Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Textronics, Inc.

32Patents
23Active
32Granted
50Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 3, 1998 → Jun 3, 2011 · 21 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7878030B2 Wearable article with band portion adapted to include textile-based electrodes and method of making such article Electricity 49 Active
US7849888B2 Surface functional electro-textile with functionality modulation capability, methods for making the same, and applications incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US7665288B2 Energy active composite yarn, methods for making the same and articles incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US7413802B2 Energy active composite yarn, methods for making the same, and articles incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US8698044B2 Textile structures for heating or warming Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US7135227B2 Electrically conductive elastic composite yarn, methods for making the same, and articles incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US8214008B2 Textile-based electrode Textiles; Paper 27 Active
US7474910B2 Textile-based electrode Textiles; Paper 27 Active
US7901756B2 Functional elastic textile structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US8082762B2 Wearable article with band portion adapted to include textile-based electrodes and method of making such article Electricity 25 Active
US7902095B2 Functional textile structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7308294B2 Textile-based electrode system Textiles; Paper 25 Expired
US8263215B2 Perforated functional textile structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US7781051B2 Perforated functional textile structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6275523A In-service measurement of transmitter nonlinearities Electricity 18 Expired
US7966052B2 Textile-based electrode Textiles; Paper 14 Active
US7970451B2 Textile-based electrode Textiles; Paper 14 Active
US7926254B2 Electrically conductive elastic composite yarn, methods for making the same, and articles incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US7504127B2 Electrically conductive elastic composite yarn, methods for making the same, and articles incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8443634B2 Textile-based electrodes incorporating graduated patterns Textiles; Paper 10 Active
US7765835B2 Elastic composite yarn, methods for making the same, and articles incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US8428686B2 Extended optical range system for monitoring motion of a member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7715897B2 Extended optical range reflective system for monitoring motion of a member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7946102B2 Functional elastic composite yarn, methods for making the same and articles incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8709185B2 Functional textile structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.