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US 12,364,311 B2Granted
Insulative material
AssigneesMichael Lucero, Diana Maria Rios-Lucero
InventorMichael Lucero
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Abstract
A material is disclosed herein that may include a plurality of chambers. A wall, a bottom surface, and a top surface may define a chamber. The wall may have a top portion and a bottom portion where the top portion may be adjacent to the top surface, and the bottom portion may be adjacent to the bottom surface. The wall may include an elastic material, and an aerogel powder or an aerogel foam may be disposed within the chamber. This material can be incorporated into clothing and shoes, for example.
Claims14
A shoe comprising:
- an upper material that defines an interior;
- an outsole to which the upper material is attached:
- an insole positioned within the interior and above the outsole,
- wherein the insole comprises a material, wherein the material comprises:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface;
- a first chamber;
- a second chamber adjacent to the first chamber, wherein the second chamber comprises:
- a wall comprising an elastic material;
- a bottom surface;
- and
- a top surface, wherein the wall comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion being adjacent to the top surface, and the bottom portion being adjacent to the bottom surface;
- and
- an aerogel foam is disposed within the second chamber, wherein the second chamber is isolated from the first chamber at all times such that the aerogel foam disposed within the second chamber is unable to enter the first chamber.
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An insole comprising:
- a bottom surface;
- a top surface having a general shape of a foot with a concave portion formed in a middle portion of the top surface;
- a first chamber;
- a second chamber adjacent to the first chamber, wherein the second chamber comprises:
- a wall comprising an elastic material;
- a bottom surface;
- and
- a top surface, wherein the wall comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion being adjacent to the top surface, and the bottom portion being adjacent to the bottom surface;
- and
- an aerogel foam is disposed within the second chamber, wherein the second chamber is isolated from the first chamber at all times such that the aerogel foam disposed within the second chamber is unable to enter the first chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.