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US 11,306,946 B2Granted
Air-activated device-warming systems and methods
AssigneeIgnik Outdoors, Inc.
InventorsGraeme Esarey, Scott Comins, Peter Pontano
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Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for configuring oxygen barriers for controlled access to chemical warming agents such as wood fiber, vermiculite, activated charcoal, iron, and salt. In this way a smart phone, syringe, or other cold-sensitive device may be warmed by such agents to restore or maintain functionality in a frigid environment.
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A device-warming method comprising:
- obtaining one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
- opening a first oxygen barrier of a first exclusion structure so as to establish a first oxygen ingress area A1 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to initiate an activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents at a corresponding first heat emission rate R1, wherein A1>1 square millimeter and wherein R1 reaches within an order of magnitude of 100-1000 calories per second upon said first oxygen barrier being opened;
- configuring a second oxygen barrier of a second exclusion structure so as to establish a second oxygen ingress area A2 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to modify said activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents to a corresponding second heat emission rate R2, wherein said second oxygen ingress area A2 differs from said first oxygen ingress area A1 by more than 5% so as to allow a cold-sensitive device to be warmed by said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
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- affixing a restickable adhesive between said cold-sensitive device and an assembly that includes said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents.
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A device-warming method comprising:
- obtaining one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
- opening a first oxygen barrier of a first exclusion structure so as to establish a first oxygen ingress area A1 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to initiate an activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents at a corresponding first heat emission rate R1, wherein A1>1 square millimeter and wherein R1 reaches within an order of magnitude of 100-1000 calories per second upon said first oxygen barrier being opened;
- configuring a second oxygen barrier of a second exclusion structure so as to establish a second oxygen ingress area A2 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to modify said activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents to a corresponding second heat emission rate R2, wherein said second oxygen ingress area A2 differs from said first oxygen ingress area A1 by more than 5% so as to allow a cold-sensitive device to be warmed by said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
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- configuring one or more positioning elements to position said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents within a chamber adjacent said cold-sensitive device.
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A device-warming method comprising:
- obtaining one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
- opening a first oxygen barrier of a first exclusion structure so as to establish a first oxygen ingress area A1 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to initiate an activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents at a corresponding first heat emission rate R1, wherein A1>1 square millimeter and wherein R1 reaches within an order of magnitude of 100-1000 calories per second upon said first oxygen barrier being opened;
- configuring a second oxygen barrier of a second exclusion structure so as to establish a second oxygen ingress area A2 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to modify said activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents to a corresponding second heat emission rate R2, wherein said second oxygen ingress area A2 differs from said first oxygen ingress area A1 by more than 5% so as to allow a first cold-sensitive device to be warmed by said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
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- configuring at least one of one or more positioning elements to position said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents adjacent said first cold-sensitive device after configuring said second oxygen barrier of said second exclusion structure, wherein said second heat emission rate R2 differs from said first heat emission rate R1 by more than 10%.
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An air-activated device warming system, comprising:
- one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
- a first oxygen barrier of a first exclusion structure configured to be opened so as to establish a first oxygen ingress area A1 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to initiate an activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents at a corresponding first heat emission rate R1, wherein A1>1 square millimeter and wherein R1 reaches within an order of magnitude of 100-1000 calories per second upon said first oxygen barrier being opened;
- a second oxygen barrier of a second exclusion structure configured so as to establish a second oxygen ingress area A2 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to modify said activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents to a corresponding second heat emission rate R2, wherein said second oxygen ingress area A2 differs from said first oxygen ingress area A1 by more than 5% so as to allow a cold-sensitive device to be warmed by said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
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- one or more positioning elements configured to position said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents within a chamber adjacent said cold-sensitive device.
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An air-activated device warming system, comprising:
- one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
- a first oxygen barrier of a first exclusion structure configured to be opened so as to establish a first oxygen ingress area A1 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to initiate an activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents at a corresponding first heat emission rate R1, wherein A1>1 square millimeter and wherein R1 reaches within an order of magnitude of 100-1000 calories per second upon said first oxygen barrier being opened;
- a second oxygen barrier of a second exclusion structure configured so as to establish a second oxygen ingress area A2 of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents and thereby to modify said activation of said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents to a corresponding second heat emission rate R2, wherein said second oxygen ingress area A2 differs from said first oxygen ingress area A1 by more than 5% so as to allow a cold-sensitive device to be warmed by said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents;
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- a restickable adhesive affixed between said cold-sensitive device and an assembly that includes said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents wherein one or more positioning elements that include said restickable adhesive are configured to position said one or more oxygen-activated chemical warming agents within a chamber adjacent said cold-sensitive device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.