Fabric for articles of clothing, and method and system of producing same

Abstract

Fabric for articles of clothing, as well as garments made of such fabric, and method and system for manufacturing such fabric and garments. A fabric or garment includes active-cooling materials or substances or elements, or a formulation or composition that includes one or more active-cooling materials or mixture thereof. A garment comprises a first garment-region that contains active-cooling substance, and a second garment-region that does not contain any active-cooling substances. One suitable active-cooling substance can be a mixture of polymer emulsion, water, glycerin, and Potassium Nitrate. The active-cooling substance can be deposited on the fabric, or printed on the fabric, or sprayed or brushed on the fabric, or soaked into the fabric, or otherwise integrated into the fabric.

1 . A garment comprising:
 a first garment-region made of a fabric that comprises an active-cooling substance;   a second, different, garment region that lacks any active-cooling substance.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a coating layer of said active-cooling substance. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a patterned deposition layer of said active-cooling substance. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance that is integrated within said fabric of the first garment-region. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance that is located at least at an inner side of the first garment-region that touches a human wearer. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance that is located exclusively at an inner side of the first garment-region that touches a human wearer, and is not located on an external side of the first garment-region that does not touch the human wearer. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a coating layer of said active-cooling substance which comprises Potassium Nitrate. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a patterned deposition layer of said active-cooling substance which comprises Potassium Nitrate. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance that is integrated within said fabric of the first garment-region, wherein said active-cooling substance comprises Potassium Nitrate. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a coating layer of said active-cooling substance which comprises a formulation, wherein Potassium Nitrate is 15 to 20 percent of said formulation by weight. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a coating layer of said active-cooling substance which comprises a formulation, wherein Potassium Nitrate is 15 to 20 percent of said formulation by volume. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a patterned deposition layer of said active-cooling substance which comprises a formulation, wherein Potassium Nitrate is 15 to 20 percent of said formulation by weight. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a patterned deposition layer of said active-cooling substance which comprises a formulation, wherein Potassium Nitrate is 15 to 20 percent of said formulation by volume. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance that is integrated within said fabric of the first garment-region, wherein said active-cooling substance comprises a formulation, wherein Potassium Nitrate is 15 to 20 percent of said formulation by weight. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance that is integrated within said fabric of the first garment-region, wherein said active-cooling substance comprises a formulation, wherein Potassium Nitrate is 15 to 20 percent of said formulation by volume. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance which is a formulation comprising:
 polymer emulsion, being 40 to 60 percent of said formulation;   water, being 0 to 12 percent of said formulation;   glycerin, being 10 to 15 percent of said formulation;   Potassium Nitrate, being 15 to 20 percent of said formulation;   one or more other materials, being the remainder percentage of said formulation.   
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance which is a formulation comprising:
 polymer emulsion, being 60 percent of said formulation;   water, being less than 1 percent of said formulation;   glycerin, being 13 percent of said formulation;   Potassium Nitrate, being 17 percent of said formulation;   one or more other materials, being the remainder percentage of said formulation.   
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance which is a formulation comprising:
 polymer emulsion, being 55 percent of said formulation;   water, being 5 percent of said formulation;   glycerin, being 10 percent of said formulation;   Potassium Nitrate, being 20 percent of said formulation;   one or more other materials, being the remainder percentage of said formulation.   
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a first particular active-cooling substance;
 wherein a third garment-region of said garment, comprises a second, different, particular active-cooling substance.   
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a first particular active-cooling substance which comprise a first particular percentage of Potassium Nitrate;
 wherein a third garment-region of said garment, comprises a second, different, particular active-cooling substance which comprises a second, different, percentage of Potassium Nitrate.   
     
     
         21 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a first mixture of two-or-more active-cooling materials that are mixed at a first ratio;
 wherein a third garment-region of said garment, comprises a second, different, mixture of same said two-or-more active-cooling materials that are mixed at a second, different, ratio.   
     
     
         22 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a first mixture of two-or-more active-cooling materials;
 wherein a third garment-region of said garment, comprises a second, different, mixture of two-or-more active-cooling materials;   wherein at least one material is part of the first mixture and is not part of the second mixture.   
     
     
         23 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a continuous pattern of cooling elements that are formed of said active-cooling substance, and that are printed-on or coated-on or brushed-on or deposited-on said fabric. 
     
     
         24 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises a set of discrete cooling elements that are formed of said active-cooling substance, and that are printed-on or coated-on or brushed-on or deposited-on said fabric. 
     
     
         25 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is a shirt;
 wherein the first garment-region which comprises the active-cooling substance is a garment-region selected from the group consisting of: sleeve region, armpit region, chest region, back region.   
     
     
         26 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         27 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is an upper-back region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region which is a lower-back region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         28 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is an upper-back region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region which is a chest region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         29 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is an upper-back region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region which is a shoulder-covering region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         30 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is an upper-back region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region which is an armpit-covering region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         31 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is an upper-back region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region which is a sleeve region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         32 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is a chest region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region is a shoulder-covering region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         33 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is a chest region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region is an armpit-covering region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         34 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is a chest region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region is a stomach-covering region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         35 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is a hip region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region is a thigh region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         36 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is a hip region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region is a leg region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         37 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is a thigh region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region is a leg region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         38 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is an outer-thigh region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region is an inner-thigh region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         39 . The garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first garment-region is an inner-hip region and comprises said active-cooling substance at a first density of material-deposited-per-area;   wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region is an outer-hip region which comprises said active-cooling substance at a second, lower, density of material-deposited-per-area.   
     
     
         40 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first garment-region comprises said active-cooling substance that is integrated therein as multiple, filled, non-hollow patterned items that provide a first level of active cooling;
 wherein the garment comprises a third garment-region which comprises said active-cooling substance that is integrated therein as multiple, non-filled, hollow patterned items that provide a second level of active cooling that is smaller than said first level of active cooling.   
     
     
         41 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein an entirety of said garment comprises said active-cooling substance that is integrated therein only as multiple, filled, non-hollow patterned items, and lacks any hollow, non-filled, patterned items of said active-cooling substance. 
     
     
         42 - 50 . (canceled)