Cooling garments, warming garments, and related methods
US10010471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2209/10
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to intelligent garments that provide thermal regulation in a variety of environments. The garments may include different layers such as a hydrophilic layer in direct contact with a wearer's skin surface and saturated with an aqueous mixture, a spacer layer, a reflective layer, and an outer hydrophobic layer. The layers of the garment may work together to reduce the metabolic expenditure of the wearer in extreme environmental conditions or during demanding physical activity. A variety of sensors may be displaced throughout the garments so as to enable the collection of data associated with wearers as well as environmental conditions. Wearers may control the thermal balance and other properties of the garments as desired.
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