Patents
US 10875274 B2: Cooling material
- Granted
- 2020-12-29
- Filed
- 2015-04-02 application 14677911
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
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Abstract
Disclosed are cooling materials for clothing and other body gear that may use a discontinuous pattern of highly absorbent polymers coupled to a base fabric that has a low resistance to moisture spread (e.g., a high wicking rate) and lower absorption properties compared to the highly absorbent polymer elements, to manage moisture (e.g., sweat) and body heat. The absorbance of the highly absorbent polymers is greater than that of the base fabric, such as at least two times greater, and the highly absorbent polymer elements may be non-endothermic.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201229.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. 195 patents | US company or organization | Portland, OR | COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR NORTH AMERICA, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael E. “Woody” Blackford | Portland, OR | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wayne Alan Skankey | Portland, OR | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey Thomas Mergy | Portland, OR | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig M. Gates | Portland, OR | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B3/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A41D | Outerwear; protective garments; accessories | A41D13/0053 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D05B | Sewing | D05B1/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D06N | Wall, floor, or like covering materials, e.g. linoleum, oilcloth, artificial leather, roofing felt, consisting of a fibrous web coated with a layer of macromolecular material; flexible sheet material not otherwise provided for | D06N7/0092 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D10B | Indexing scheme associated with sublasses of section d, relating to textiles | D10B2401/022 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T428/2481 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BLACKFORD, MICHAEL E. "WOODY" signed 2015-04-02 GATES, CRAIG signed 2015-04-02 MERGY, JEFFREY THOMAS signed 2015-04-02 SKANKEY, WAYNE ALAN signed 2015-04-02 | COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR NORTH AMERICA, INC. PORTLAND, OR | 35802/509 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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