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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Michael E. “woody” Blackford, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey Mergy, Portland, OR (US);
Michael E. “Woody” Blackford, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey Mergy, Portland, OR (US);
Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to body gear having designed performance characteristics, and in particular to methods and apparatuses that utilize an array of performance characteristic elements coupled to a base material to direct heat, absorb heat, emit heat, and/or wick moisture while also maintaining the desired transfer properties of the base material. In some embodiments, two, three, four, or more different types of performance characteristic elements may be included in a piece of body gear, for example in desired zones of the body gear.