OPTICAL FIBER SUBSTRATE USEFUL AS A SENSOR OR ILLUMINATION DEVICE COMPONENT

This disclosure generally pertains to a method for manufacturing a distributed optical fiber scrim comprising a functional optical fiber, the functional optical fiber scrim thus manufactured, and composites in which an optical fiber scrim is incorporated. The present disclosure describes a variety o...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser:	LEVER, JOHN G, ALLEN, PHILBRICK, HURSEY, W. RANDOLPH, KOHLMAN, RANDOLPH S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BLASTING BRAIDING COTTON-WOOL FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS,NON-WOVEN FABRICS FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF HEATING KNITTING LACE-MAKING LIGHTING LOOMS MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARYMATERIAL MEASURING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METHODS OF WEAVING NON-WOVEN FABRICS PHYSICS STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TESTING TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TEXTILES TRIMMINGS WADDING WEAPONS WEAVING WOVEN FABRICS
Online-Zugang:	Volltext bestellen
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	This disclosure generally pertains to a method for manufacturing a distributed optical fiber scrim comprising a functional optical fiber, the functional optical fiber scrim thus manufactured, and composites in which an optical fiber scrim is incorporated. The present disclosure describes a variety of textile scrims, particularly adhesively bonded nonwoven scrim materials, each comprising at least one optical fiber with a continuous path across at least the length or width of the fabric. Such optical fiber scrims may be useful as sensor components (for example, as a detector of breakage, strain, pressure, or torque), as illumination components (for example, in a variety of light-providing applications), or as data-distribution components, either alone or in combination with other materials, such as fabrics, films, foams, and the like.