# US 11,078,607 B2 · Clothing articles having encapsulation zones, and system and method of producing such clothing articles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,078,607 B2 - Document ID: US11078607B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/485,168 - Filed: 2018-03-04 - Published: 2020-02-06 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-23 - Assignees: Delta Galil Industries Ltd. - Applicants: Delta Galil Industries Ltd. - Inventors: Eli Almog - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11078607B2 ## CPC - D02G 3/32: Elastic yarns or threads {; Production of plied or cored yarns, one of which is elastic} - D04B 1/243: {upper parts of panties; pants} - A41B 9/00: Undergarments (corsets A41C1/00; brassieres A41C3/00) - A41C 3/12: Component parts - A41C 3/14: Stiffening or bust-forming inserts - A41D 31/18: Elastic - D04B 1/10: Patterned fabrics or articles - D04B 1/246: {Upper torso garments, e.g. sweaters, shirts, leotards} - A41B 9/001: {Underpants or briefs (specially adapted for men A41B9/02; specially adapted for ladies A41B9/04)} - A41B 2500/10: Knitted - A41C 3/0057: {for sport activities} - A41D 1/08: specially adapted for sporting purposes - D10B 2401/061: elastic - D10B 2501/02: Underwear - D02G: CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS - D04B: KNITTING - A41B: SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS - A41C: CORSETS; BRASSIERES - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - D10B: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES ## Abstract Clothing articles having one or more pre-defined encapsulation zones, as well as systems and methods of producing such clothing articles. A clothing article is made of a fabric intended to cover a region of a human body of a wearer. The fabric includes at least one encapsulation zone which is surrounded by a surrounding region. The encapsulation zone includes at least a first encapsulation region, which is surrounded by a second encapsulation region, which is surrounded by a third encapsulation region. The first encapsulation region has a first level of elasticity; the second encapsulation region has a second level of elasticity that is smaller than the first level of elasticity of the first encapsulation region; the third encapsulation region has a third level of elasticity that is smaller than the second level of elasticity of the second encapsulation region. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A clothing article comprising: a fabric intended to cover a region of a human body of a wearer; wherein said fabric comprises at least one fabric-made encapsulation zone which is surrounded by a fabric-made surrounding region; wherein the fabric-made encapsulation zone comprises at least a first fabric-made encapsulation region, which is surrounded by a second fabric-made encapsulation region, which is surrounded by a third fabric-made encapsulation region; wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region has a first level of elasticity and a first level of rigidity; wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region has a second level of elasticity that is smaller than the first level of elasticity of the first fabric-made encapsulation region, wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region has a second level of rigidity that is greater than the first level of rigidity of the first fabric-made encapsulation region; wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region has a third level of elasticity that is smaller than the second level of elasticity of the second fabric-made encapsulation region, wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region has a third level of rigidity that is greater than the second level of rigidity of the second fabric-made encapsulation region; wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region is a single-layer fabric region having a particular uniform thickness, and comprises a yarn knitted at a first knitting density; wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region is a single-layer fabric region having said particular uniform thickness, and comprises said yarn knitted at a second knitting density; wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region is a single-layer fabric region having said particular uniform thickness, and comprises said yarn knitted at a third knitting density; wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region is a single-layer fabric region that is entirely encapsulated and entirely surrounded, from all sides, by the second fabric-made encapsulation region; wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region is a single-layer fabric region that is entirely encapsulated and entirely surrounded, from all sides, by the third fabric-made encapsulation region. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the fabric-made surrounding region has a fourth level of elasticity that is different from the first, the second, and the third levels of elasticity; wherein the fabric-made surrounding region has a fourth level of rigidity that is different from the first, the second, and the third levels of rigidity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The clothing article of claim 2, wherein the fabric-made surrounding region has a fourth level of elasticity that is smaller from the first, the second, and the third levels of elasticity; wherein the fabric-made surrounding region has a fourth level of rigidity that is smaller from the first, the second, and the third levels of rigidity. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the fabric-made surrounding region and the fabric-made encapsulation zone are seamless, and are made of a continued knitted yarn that continuously knits both the fabric-made surrounding region and the fabric-made encapsulation zone. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region, the second fabric-made encapsulation region, and the third fabric-made encapsulation region are seamless, and are made of a continued knitted yarn that continuously knits the first fabric-made encapsulation region, the second fabric-made encapsulation region, and the third fabric-made encapsulation region. