Patents
US 11993871 B2: Limited conduction heat retaining materials
- Granted
- 2024-05-28
- Filed
- 2021-10-15 application 17503194
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to an article of clothing that includes a base material with a moisture vapor transfer rate (MVTR) of at least 2000 g/m2/24 h (JIS 1099 A1). The article of clothing may further include a foam-based spacer material coupled to the first side of the base material. The foam-based spacer material may be positioned between the base material and a wearer of the article of clothing when the article of clothing is worn. The foam-based spacer material may be an array of discrete elements coupled with the base material. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240528.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. 195 patents | US company or organization | Beaverton, 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 “Woody” Blackford | Portland, OR | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey Thomas Mergy | Portland, OR | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rebecca A. Durr | Portland, OR | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Haskell Beckham | Portland, OR | 5 | 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 | B32B5/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D03D | Woven fabrics; methods of weaving; looms | D03D1/0035 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C08L | Compositions of macromolecular compounds | C08L101/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D10B | Indexing scheme associated with sublasses of section d, relating to textiles | D10B2321/02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BECKHAM, HASKELL W. signed 2022-05-26 DURR, REBECCA A. signed 2022-05-27 MERGY, JEFFREY THOMAS signed 2022-06-09 BLACKFORD, MICHAEL E. "WOODY" signed 2022-06-10 | COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR NORTH AMERICA, INC. PORTLAND, OR | 61262/332 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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