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US 12,408,714 B2Granted
Textiles and garments having thermoreflective material
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Morgan, Christopher J. Ranalli
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to a textile comprising at least one compressed portion, at least one uncompressed portion, and a deposit of thermo-reflective material on at least the compressed portion. Other aspects herein are directed to a method of manufacturing a textile or garment having a deposit of thermo-reflective material.
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A method of manufacturing a reflective textile comprising:
- selectively compressing portions of a first surface of a textile to form at least one uncompressed portion of the textile, at least one compressed portion of the textile, and a sidewall defining a boundary between the uncompressed portion and the compressed portion;
- applying a first deposit of thermo-reflective material to the first surface of the at least one compressed portion via a vapor deposition process;
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- applying a second deposit of thermo-reflective material to the at least one uncompressed portion via the vapor deposition process, wherein the thermo-reflective material is absent between the first deposit and the second deposit on the sidewall.
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A method comprising:
- compressing a portion of a surface of a textile to form an uncompressed portion of the textile, a compressed portion of the textile, and a sidewall defining a boundary between the uncompressed portion and the compressed portion;
- applying, to form a reflective textile, a deposit of thermo-reflective material to the compressed portion using a vapor deposition process;
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- applying a second deposit of thermo-reflective material to the uncompressed portion via the vapor deposition process, wherein the thermo-reflective material is absent from the sidewall other than an amount of the first deposit on the first surface of the at least one compressed portion.
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A method comprising:
- compressing portions of a surface of a textile to form an uncompressed portion, a compressed portion, and a sidewall defining a boundary between the uncompressed portion and the compressed portion;
- applying, via a vapor deposition process, a first deposit of thermo-reflective material to the compressed portion;
- applying a second deposit of thermo-reflective material to the uncompressed portion via the vapor deposition process, wherein the thermo-reflective material is absent from at least a portion of the sidewall;
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- constructing, with the textile, a garment, wherein the surface having the compressed portion with the deposit of thermo-reflective material comprises an inner-facing surface of the garment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.