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US 11,439,191 · App. 16/351,249 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

Textiles and garments having thermo-reflective material

Inventors: Daniel Morgan (Beaverton, OR); Christopher J. Ranalli (Portland, OR)
Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
A41D31/04A41D27/12B32B3/085B32B3/30B32B15/043B32B15/088B32B15/09B32B2307/30Y10T428/24545
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Patent No.
US 11,439,191
App. No.
16/351,249
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects herein are directed to a textile comprising at least one compressed portion, at least one uncompressed portion, and a deposit of thermo-reflective material on at least the compressed portion. Other aspects herein are directed to a method of manufacturing a textile or garment having a deposit of thermo-reflective material.

Claims (12)

1. A textile comprising:

a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface having at least one compressed portion having a first thickness as measured from the first surface of the at least one compressed portion to the second surface, at least one uncompressed portion having a second thickness as measured from the first surface of the at least one uncompressed portion to the second surface, the first thickness being less than the second thickness, and a sidewall defining a boundary between the at least one uncompressed portion and the at least one compressed portion, wherein the at least one compressed portion comprises a first deposit of a thermo-reflective material, the at least one uncompressed portion comprises a second deposit of the thermo-reflective material, and the thermo-reflective material is absent from the sidewall.

2. The textile of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressed portion has a greater infrared reflectivity than the at least one uncompressed portion.

3. The textile of claim 1 , wherein the textile is one of a knit construction or a woven construction.

4. The textile of claim 3 , wherein the textile comprises one or more of nylon yarns and polyester yarns.

5. The textile of claim 1 , wherein the thermo-reflective material comprises aluminum or stainless steel.

6. A garment comprising:

a first textile layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface having at least one compressed portion at a first location on the first textile layer, at least one uncompressed portion at a second location on the first textile layer, and a sidewall defining a boundary between the at least one uncompressed portion and the at least one compressed portion, wherein the at least one compressed portion comprises a first deposit of a thermo-reflective material, the at least one uncompressed portion comprises a second deposit of the thermo-reflective material, and the thermo-reflective material is absent from the sidewall.

7. The garment of claim 6 , wherein the first location is positioned on the garment so as to correspond to a high heat loss area of a human body when the garment is in an as-worn configuration.

8. The garment of claim 6 , wherein the first surface comprises an inner-facing surface of the garment when the garment is in an as-worn configuration.

9. The garment of claim 6 , further comprising a second textile layer having a uniform thickness, the second textile layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, at least a portion of the first surface of the second textile layer being coupled to at least a portion of the second surface of the first textile layer.

10. The garment of claim 6 , wherein the first deposit of the thermo-reflective material comprises aluminum or stainless steel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2019
From: MORGAN, DANIEL; RANALLI, CHRISTOPHER J.
To: NIKE, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62672237 · May 16, 2018
Related Publication 20190350284A1 · Nov 21, 2019