IP Library Granted Patent US 12,569,366
Granted Patent B2
US 12,569,366 · App. 18/375,373 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Apparatus and method for enhancing physiological thermoregulation

Inventor: Braeden Ostepchuk (Voorhees, NJ)
A61F7/00A61F2007/0036A61F2007/0063A61F2007/0095
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Patent No.
US 12,569,366
App. No.
18/375,373
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus and method for enhancing physiological thermoregulation, the apparatus including a housing configured to contact a glabrous area of a user, wherein the housing includes a cooling element; and a plurality of sensors configured to generate a biometric datum; at least a processor communicatively connected to the plurality of sensors; and a memory communicatively connected to the at least processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least processor to receive the biometric datum from the plurality of sensors; and control the cooling element as a function of the biometric datum.

Claims (37)

1 . An apparatus for enhancing physiological thermoregulation, the apparatus comprising:

a housing having an ergonomic contour and configured to contact a glabrous area of a hand of a user;

a cooling element comprising a thermoelectric cooler; and

a plurality of sensors configured to receive a biometric datum and an initial exercise datum;

at least a processor communicatively connected to the plurality of sensors; and

a memory communicatively connected to the at least processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least processor to:

receive the biometric datum and the initial exercise datum from the plurality of sensors;

determine a biometric threshold using a machine learning model and the biometric datum as an input to the machine learning model;

control the cooling element as a function of the determined biometric threshold;

receive a subsect exercise datum from the plurality of sensors; and

generate an improvement datum based on a subsequent exercise datum.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises handwear.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises an aluminum exterior.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cooling element comprises a plurality of heatsinks.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least a type k thermocouple.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the biometric datum comprises temperature datum relating to the glabrous areas of the user.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the processor to send a signal to the cooling element to increase a rate of heat transfer through the housing as the function of biometric datum.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the exercise datum comprises data related to physical activity of the user.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the improvement datum comprises an improved biometric calculation based on the subsequent exercise datum.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein generating the improvement datum comprises generating a proprietary algorithm as function of the subsequent exercise datum.

11 . A method for enhancing physiological thermoregulation, the method comprising:

placing a housing in contact with a glabrous area of a user, wherein the housing comprises; a cooling element comprising a thermoelectric cooler; and

a plurality of sensors configured to receive a biometric datum and an initial exercise datum;

receiving, by at least a processor, the biometric datum and the initial exercise datum from the plurality of sensors;

determining, by the at least a processor, a biometric threshold using a machine learning model and the biometric datum as an input to the machine learning model;

controlling, by the at least a processor, the cooling element as a function of the determined biometric threshold;

receiving, by the at least a processor, a subsect exercise datum from the plurality of sensors; and

generating, by the at least a processor, an improvement datum based on a subsequent exercise datum.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the housing comprises handwear.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the housing comprises an aluminum exterior.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the cooling element comprises a plurality of heatsinks.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least a type k thermocouple.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the biometric datum comprises temperature datum relating to the glabrous areas of the user.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein controlling the cooling element further comprises configuring the processor to send a signal to the cooling element to increase a rate of heat transfer through the housing as the function of biometric datum.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the exercise datum comprises data related to physical activity of the user.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the improvement datum comprises an improved biometric calculation based on the subsequent exercise datum.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein generating the improvement datum comprises generating a proprietary algorithm as function of the subsequent exercise datum.

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