is adapted to import different types of yarns (conductive and non-conductive) directly into the knit structure. Combining conductive yarns and knitting systems allows for integration of electrical or mechanical component designs into existing clothing fabrication processes, avoiding current limitations of attaching or gluing conductive fabrics or other components over various materials. Starting with a planar design of an antenna, RFID tag, or some other electronic structure, the layout is converted into a CAD knitting program including a grid representing stitches. The CAD specifications of the final design/product are exported to the knitting machines so that the knitting machine may make conductive fabrics in accordance with the CAD specifications. The conductive fabrics are knitted into a variety of garments that monitor the vital signs of the wearer, including the fetus of an expectant mother.
