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US 11,433,638 B2Granted
Creating a true thermally conductive apparel using intricate thermally functional coating and thermally conductive yarns
AssigneeThe H.D. Lee Company, Inc.
InventorsDhruv Agarwal, Yongxin Wang, Josue Monge
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Abstract
Provided are garments that comprise thermally-conductive materials, the materials comprising a heat-collecting coating disposed on a fibrous base material having a thermally-conductive additive dispersed within. Also provided are methods of fabricating thermally-conductive garments.
Claims21
A garment, comprising:
- a fibrous textile base having a first side characterized as being user-facing, a second side, and a thickness defined therebetween, the fibrous textile base comprising at least one thermally-conductive additive disposed within the fibrous textile base;
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- a first region of heat-collecting coating disposed on the first side of the fibrous textile base, the thermally-conductive additive being disposed so as to place the heat-collecting coating into thermal communication with the second side of the fibrous textile base, the heat-collecting coating comprising a plurality of patterned features placed into thermal communication with one another.
A method, comprising:
- disposing a first region of heat-collecting coating on a first side of a fibrous textile base in a pattern having interconnected elements that thermally interconnect the pattern, the fibrous textile base having a first side, a second side, and a thickness defined therebetween;
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- dispersing a thermally-conductive additive within the fibrous textile base such that the heat-collecting coating is in thermal communication with the second side of the fibrous textile base.
A garment, comprising:
- a fibrous textile base having a first side characterized as being user-facing, a second side, and a thickness defined therebetween, the fibrous textile base comprising at least one thermally-conductive additive disposed within the fibrous textile base;
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- a heat-collecting coating disposed on the first side of the fibrous textile base, the thermally-conductive additive being disposed so as to place the heat-collecting coating into thermal communication with the second side of the fibrous textile base, the heat-collecting coating being patterned and comprising a plurality of interconnected elements, the heat-collecting coating configured to transfer body heat across the interconnected elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.