Patent ID: 6925748

Claim:
A blanket apparatus comprising: a plurality of layers including in sequence from a bottom to a top of the blanket apparatus, a bottom electrically active layer, an insulation layer, a top electrically active layer and a top abrasion resistant layer; the top active layer formed with a pattern of conductive portions interspersed with non-conductive portions; a plurality of electrically conductive stitches sewn only through the top abrasion layer resistant layer and the conductive portions of the top electrically active layer; a further plurality of electrically conductive stitches sewn through the top abrasion resistant layer, the non-conductive portions of the top electrically active layer, the insulation layer, and the bottom electrically active layer, the electrically conductive stitches in such mutual proximity and prominence on an outer surface of the top abrasion resistant layer as to jointly contact a foot of a bird alighting on the blanket.