# US 8,769,716 B2 · Moisture control garment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,769,716 B2 - Document ID: US8769716B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/511,436 - Filed: 2011-09-01 - Published: 2012-11-22 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2010-09-01 - Assignees: Point 3 Basketball, LLC - Applicants: Michael Luscher - Inventors: Michael Luscher - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8769716B2 ## CPC - A41D 31/12: Hygroscopic; Water retaining - D06M 17/00: Producing multi-layer textile fabrics - A41D 1/089: Shorts - A41D 13/0015: {Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088} - A41D 31/125: {Moisture handling or wicking function through layered materials} - A41D 31/185: {using layered materials} - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - D06M: TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS ## Abstract A moisture control garment formed of a material that has moisture wicking (hydrophobic) properties joined to another material that has moisture absorbing (hydrophilic) properties. In certain embodiments, the moisture wicking and moisture absorbing materials are of similar thickness, have the same estimated shrinkage percentage, and the fibers of such materials are positioned in the same direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An athletic garment for covering portions of a wearer's body formed from a first material having moisture wicking properties, one side of said first material is positioned toward the wearer to wick moisture away from the body parts of the wearer in the portions covered by the first material and another side of said first material faces the outside of the garment to release such moisture to the environment, and sections of a second material having moisture absorbing properties which second material is secured at only limited selective locations on the garment leaving the substantial majority of the garment having only the first material, said selective locations being strategically accessible to other parts of the wearer's body not being covered by the garment, such second material providing a surface area to absorb moisture from such other parts of the wearer's body when such other parts are wiped onto said sections of the second material, said first and second materials having structural characteristics including thickness, size and fabric weight to be compatible with each other to maximize the effectiveness of the first and second materials whereby the first material can efficiently wick moisture from the body parts of the wearer covered by the first material and the second material can efficiently absorb moisture from the body parts not covered by the garment; wherein the difference in thickness between the thickness of the sections of the second material and the thickness of the first material is 0.25 inches or less. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1, wherein such locations are wherever the wearer may need to absorb moisture from their body extremities, such as wearer's hands, arms or face. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1, wherein said sections are secured to selected parts of the first material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1, wherein said sections of said second material overly said first material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1 wherein said first material is hydrophobic. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1 wherein said sections of said second material are secured to the underlying first material only at selected places to thereby maintain a layer of air between the sections of the second material and the underlying first material to permit the second material to release some of its moisture to said layer of air, before any remaining moisture is wicked away from the overlying second material by the underlying first material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1 wherein said sections are secured by one of bonding, lamination or adhesive. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1, wherein said garment is a pair of shorts, and the sections of said second material are located over at least one of the hips, legs and lower back to be accessible to the wearer's hands. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1, wherein the moisture wicking material and the moisture absorbing material have a similar estimated shrinkage percentage. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The athletic garment of claim 1, wherein the fibers of the first material and the fibers of the second material are positioned within the garment in the same direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The athletic garment of claim 1, wherein the first material is formed substantially of polyester. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1, wherein said garment is a shirt and the sections of the second material are located over the shoulder area. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1, wherein said garment is a compression sleeve, and the sections of the second material are located over the wrist areas. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1, wherein said structural characteristics of said first and second materials, permit said first material to also wick away moisture from the second material secured thereto and originating from body parts not covered by the garment, and permit said second material to absorb moisture form the first material secured thereto and originating from the body parts covered by the first material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The athletic garment as in claim 1, wherein said second material is attached on all sides to said first material so as to be available to the other parts of the body.