Heated garments
First Claim
1. A heated garment, comprising:
- a fabric;
a plurality of heating elements, that include nanoparticles, proximate the fabric, wherein the nanoparticles are selected from at least one of;
BCN nanotubes, ˜
BCN nanotubes, ˜
BC2N nanotubes, boron nitride nanotubes, DNA nanotubes, gallium nitride nanotubes, silicon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes, tungsten disulphide nanotubes, membrane nanotubes having a tubular membrane connection between cells, titania nanotubes, or tungsten sulfide nanotubes, wherein at least one of the plurality of heating elements is encapsulated within a thermally insulating material on a first surface of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements and an inert material on a second surface and the sides of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements, wherein the inert material is selected from;
glass, silicon, or porcelain, and wherein the thermally insulating material is selected from;
fiberglass, mineral wool, cellulose, polyurethane foam, polystyrene, aerogel, natural fibers, hemp, sheep'"'"'s wool, cotton, straw, polyisocyanurate, or polyurethane; and
an electronic controller connection for connecting a controller for controlling electrical current flowing through the at least one of the plurality of heating elements, wherein the electronic controller connection includes an activation terminal extending through a first side of the inert material and a negative terminal extending through a second side of the inert material.
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Abstract
Electrically heated, cold weather garments, are provided that include carbon nanotube heating elements. A garment may include a lightweight, stretchable, form-fitting fabric for covering portions of the body of a wearer of the garment; a plurality of flexible, electrical heating element stitched to the fabric by sewing; an electronic controller for controlling current flowing through each of the heating elements in a pulse-width modulated fashion, to thereby independently control the heat generated by each heating element; a plurality of potentiometers for controlling the level of power supplied to each heating wire; and a master power level potentiometer for controlling the power supplied to each of the heating wires in a uniform and simultaneous fashion. A controller may utilize a combination of analog and digital-like signals to control in a pulse-width modulated fashion the current flow through the heating elements. Alternatively, a controller may include a microprocessor which is operable to sense changes in the temperature of the heating wires themselves, and to regulate automatically and independently the power supplied to each of the heating elements.
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20 Claims
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1. A heated garment, comprising:
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a fabric; a plurality of heating elements, that include nanoparticles, proximate the fabric, wherein the nanoparticles are selected from at least one of;
BCN nanotubes, ˜
BCN nanotubes, ˜
BC2N nanotubes, boron nitride nanotubes, DNA nanotubes, gallium nitride nanotubes, silicon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes, tungsten disulphide nanotubes, membrane nanotubes having a tubular membrane connection between cells, titania nanotubes, or tungsten sulfide nanotubes, wherein at least one of the plurality of heating elements is encapsulated within a thermally insulating material on a first surface of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements and an inert material on a second surface and the sides of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements, wherein the inert material is selected from;
glass, silicon, or porcelain, and wherein the thermally insulating material is selected from;
fiberglass, mineral wool, cellulose, polyurethane foam, polystyrene, aerogel, natural fibers, hemp, sheep'"'"'s wool, cotton, straw, polyisocyanurate, or polyurethane; andan electronic controller connection for connecting a controller for controlling electrical current flowing through the at least one of the plurality of heating elements, wherein the electronic controller connection includes an activation terminal extending through a first side of the inert material and a negative terminal extending through a second side of the inert material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A heated garment, comprising:
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a fabric; a conductor including at least one of a plurality of heating elements that includes nanoparticles for generating heat in response to a current flow therethrough, and for distributing heat throughout the fabric, wherein the nanoparticles are selected from at least one of;
BCN nanotubes, ˜
BCN nanotubes, ˜
BC2N nanotubes, boron nitride nanotubes, DNA nanotubes, gallium nitride nanotubes, silicon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes, tungsten disulphide nanotubes, membrane nanotubes having a tubular membrane connection between cells, titania nanotubes, or tungsten sulfide nanotubes, wherein the at least one of the plurality of heating elements is encapsulated within a thermally insulating material on a first surface of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements and an inert material on a second surface and the sides of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements, wherein the inert material is selected from;
glass, silicon, or porcelain, and wherein the thermally insulating material is selected from;
fiberglass, mineral wool, cellulose, polyurethane foam, polystyrene, aerogel, natural fibers, hemp, sheep'"'"'s wool, cotton, straw, polyisocyanurate, or polyurethane;a controller for controlling in pulse width modulated fashion the current flow through the carbon nanotubes, the controller further being secured to a portion of the garment; power level selection for providing manual control over the controller; a flexible wiring harness having first and second ends; and an electrical connector securely mounted to a portion of the fabric for removably connecting the second end of the wiring harness with an activation terminal extending through a first side of the inert material and the first end of the wiring harness with a negative terminal extending through a second side of the inert material. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrically heated wearable garment, comprising:
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a fabric; at least one of a plurality of heating elements including nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles are selected from at least one of;
BCN nanotubes, ˜
BCN nanotubes, ˜
BC2N nanotubes, boron nitride nanotubes, DNA nanotubes, gallium nitride nanotubes, silicon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes, tungsten disulphide nanotubes, membrane nanotubes having a tubular membrane connection between cells, titania nanotubes, or tungsten sulfide nanotubes, wherein the at least one of the plurality of heating elements is encapsulated within a thermally insulating material on a first surface of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements and an inert material on a second surface and the sides of the at least one of the plurality of heating elements, wherein the inert material is selected from;
glass, silicon, or porcelain, and wherein the thermally insulating material is selected from;
fiberglass, mineral wool, cellulose, polyurethane foam, polystyrene, aerogel, natural fibers, hemp, sheep'"'"'s wool, cotton, straw, polyisocyanurate, or polyurethane; anda controller connection for connecting a controller for controlling electric current flowing through the at least one heating element, wherein the controller connection includes an activation terminal extending through a first side of the inert material and a negative terminal extending through a second side of the inert material. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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