IP Library Granted Patent US 8,950,207
Granted Patent B2
US 8,950,207 · App. 13/076,325 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Device for stimulating adaptive thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue

Inventors: Mark T. Raines (Austin, TX); Dirk H. Buikema (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Hyper Wear, Inc.
A61F7/10A61F2007/0009A61F2007/003A61F2007/0292
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Patent No.
US 8,950,207
App. No.
13/076,325
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A garment is provided which comprises (a) a first portion constructed from stretchable material that is form fitting to a user's physique and that extends across any of the following body segments of the user; the collar bone, the neck, the upper spine, the armpit area; and (b) a cooling composition disposed in said first portion, said cooling composition comprising a material that may or may not undergo a phase change to apply a cooling effect to the collar bone area of the user.

Claims (24)

1. A garment, comprising:

a first portion constructed from stretchable material that is form fitting to a user's physique and that extends across a collar bone area of the user; and

a cooling composition disposed in said first portion, said cooling composition comprising a material that undergoes a phase change to apply a cooling effect to the collar bone area of the user and maintains a temperature of 58° F. for at least three hours.

2. The garment of claim 1 , further comprising a second portion that is form fitting to the user's torso.

3. The garment of claim 2 , wherein said second portion is releasably attached to said first portion.

4. The garment of claim 1 , wherein said composition is disposed in a single or plurality of phase change packs.

5. The exercise garment of claim 1 , wherein said cooling composition maintains a temperature of 58° F. for at least four hours.

6. A garment comprising:

a first portion constructed from stretchable material that is form fitting to a user's physique and that extends across a collar bone area of the user;

a cooling composition disposed in said first portion, said cooling composition comprising a material that undergoes a phase change to apply a cooling effect to the collar bone area of the user;

a second portion that is form fitting to the user's torso;

a cooling packet attachable to said second portion for relatively fixed location upon the user's physique; and

at least one support strap for distributing the load of said cooling packet about the surface area of the second portion.

7. The garment of claim 6 , wherein said second portion comprises a material which is stretchable in a first direction and which resists stretching in a second direction.

8. The garment of claim 7 , wherein said second direction is substantially perpendicular to said first direction.

9. The garment of claim 7 , wherein said first direction is substantially horizontal with respect to an erect user in an arms to the side position, and wherein said second direction is substantially vertical with respect to an erect user in an arms to the side position.

10. The garment of claim 9 , wherein said support strap is constructed integrally with said second portion for supporting said weight packet in the second direction.

11. The garment of claim 7 , further comprising:

at least one weight compartment constructed integrally with said second portion for receiving said cooling packet, wherein said cooling packet is confined within said cooling compartment so that said cooling packet fits snugly to the user's physique and minimally extends therefrom, and wherein said support strap is constructed integrally with said weight compartment.

12. The garment of claim 7 , further comprising:

an outer shell covering portions of said first portion and said cooling packet for securely fixing said cooling packet's position upon the user; and

a plurality of cooling compartments positioned upon said first portion so that a plurality of cooling packets may be selectively distributed about the user.

13. The garment of claim 12 , wherein said stretchable material from which said second portion is constructed is breathable spandex or elastic weave that allows perspiration of the user to pass therethrough thereby providing comfort to the user, wherein said cooling packets are elastic pouches with insertable cooling packs, and further comprising an adjustable securing band integrally constructed into select cooling compartments that are positioned upon said appendage segment for constriction about said select cooling compartments.

14. The garment of claim 6 , wherein the support strap comprises supporting internal stitching or weaving.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 29, 2012
From: HYPER WEAR LLC
To: HYPER WEAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 029207/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2011
From: RAINES, MARK T.; BUIKEMA, DIRK H.
To: HYPER WEAR, LLC
Reel/Frame 026163/0378 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61318990 · Mar 30, 2010
Related Publication 20110239682A1 · Oct 6, 2011