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US 2024/0099425 A1Published application
Reconfigurable Apparel Manufacture and Business Processes
OwnerNicole Justis Truitt, Benjamin David Sullivan +2inventors
InventorsNicole Justis Truitt, Benjamin David Sullivan, Zeyad Moussa, Daniel Kincade
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods for the modulation of appearance or material properties within items of apparel or equipment. Also provided herein are design articles having alterable designs.
Claims14
A method of providing camouflage to an article or equipment, comprising:
- integrating a microfluidic circuit into the article or equipment, wherein the microfluidic circuit comprises an inlet, an outlet and a microfluidic channel fluidly coupling the inlet to the outlet;
- and
- filling the microfluidic circuit with a suitable fluid to provide the camouflage.
A method of manipulating a mechanical property of an article or equipment comprising:
- integrating a microfluidic circuit into the article or equipment, wherein the microfluidic circuit comprises an inlet, an outlet and a microfluidic channel fluidly coupling the inlet to the outlet;
- and
- filling the microfluidic circuit with a suitable fluid to manipulate a mechanical property thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.