Fabric with electrical components

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11913143
APP PUB NO 20200283935A1
SERIAL NO

16809445

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Interlacing equipment may be used to form fabric and to create a gap in the fabric. The fabric may include one or more conductive strands. An insertion tool may be used to align an electrical component with the conductive strands during interlacing operations. A soldering tool may be used to remove insulation from the conductive strands to expose conductive segments on the conductive strands. The soldering tool may be used to solder the conductive segments to the electrical component. The solder connections may be located in grooves in the electrical component. An encapsulation tool may dispense encapsulation material in the grooves to encapsulate the solder connections. After the electrical component is electrically connected to the conductive strands, the insertion tool may position and release the electrical component in the gap. A component retention tool may temporarily be used to retain the electrical component in the gap as interlacing operations continue.

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APPLE INCONE APPLE PARK WAY CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baumann, Michael Zurich, CH 153 1033
Binder, Felix Frick, CH 5 12
Chatham, Kyle L San Jose, US 2 3
Crews, Kathryn P Menlo Park, US 59 546
Fischer, Helen Wächter Schliern bei Köniz, CH 2 3
Gomes, Didio V Sunnyvale, US 14 14
Grena, Benjamin J Sunnyvale, US 21 46
Hoen, Storrs T Brisbane, US 71 1670
Keating, Steven J Sunnyvale, US 33 927
Kindlon, David M Felton, US 35 120
Latta, Martin Zurich, CH 2 3
Podhajny, Daniel A San Jose, US 182 3086
Robin, Franck Lenzburg, CH 8 246
Rosenberg, Andrew L Sunnyvale, US 19 27
Schläpfer, Ulrich Affoltern am Albis, CH 2 3
Sunshine, Daniel D Sunnyvale, US 90 651
Uesato, Lia M San Jose, US 15 837
Walker, Joseph B Campbell, US 16 101
Wendisch, Bertram Stein, CH 2 3

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