Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article of apparel incorporating a zoned modifiable textile structure
- Patent Title (中): 服装合并的地带可以修改纺织品结构
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Application No.: US12131624Application Date: 2008-06-02
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Publication No.: US08726414B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Michael Robert Baron , Karin Elizabeth Carter , LaShurya M. Wise
- Applicant: Michael Robert Baron , Karin Elizabeth Carter , LaShurya M. Wise
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Plumsea Law Group, LLC
- Main IPC: A41D13/00
- IPC: A41D13/00 ; A41B1/00

Abstract:
An article of apparel is disclosed that includes zones with a textile having a structure that changes or is otherwise modified by a physical stimulus, such as the presence of water or a temperature change, to modify a property of the textile. The zones may be along a center back area and side areas of the apparel, and the textile may increase in air permeability when exposed to water. The zones may also be in an upper area of the torso and in a lower back area, and the textile may increase in texture when exposed to water. In some embodiments, slits are formed in the textile.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080229473A1 Article Of Apparel Incorporating A Zoned Modifiable Textile Structure Public/Granted day:2008-09-25
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