Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fabric with fiber including devices
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Application No.: US16689453Application Date: 2019-11-20
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Publication No.: US11269149B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Yoel Fink , Michael Rein
- Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agent Theresa A. Lober
- Main IPC: G02B6/44
- IPC: G02B6/44 ; F21S4/10 ; F21S4/15 ; F21V23/00 ; G02B6/02 ; H01B1/02 ; H01B3/30 ; H01B5/16 ; A41D1/00 ; F21Y103/30 ; F21Y115/10

Abstract:
Provided is a fabric including a plurality of fibers disposed in a fabric configuration. At least one of the fibers comprises a device fiber having a device fiber body including a device fiber body material, having a longitudinal axis along a device fiber body length. A plurality of discrete devices are disposed as a linear sequence within the device fiber body along at least a portion of the device fiber body length. Each discrete device includes at least one electrical contact pad. The device fiber body includes device fiber body material regions disposed between adjacent discrete devices in the linear sequence, separating adjacent discrete devices. At least one electrical conductor is disposed within the device fiber body along at least a portion of the device fiber body length. The electrical conductor is disposed in electrical connection with an electrical contact pad of discrete devices within the device fiber body.
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