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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087409 | Heater for footwear A heater for footwear includes a seat having a space centrally defined therein. A spring is compressively received in the space in the seat. A friction mechanism is received in the seat. A cap is sleeved on the seat. The cap has a driving unit longitudinally extendi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7861709 | Apparatus for warming a user and keeping a user warm, a system, and a method Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus including a heat source, a covering, and a transportable case. The a transportable case may be sized and shaped to enclose the heat source and the covering in thermal transfer relation to warm the covering wh... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7775204 | Warming shoe pad A device for warming a shoe is disclosed. An insole has a top cavity. A releasable shoe pad includes a top padding member and a recess between forward and rearward bottom portions. The device includes a thin metal member formed on the pad and including an intermedia... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7708009 | Reusable personal heating system The present invention generally relates to a reusable personal heating system including a sealed container filled with a supercooled supersaturated solution and an activator located in a fixed position within the container which triggers an exothermic crystallizatio... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7364584 | Warming device A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with interleaved, separately inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353820 | Warming device A warming device consisting essentially of a heat generating main body comprising a heat generating element and an air-permeable holding member having the heat generating element enclosed therein. The warming device has a receiving part for receiving a part of a bod... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7326263 | Method and apparatus for hydrogenating hydrocarbon fuels In the present invention, there is provided a process and an apparatus for hydrogenating hydrocarbon fuels. A receptacle is partly filled an aqueous solution containing sodium hydroxide. A hydrocarbon fuel is then introduced inside the receptacle atop the aqueous so... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7278978 | Respiratory vest with inflatable bladder A vest for a supine human has a one-piece cover with a front panel secured to a bladder coupled to a pulsator operable to subject the vest to repeated pulses of air which applies and releases pressure to the front of the thorax of a person. The bladder has an air ch... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7234458 | Laminated heating body A laminated heating body permits free adjustment of temperature to be felt on a user's skin by varying condition of a cover sheet on a surface thereof. The laminated heating body includes a heating body and a cover sheet covering the heating body. The cover sheet is... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226454 | Warming device with varied permeability A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with separately-inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. Each section has a surface or region with a permeability that varies fro... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195056 | Thermal control covers A heat transfer cover mitigates temperature changes of an object. A cover body is configured to receive the object. A plurality of heat transfer channels are defined in an interior of the cover body. The channels are arranged to transport a heat transfer fluid in th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7144567 | Renewable energy carrier system and method There is provided a renewable energy carrier system and method wherein the aluminum metal is the carrier. Aluminum metal is reacted with water in a catalytic reaction, thereby splitting the water into hydrogen, oxygen and forming a clean aluminum derivative. The hyd... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124593 | Temperature conditioning apparatus for the trunk of a human body A temperature conditioning apparatus for the human body includes a vest or other clothing unitary with a thermoelectric or Stirling cycle heat pump worn by the user. The unit is powered by a battery source worn on the user's belt or other part of his or her body, or... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120938 | Cooling cloths A cooling suit comprises: a cloth part; at least one spacer provided at a predetermined position of a reverse side of the cloth part, so as to ensure an airflow passage between the cloth part and a wearer's body; an air inlet provided at the cloth part so as to intr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119304 | Heated hand grip A rechargeable, reusable heated hand grip for use on a ski pole, shovel or other cold weather hand-held tool or object is provided. The hand grip includes a bushing for receiving the end of a tubular object and retaining the object within a bore in the central core ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117816 | Heated pet bed The present invention relates to a pet bed that includes a heating layer which is formed of an enclosure and a heating composition sealed inside the enclosure. The enclosure includes a gas-permeable section such that the heating composition generates heat when a gas... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096687 | Non-constrictive ice bag device Ice bag covers, articles and methods useful in the creation of a non-constrictive ice bag device that is compact and can be attached to a garment, said ice bag device comprising (a) an outer cover with extended peripheries to attach said outer cover to the inside or... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094219 | Intravenous fluid warming device A device for warming fluids being administered intravenously to a patient. The heating assembly comprising a warming pouch is wrapped and secured around a tube through which fluid is intravenously provided to the patient. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086093 | Glove with insulation pocket A glove having a heat insulating barrier is disclosed. The heat insulating barrier is removably inserted into a zippered pocket or a weblike pouch, the pocket or pouch being positioned proximate the back of a user's hand. The heat insulating barrier acts to selectiv... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069598 | Necked garment having built-in receptacle for air activated heater A necked garment having at least one receptacle for efficiently heating the neck of a wearer. The receptacle holds a heater packet. Heat from the heater packet transfers to the neck of the wearer wearing the garment. The receptacle and heater packet are preferably h... