Adaptive planar shift garment material
US9609901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB32B2437/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Articles and methods of using and making adaptive garment portions are provided. An adaptive garment portion is one that has shifting surfaces with apertures that shift from an aligned to an offset orientation depending on environmental conditions/stimuli. For example, a first surface material and a second surface material may be coupled by a responsive material portion. The responsive material portion may physically change in response to a change in environmental conditions internal or external to the garment (e.g., thermal energy, moisture) and/or stimuli (e.g., light energy, electrical energy, magnetic fields). The physical change in the responsive material portion facilitates the planar shift of the first surface material relative to the second surface material.
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