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Patent Inventor Names
Kimberley Mitcham0
Tilak Kithsiri Dias0
William Hurley0
Date of Patent
August 24, 2010
0Patent Application Number
120883940
Date Filed
September 29, 2006
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
In a method of knitting a garment having a defined axis (A), the knitting layers are formed in a direction parallel to the axis. Pathways (8) defined by distinctive yarns extending substantially parallel to the axis are incorporated in the knitting process seriatim, each distinctive yarn being knitted into its respective pathway using the same yarn feeder. The distinctive yarns are normally conductive, to provide connections to sensors (6) located on the garment, and such sensors may themselves be an integral part of the garment fabric.
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