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Granted Patent B2
US 12,557,857 · App. 18/188,107 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Cooling bra

Inventor: Rochelle Akins (Peachtree Corners, GA)
A41C3/0085A41C3/0057A41C3/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,557,857
App. No.
18/188,107
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is cooling sports bra that provides both support and cooling effect to a wearer. The cooling sports bra comprises a front panel configured to cover a chest area of a human torso. The front panel includes a first layer forming an outer surface, a second layer forming an inner surface, and a pair of front cooling pads are placed between the first and second layer. The front cooling pads are either fixed to the second layer or removable between the first and the second layer. The cooling sports bra further comprises a back panel coupled to the front panel, and the back panel includes at least one back cooling layer of a size and shape either fixed or removably attached to an inner surface of the back panel. The cooling sports bra further comprises a base support band coupled to the front and back panel.

Claims (19)

1 . A garment, comprising: a front panel configured to cover a chest area of a human torso, including: a first layer forming an outer surface of the garment; a second layer forming an inner surface of the garment; a pair of removable front cooling pads placed between the first and the second layer, wherein each of the removable front cooling pads is configured to cover a portion of a breast and wherein each of the removable front cooling pads includes a front cooling layer facing the chest area, each of the front cooling pads includes a foam layer and wherein the front cooling layer is attached to the foam layer; a back panel configured to cover a back area of the human torso, wherein the back panel includes at least one back cooling pad removably attached to an inner surface of the back panel and wherein the at least one back cooling pad includes a back cooling layer facing the back area; and a base support band coupled to the front panel and the back panel, wherein the base support band is configured to encircle the human torso; and a shoulder strap extending from the front panel to the back panel.

2 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein each of the front cooling pads includes a foam layer and wherein the front cooling layer is attached to the foam layer.

3 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein each of the front cooling pads extends from a side edge to a mid-seam within the front panel.

4 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the at least one back cooling pad extends from a back top edge to a back bottom edge within the back panel.

5 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the back panel comprises two back cooling pads separated by a back cutout.

6 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the front cooling layer and the back cooling layer comprise polyurethane elastomer.

7 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the front cooling pads and the at least one back cooling pad comprise a thermoplastic polyurethane layer.

8 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the first layer comprises an elastic material.

9 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the second layer comprises a mesh material.

10 . A garment, comprising: a first layer forming an outer surface of the garment; a second layer forming an inner surface of the garment; a middle layer placed between the first layer and the second layer; and a base support band coupled to the first layer, the second layer, and the middle layer, the base support band configured to encircle a human torso; wherein the first layer, the second layer, and the middle layer are coupled to form a front panel and a back panel, the front panel configured to cover a chest area of the human torso and the back panel configured to cover a back area of the human torso; wherein the front panel comprises a pair of front cooling pads affixed to the middle layer, each of the front cooling pads configured to cover a portion of a breast and each of the front cooling pads including a front cooling layer facing the chest area, wherein the front cooling pads and the back cooling pads are configured to provide a cooling sensation by incorporating a thermoplastic polyurethane layer; and wherein the back panel comprises at least one back cooling pad affixed to the middle layer and wherein the at least one back cooling pad includes a back cooling layer facing the back area.

11 . The garment of claim 10 , wherein each of the front cooling pads includes a foam layer and wherein the front cooling layer is attached to the foam layer.

12 . The garment of claim 10 , wherein the at least one back cooling pads includes a foam layer and wherein the back cooling layer is attached to the foam layer.

13 . The garment of claim 10 , wherein each of the front cooling pads extends from a side edge to a mid-seam within the front panel.

14 . The garment of claim 10 , wherein the at least one back cooling pad extends from a back top edge to a back bottom edge within the back panel.

15 . The garment of claim 10 , wherein the back panel comprises two back cooling pads separated by a back cutout.

16 . The garment of claim 10 , wherein the front cooling layer and the back cooling layer comprise polyurethane elastomer.

17 . The garment of claim 10 , wherein the front cooling layer and the back cooling layer comprise a thermoplastic polyurethane layer.

18 . The garment of claim 10 , wherein the first layer comprises an elastic material.

19 . The garment of claim 10 , wherein the second layer and the middle layer comprise a mesh material.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA ON THE ORIGINAL COVER SHEET PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 063063 FRAME 0689. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 28, 2023
From: AKINS, ROCHELLE
To: EVOLVING HEARTS COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 064161/0612 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2023
From: ATKINS, ROCHELLE
To: EVOLVING HEARTS COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 063063/0689 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63322980 · Mar 23, 2022
Related Publication 20230320434A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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