# US 2016/0353818 A1 · Next to skin garments manufactured from a fabric coated with a composite material based on metal oxides and ainorganic material > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0353818 A1 - Document ID: US20160353818A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/937,953 - Filed: 2015-11-11 - Published: 2016-12-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-04 - Inventors: GEORGE PSIPSIKAS; ERMIS PSIPSIKAS - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160353818A1 ## CPC - A61F 7/02: Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling - A41B 17/00: Selection of special materials for underwear - A41D 13/0017: {specially adapted for women} - A41D 31/185: {using layered materials} - A43B 1/08: made of metal - A43B 13/10: Metal - A61F 7/007: {characterised by electric heating} - D06M 11/36: with oxides, hydroxides or mixed oxides; with salts derived from anions with an amphoteric element-oxygen bond - A41B 2400/32: Therapeutic use - A61F 2007/0233: {connected to or incorporated in clothing or garments (A61F2007/023 takes precedence)} - A61F 2007/0266: {without external heat source, i.e. using one's own body heat (A61F2007/0061 takes precedence)} - D06M 15/564: Polyureas, polyurethanes or other polymers having ureide or urethane links; Precondensation products forming them - D06M 2101/34: Polyamides - D06M 2101/38: Polyurethanes - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A41B: SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR - D06M: TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS ## Abstract A non compression garment and specially “next to skin” articles based on a fabric coated with a composite material on the basis of metal oxides and inorganic material emitting in the far infrared range which comprises a composite material including a polymer matrix with embedded particles of an inorganic material capable of emitting far-infrared radiation, a fabric surrounding a body part of the user and having at least a part or the whole of it covered with the said composite material which comprises metal oxides and inorganic material, where the fabric is printed with the composite material for forming a pattern, and surrounds any body part of the user, such as arms, throat, torso, thigh, or calf for increasing of the temperature of the skin, improving blood circulation to the microcapillaries thereunder, to the upper and lower limbs, improving the muscle power, decreasing the lactic acid in the muscles and the free radicals, and for reducing the appearance of cellulite. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A non-compression garment wherein the garment comprises: a composite material including a polymer matrix in which particles of an inorganic material capable of emitting far-infrared radiation are embedded; and a fabric for surrounding a body part of a user and having at least a portion coated with said composite material. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The non-compression garment according to claim 1, wherein the composite material contains metal oxides and inorganic material and at least one of the following components Al2O3, Fe2O3, TiO2, Cr2O3, SiO2, MgO, ZrO2, MnO2, or Co2O3. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The non-compression garment according to claim 1, wherein the composition of the metal oxide and inorganic material has the following composition by weight, the percentage being 100% TiO2 30-40% SiO2 10-20% MnO2 10-20% Al2O3 10-20% Fe2O3 5 to 10% MgO 3-7% Co2O3 3-7% ZrO2 ≦5%. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The non-compression garment according to claim 1, wherein the composite material contains a polymer matrix based on a breathable hydrophilic polymer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The non-compression garment according to claim 1, wherein the polymer matrix is based on a water based polyurethane. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The non-compression garment according to claim 1, wherein the fabric is selected from a fabric or a combination of fabric made from threads, fibers or other suitable natural or synthetic material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The non-compression garment according to claim 1, wherein the garment comprises a fabric and a composite material where the fabric is printed with the composite material to form a pattern and surround a body part of the user in order to increase the temperature of the skin, improve blood circulation in the microcapillaries under the skin, improve the muscle strength, reduce the lactic acid in the muscles and the free radicals, or to reduce the appearance of cellulite. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The non-compression garment according to claim 1, wherein the fabric is impregnated with the composite material by a dipping process. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The non-compression garment according to any preceding claim 1, wherein the fabric is impregnated with the composite material by a tumblering process. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The non-compression garment according to claim 1, wherein the composite material has a level of emissivity of at least 95% in the far infrared radiation between 4 and 14 microns. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The non-compression garment according to claim 4, wherein the hydrophilic polymer is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyurethane, polyester (PE), acrylic, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene-butadiene copolymer (SBS), or an artificial latex (polyisoprene), or other thermoplastic or thermosetting polymer.