US 11,751,612 B2
Evaporative cooling garment
Konrad Rykaczewski, Tempe, AZ (US)
Assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by Konrad Rykaczewski, Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed on Jan. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/150,334.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/962,503, filed on Jan. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0219634 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. A41D 13/005 (2006.01); A41D 31/12 (2019.01); A41D 31/32 (2019.01); A41B 1/08 (2006.01); A41D 1/06 (2006.01); A42B 1/008 (2021.01)
CPC A41D 13/0056 (2013.01) [A41B 1/08 (2013.01); A41D 1/06 (2013.01); A41D 31/12 (2019.02); A41D 31/325 (2019.02); A42B 1/008 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An evaporative cooling garment comprising:
a first layer, wherein the first layer is configured to absorb a quantity of water;
a second layer superimposed over the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises a reflective material having a reflectivity of about 0.8 to 1 in the visible, near-infrared, and far-infrared regions and, defines openings,
wherein the openings in the second layer comprise about 10% to about 50% of the surface area defined by a perimeter of the second layer,
wherein the first layer is visible from an exterior of the garment through the openings in the second layer, and the garment defines a collapsible gap between an inner surface of the second layer and an outer surface of the first layer,
wherein the first layer has a thickness between about 0.1 cm and about 1.5 cm, and wherein the second layer has a thickness between about 0.1 cm and 1 cm.