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US 12,186,552 · App. 18/451,793 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Material and apparel that positively affect the health and wellbeing of a mammal

Inventor: Jackson Corley (Chico, CA)
Assignee: Incrediwear Holdings, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,186,552
App. No.
18/451,793
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A material and apparel that positively affect the health and well-being of a mammal include fibers that are formed with a semiconductor. Upon contact of the material or apparel with a region of the mammal's body, a positive effect occurs that relates to the health and wellbeing of that mammal. The material includes a region that includes an expanse. The expanse is formed with a semiconductor and constructed for contact with the skin of the mammal. The apparel has a body that includes a region that has a wearable form made of a semiconductor, and is constructed for making contact with a human body when the human wears the apparel.

Claims (28)

1. A material for contacting a mammal with having a body with a region having a wound comprising:

an expanse constructed for contact with the region having the wound;

the expanse comprising a plurality of woven threads including a selected percentage of composite threads;

each composite thread comprising

a combination of at least three components including:

a first material comprising a plurality of fibers;

a plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles compounded with the fibers and a plurality of charcoal nanoparticles compounded with the fibers;

the semiconductor nanoparticles configured to release negative ions and the charcoal nanoparticles configured to release infrared rays;

the expanse configured to initiate a transdermal effect from body heat in the region having the wound causing the semiconductor nanoparticles to release the negative ions and the charcoal nanoparticles to release the infrared rays onto the wound.

2. The material of claim 1 wherein the selected percentage of the composite threads is from 53% to 70% of the woven threads.

3. The material of claim 1 wherein the first material comprises cotton, nylon or polyester, the semiconductor nanoparticles comprise germanium, and the charcoal nanoparticles comprise carbonized charcoal.

4. The material of claim 1 wherein each composite thread also includes jade combined with the first material.

5. The material of claim 1 wherein the first material comprises polyester, the semiconductor nanoparticles comprise germanium and the selected percentage of the composite threads is 53 % to 70 % of the woven threads.

6. The material of claim 1 wherein the charcoal nanoparticles comprise bamboo charcoal.

7. The material of claim 1 wherein the mammal comprises a human and the expanse comprises human apparel.

8. An apparel for a human with having a body with a region having a wound comprising:

a wearable form constructed for contact with the region having the wound;

the form comprising a plurality of woven threads including a selected percentage of composite threads;

each composite thread comprising

a combination of at least three components including:

a first material comprising a plurality of fibers;

a plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles compounded with the fibers and a plurality of charcoal nanoparticles compounded with the fibers;

the semiconductor nanoparticles configured to release negative ions and the charcoal nanoparticles configured to release infrared rays responsive to body heat;

the form configured to initiate a transdermal effect from the body heat in the region having the wound causing the semiconductor nanoparticles to release the negative ions and the charcoal nanoparticles to release the infrared rays onto the wound.

9. The apparel of claim 8 wherein the selected percentage of the composite threads is from 53% to 70% of the woven threads.

10. The apparel of claim 8 wherein the first material comprises polyester, the semiconductor nanoparticles comprise germanium and the selected percentage of the composite threads is 53% to 70% of the woven threads.

11. The apparel of claim 8 wherein the form comprises a garment selected from the group consisting of shirts, pants, dresses, underwear, clothing, and sleeves.

12. The apparel of claim 8 wherein each composite thread also includes jade combined with the first material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2023
From: CORLEY, JACKSON
To: INCREDIWEAR HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 064629/0146 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63387486 · Dec 14, 2022
Provisional Application 63387453 · Dec 14, 2022
Related Publication 20240197536A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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