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

Claim 0:
1. A machine-knittable hybrid yarn, comprising:
one or more electrically non-conductive yarns;
two or more electrically conductive wires wrapped around the electrically non-conductive yarns, the electrically conductive wires having an exterior layer of 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 two or more electrically conductive wires are wrapped around the one or more electrically non-conductive yarns at between 1 and 15 twists per inch,
wherein the one or more electrically non-conductive yarns are 1500 denier or finer.