Title:
FABRIC OR GARMENT WITH INTEGRATED FLEXIBLE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1999064657
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
This invention is a fabric, in the form of a woven or knitted fabric or garment, including a flexible information infrastructure integrated within the fabric for collecting, processing, transmitting and receiving information concerning a wearer of the fabric. The fabric allows for plugging in chips/sensors from the fabric thus creating a wearable, mobile information infrastructure. The fabric can be provided with sensors for monitoring the vital signs of a wearer such as EKG, pulse, respiration rate, temperature, as well as penetration of the fabric. The fabric consists of a base fabric; and an information infrastructure component consisting of a penetration detection component of optical fibers (24) and/or an electrical conductive component comprising conductive fibers (25).
Inventors:
JAYARAMAN SUNDARESAN
PARK SUNGMEE
RAJAMANICKAM RANGASWAMY
GOPALSAMY CHANDRAMOHAN
PARK SUNGMEE
RAJAMANICKAM RANGASWAMY
GOPALSAMY CHANDRAMOHAN
Application Number:
PCT/US1999/010420
Publication Date:
August 10, 2000
Filing Date:
May 12, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEORGIA TECH RES INST (US)
International Classes:
A61B5/0478; A41D1/00; A41D13/12; A61B5/0408; D02G3/04; D02G3/44; D04B1/14; D06M15/55; D06M23/16; D06Q1/00; H05K1/00; (IPC1-7): A61B5/04
Foreign References:
US5038796A | 1991-08-13 | |||
US5374283A | 1994-12-20 | |||
US5212379A | 1993-05-18 | |||
US5316830A | 1994-05-31 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1041927A4
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