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US 6,673,054 B1Granted
Body protection article having a gelatinous material with a therapeutic additive
AssigneeSilipos, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Gould, Ian Peter Whelan
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a vitamin additive such as Vitamin A, B12, C, D, E, incorporated into the thermoplastic material of a sock, glove or like body protection article. The thermoplastic material is preferably a block copolymer such as SEBS, SEPS and SEEPS copolymer. Additionally, the thermoplastic material can include natural oils such as grape seed oil, avocado oil, jojoba oil, canola oil, ceramides, aloe and olive oil.
Claims32
A body protection article, which comprises:
- (a) a substrate;
- (b) a gelatinous material comprising a block polymer intimately bounded to the substrate;
- (c) a first therapeutically active agent incorporated into the gelatinous material, wherein the first therapeutically active agent is selected from the groups consisting of Vitamins A, B12, C, D, E, and mixtures thereof;
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- (d) a second therapeutically active agent incorporated into the gelatinous material, wherein the second therapeutically active agent is a natural oil selected from the group consisting of grape seed oil, avocado oil, jojoba oil, canola oil, ceramides, aloe, olive oil, and mixtures thereof.
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A method for providing a body protection article, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a substrate;
- (b) incorporating a first therapeutically active agent into a gelatinous material comprising a block polymer, wherein the first therapeutically active agent is selected from the group consisting of Vitamins A, B12, C, D, E, and mixtures thereof;
- (c) incorporating a second therapeutically active agent into the gelatinous material, wherein the second therapeutically active agent is a natural oil selected from the group consisting of grape seed oil, avocado oil, jojoba oil, canola oil, ceramides, aloe, olive oil, and mixtures thereof;
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- (d) bonding the gelatinous material to the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.