Patent ID: 11891729
Assignee: PROPEL, LLC
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  A  H | IPC A  D  H

Claim 19:
20. A machine-knittable hybrid yarn, comprising:
one or more electrically non-conductive yarns; and
two or more electrically conductive wires wrapped around the one or more electrically non-conductive yarns, the two or more electrically conductive wires having an exterior layer of an insulating material,
wherein the one or more electrically non-conductive yarns have a tensile strength higher than a tensile strength of the two or more electrically conductive wires,
wherein the number of electrically non-conductive yarns is less than the number of electrically conductive wires;
wherein the one or more electrically non-conductive yarns comprise a majority fraction of an overall cross-section of the hybrid yarn; and
wherein the one or more electrically non-conductive yarns are fire retardant and self-extinguishing.