Patterned heat management material
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1. A heat management material adapted for use with body gear, comprising:
- a base material having a transfer property that is adapted to allow, impede, and/or restrict passage of a natural element through the base material;
one or more heat-directing elements, each coupled to a first side of a base material, the one or more heat-directing elements being positioned to direct heat in a desired direction, wherein a surface area ratio of heat-directing elements to base material is from about 7;
3 to about 3;
7, and wherein the surface area ratio of heat-directing elements to base material permits the base material to retain partial performance of the transfer property.
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Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to body gear having designed performance characteristics, and in particular to methods and apparatuses that utilize an array of heat managing elements coupled to a base material to direct body heat while also maintaining the desired transfer properties of the base material. In some embodiments, the heat managing material elements include heat management elements that reflect heat or conduct heat, and may be directed towards the body of a user or away from the body of the user.
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1. A heat management material adapted for use with body gear, comprising:
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a base material having a transfer property that is adapted to allow, impede, and/or restrict passage of a natural element through the base material; one or more heat-directing elements, each coupled to a first side of a base material, the one or more heat-directing elements being positioned to direct heat in a desired direction, wherein a surface area ratio of heat-directing elements to base material is from about 7;
3 to about 3;
7, and wherein the surface area ratio of heat-directing elements to base material permits the base material to retain partial performance of the transfer property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making a heat management body gear material, comprising:
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coupling one or more heat-directing elements to a first side of a base material having a transfer functionality that is adapted to allow, impede, and/or restrict passage of a natural element through the base material, the one or more heat-directing elements being positioned to direct heat in a desired direction, wherein coupling the one or more heat-directing elements comprises coupling one or more heat-directing elements of a size and spacing to cover from about 30% to about 70% of the base material; pairing the heat management body gear material with a piece of body gear; providing, with the material, body heat management and base material functionality. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A heat management material adapted for use with body gear, comprising:
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a base material having one or more properties of breathability, moisture vapor permeability, air permeability, or moisture wicking; one or more heat-reflective elements, wherein each of the one or more heat-reflective elements is coupled to a first side of the base material, the one or more heat-reflective elements being positioned to reflect heat in a desired direction; wherein a surface area ratio of heat-directing elements to base material is from about 7;
3 to about 3;
7, and wherein the surface area ratio of heat-directing elements to base material preserves partial performance of the one or more properties of the base material. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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Current AssigneeColumbia Sportswear North America Incorporated (Columbia Sportswear Company)
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Original AssigneeColumbia Sportswear North America Incorporated (Columbia Sportswear Company)
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InventorsBlackford, Michael E. Woody
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Primary Examiner(s)Muromoto, Jr., Bobby
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Application NumberUS13/657,798Publication NumberTime in Patent Office183 DaysField of Search245/5, 245/6, 245/7, 245/8, 2/7, 2 8/1, 2 8/2, 2 9/7, 216/4, 216/7, 227/2, 290/5, 290/6US Class Current2/456CPC Class CodesA41D 31/065 using layered materialsA41D 31/102 Waterproof and breathableA41D 31/12 Hygroscopic; Water retainingA43B 1/00 Footwear characterised by t...A47G 9/086 for outdoor sleepingE04H 15/32 Parts, components, construc...E04H 15/54 Covers of tents or canopiesY10T 29/49826 Assembling or joiningY10T 428/24612 Composite web or sheet
