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

Claim 20:
21. A method of making a machine-knittable hybrid yarn, the method comprising:
wrapping, in a single process, two or more electrically conductive wires around one or more electrically non-conductive yarns, the electrically conductive wires each having an exterior coated with an insulating material,
wherein the number of electrically non-conductive yarns is less than the number of electrically conductive wires;
wherein the 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 comprise at least one: Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethene (UHMWPE), Polybenzimidazole (PBI), Polyphenylene Benzobisoxazole (PBO), High Strength Polyester, Liquid-Crystal Polymer (LCP), or spider silk.