Patent ID: 6850162

Claim:
A breach-detecting glove comprising: a glove, the glove made of a material; a fluid-filled inter-layer space between two nominally separated but sealed layers of the glove a microchip embedded in the material, the microchip adapted to receive a first signal, process the signal and output a second signal indicative of a barrier making capability of the glove; a breach-detecting sensor embedded in the material, the sensor adapted to measure a physical characteristic of the material, the physical characteristic indicative of a barrier making capability of the material, and generate the first signal, the first signal representative of the characteristic, the sensor further adapted to communicate with the microchip; a power supply adapted to provide power to the glove and to the sensor and a monitor communicatively linked with the microchip, the monitor adapted to monitor the second signal, the second signal indicative of the barrier making capability of the glove.