Undergarments protecting against electrostatic field induced tissue degradation
US6665877B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/62
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Undergarments that protect from the detrimental interaction of electrostatic fields with human tissue. Filaments woven or knitted into patterns or into an insert attached to the undergarments may comprise electrically nonconductive strands and electrically conductive strands. Electrostatic field-concentrators provided upon particular strands create ions from adjacent air molecules and cancel electrostatic charges in their vicinity. The geometry of the preferred filaments is such that the field-concentrators are salient from the central bulk of the filament by a distance at least as great as the axial radius of the field-concentrator terminal surface. As a result, potentially detrimental electrostatic fields are reduced, and concomitant health benefits to the wearer are realized.
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