Patent ID: 9612219
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G01N,G08B

Claim:
1. A system for monitoring the condition of an article of manufacture, the system comprising: a covering made of a substrate comprised of individual fibers that are arranged in a pattern that is coated with a layer of electrically conductive material particles to form a single electrically conductive circuit that is not woven or patterned and that extends over the entire covering and has an electrical resistance, said covering being configured to at least partially encapsulate the article such that the article cannot be tampered with or develop a leak, without modifying the electrical resistance of said covering; a sensing device affixed to the electrically conductive surface of said covering; and wherein said sensing device monitors the condition of the covering by producing a signal that is indicative of the electrical resistance of the electrically conductive surface of said covering.