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region, the second fabric-made encapsulation region, and the third fabric-made encapsulation region are concentric to each other. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region, the second fabric-made encapsulation region, and the third fabric-made encapsulation region are concentric to each other; wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region is defined by a first hexagon surrounded by a second hexagon; wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region is defined by the second hexagon surrounded by a third hexagon; wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region is defined by the third hexagon surrounded by a fourth hexagon. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region, the second fabric-made encapsulation region, and the third fabric-made encapsulation region are concentric to each other; wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region is defined by a first circle surrounded by a second circle; wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region is defined by the second circle surrounded by a third circle; wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region is defined by the third circle surrounded by a fourth circle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the fabric-made encapsulation zone covers at least a portion of a human breast when worn by said wearer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the fabric-made encapsulation zone covers at least a portion of a human buttock when worn by said wearer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region comprises yarn knitted in accordance with M1×N1 knitting pattern; wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region comprises yarn knitted in accordance with M2×N2 knitting pattern which is different from said M1×N1 knitting pattern; wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region comprises yarn knitted in accordance with M3×N3 knitting pattern which is different from said M1×N1 knitting pattern and is also different from said M2×N2 knitting pattern; wherein M1, N1, M2, N2, M3 and N3 are pre-defined values. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region comprises a single yarn, wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region comprises said single yarn and an additional yarn. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region comprises a single yarn, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region comprises said single yarn and an additional yarn. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region comprises a knitted yarn having knitted loop size of K1 millimeters, wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region comprises said knitted yarn having knitted loop size of K2 millimeters, wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region comprises said knitted yarn having knitted loop size of K3 millimeters, wherein K3 is greater than K2, and wherein K2 is greater than K1. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region comprises a knitted yarn having knitted loop size of E1 millimeters, wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region comprises said knitted yarn having knitted loop size of E2 millimeters, wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region comprises said knitted yarn having knitted loop size of E3 millimeters, wherein E3 is smaller than E2, and wherein E2 is smaller than E1. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region comprises a single knitted yarn at a first yarn-density of D1 threads per centimeter, wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region comprises said single knitted yarn at a second yarn-density of D2 threads per centimeter, wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region comprises said single knitted yarn at a third yarn-density of D3 threads per centimeter, wherein D3 is greater than D2, and wherein D2 is greater than D1. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region comprises a first knitting pattern which provides to said first fabric-made encapsulation region said first level of rigidity; wherein the second fabric-made encapsulation region comprises a second, different, knitting pattern which provides to said second fabric-made encapsulation region said second level of rigidity; wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region comprises a third, different, knitting pattern which provides to said third fabric-made encapsulation region said third level of rigidity. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region, the second fabric-made encapsulation region, and the third fabric-made encapsulation region are concentric to each other; wherein at least one of the first fabric-made encapsulation region, the second fabric-made encapsulation region, and the third fabric-made encapsulation region, is defined by: a first type of closed shape, that is surrounded by an enlarged version of said first type of closed shape; wherein at least one other of the first fabric-made encapsulation region, the second fabric-made encapsulation region, and the third fabric-made encapsulation region, is defined by: a second type of closed shape, that is surrounded by an enlarged version of said second type of closed shape. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region is formed of a first knitted yarn of a first yarn-type having a first knit-pattern; wherein the first fabric-made encapsulation region is formed of a second knitted yarn of a second yarn-type having a second knit-pattern; wherein the third fabric-made encapsulation region is formed of a third knitted yarn of a third yarn-type having a third knit-pattern; wherein the first yarn-type, the second yarn-type, and the third yarn-type are different from each other; wherein the first knit-pattern, the second knit-pattern, and the third knit-pattern are different from each other.