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065983 | Adhesive ice bag device Ice bag covers, methods, and articles of manufacture useful in the creation of a adhesive, non-constrictive ice bag device that is compact and can be attached to a garment, said ice bag device preferably comprising (a) a flexible outer cover for one or more cooling ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052509 | Method and device for rapidly inducing and then maintaining hypothermia A cooling system includes a console and a tissue cooling device such as a head-cooling device. An operator applies the head-cooling device to the head of a patient at risk for ischemic injury. The console provides a cooling fluid to a fluid circulation space located... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048976 | Cooling article involving evaporation of water from a polymer absorbent The invention relates to a cooling article comprising a polymer absorbent enclosed within a bag delimited by a collapsible envelope having non-watertight walls, wherein said polymer absorbent is under the form of particles each of which comprises a core of less cros... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043765 | Shirt with cooling collar and cooling pockets A shirt includes a collar with inner and outer layers forming ice pockets spaced around the collar. The pockets are for ice to cool the main blood vessels and spinal nerves in the neck of the wearer. In use, the collar is either in an upstanding closed position arou... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037221 | Frameless portable suspension system A frameless portable suspension system includes a tensional two-dimensional material having a frameless perimeter, opposite upper corners, and a bottom secured to ground, the tensional two-dimensional material located in a vertical plane perpendicular to the ground;... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033663 | Functionally graded friction material A functionally graded friction material 18 having improved wear resistance and thermal conductivity with fibers 10 and heat conducting elements 12 disposed in an arrangement that conducts heat away from a first surface 20 to a second surf... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028344 | Systems and methods for providing a headgear cooling liner Systems and methods for providing an article associated with headgear that keeps the wearer's head both cool and cushioned from the interior harness of the headgear. The article is a system, liner or pad that is inserted into the headgear or coupled to the headgear ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021064 | Multi-compartment pack for cooling or heating of products The present invention relates to a mujlti-compartment pack for colling or heating products. The pack includes a first compartment with a solid matter or a liquid and a second compartment with a liquid wherein the first and second compartment are separated by a remov... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013579 | Article of footwear with temperature regulation means Article of footwear includes a sole, an insole overlying the sole, the insole having in a surface thereof a groove having an inlet and outlet in an edge of the insole, the groove winding substantially throughout the length and width of the insole upper surface. A tu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008445 | Method and device for rapidly inducing hypothermia Disclosed is a system and method for inducing therapeutic levels of hypothermia in a patient in the emergent care setting. The system consists of a small battery operated console and one or more garments. The garments are connected to the console by one or more umbi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001416 | Patient comfort apparatus and system Apparatus and a system for thermally comforting a patient include pneumatic, convective device providing thermal treatment for persons or animals. The pneumatic convective device is adapted to fit around a person's neck and provides convective warming focused or dir... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000682 | Personal cooling or warming system using closed loop fluid flow A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, the garment comprising a carrier formed in the shape of the garment, and a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, wherein the channel segments have a substantially flat configuration so as to improve the... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6966072 | Hat with shading cover and hood with shading cover A cap has a cap body; a sunshade cover removably and rotatably connected to the cap body by means for connecting, having a cooling material; the connecting means having a projection received in a recess, arrangement of the projection in the recess allowing for rotat... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966922 | Methods and devices for prevention of hypothermia in a mammal during prolonged exposure to extreme cold Methods and devices for preventing a change in the core body temperature of a mammal under cold conditions are provided. In the subject methods, a requirement for thermal energy input in said mammal is first detected. In response to the detection of this requirement... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963488 | Device to convey the cool air from an air-conditioner into a computer A device to convey the cool air from an air-conditioner into a computer includes an air-conditioner having an air vent on right side including a plurality of louvers on upper portion, a partition on lower portion, at least a tubular adapter projected outward from th... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6915798 | Method of forming a united exothermic medium and a heating element The flexible exothermic medium of this invention is composed of an exothermic agent which generates heat in contact with air, and a water-absorptive polymer and/or a second polymer other than the water absorptive polymer. The mixture thereof is pressed at a pressure... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6886553 | Self-contained personal warming apparatus and method of warming A self-contained disposable single-use heat generating apparatus comprising a heat generating pack having a first bag layer defined by a first surface area bonded to a second bag layer defined by a second surface area and creating a pouch therebetween. A heat genera... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6640801 | Heat pack with expansion capability A disposable heating device is disclosed that includes a container having a first zone, a second zone and a third zone. A fuel is contained within the first zone and an oxidizing agent contained within the second zone. A first frangible separator disposed... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6575156 | Battery warmer An apparatus for warming a battery for a personal electronic device includes a heating element and a holder. The holder holds the heating element adjacent to the battery for the personal electronic device so as to apply heat thereto. Exemplary heating mea... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550471 | Heated clothing for use in cold weather and cold climate regions The claimed invention relates to an heated clothing with autonomous heating source and comprise (a) thermally insulated suit adapted to cover the human body, (b) portable, low-temperature heat generation module with combustion process controlled by a cont... | 04/22/2003 |
