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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Naveen Agarwal, Evansville, IN (US);
Jeffrey E. Fish, Dacula, GA (US);
Ilona F. Weart, Woodstock, GA (US);
Jeffrey M. Willis, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Naveen Agarwal, Evansville, IN (US);
Jeffrey E. Fish, Dacula, GA (US);
Ilona F. Weart, Woodstock, GA (US);
Jeffrey M. Willis, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F007/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of extending the therapeutic duration of a thermal therapy product is disclosed. The method includes selecting a thermal therapy product to provide a benefit to a user, selecting a phase change material, incorporating the phase change material into a flexible thermal therapy sleeve, and placing the thermal therapy product into the thermal therapy sleeve.