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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:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
May. 07, 2010
Applicant:
Woody Blackford, Portland, OR (US);
Inventor:
Woody Blackford, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D 27/02 (2006.01); A62B 17/00 (2006.01); A41D 13/01 (2006.01); A41D 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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.