Heated garment
First Claim
1. A garment, comprising:
- a fabric having a channel;
a heat conductive wire disposed in the channel;
a power source coupled to the heat conductive wire and detachably attached to the garment;
a controller electrically coupled to the power source and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the controller is configured with a heat setting; and
a temperature sensor operably coupled to the controller and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to be disabled.
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Abstract
In an embodiment of the present invention, a garment includes a fabric having a channel, a heat conductive wire disposed in the channel, a power source coupled to the heat conductive wire and detachably attached to the garment, and a controller electrically coupled to the power source and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the controller is configured with a heat setting. In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of heating a garment includes providing a fabric, forming a channel, disposing a heat conductive wire within the channel, connecting the heat conductive wire with a power source, wherein the power source is a rechargeable battery, and adjusting the heating of the garment by operating the power source and the heat conductive wire using a controller.
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53 Claims
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1. A garment, comprising:
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a fabric having a channel; a heat conductive wire disposed in the channel; a power source coupled to the heat conductive wire and detachably attached to the garment; a controller electrically coupled to the power source and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the controller is configured with a heat setting; and a temperature sensor operably coupled to the controller and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to be disabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33)
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7. A garment, comprising:
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a fabric having a channel; a heat conductive wire disposed in the channel; a power source coupled to the heat conductive wire and detachably attached to the garment; a controller electrically coupled to the power source and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the controller is configured with a heat setting, and wherein the controller is configured with data representing thermal properties of the garment; and a temperature sensor operably coupled to the controller and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the temperature sensor measures ambient temperature, wherein the controller is configured to regulate heating of the garment based on the measured ambient temperature and the thermal property data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 26, 27, 30)
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14. A method of heating a garment, comprising:
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providing a fabric; forming a channel in the fabric; disposing a heat conductive wire within the channel; connecting the heat conductive wire with a power source, wherein the power source is a rechargeable battery; measuring ambient temperature using a temperature sensor; and adjusting the heating of the garment by operating the power source and the heat conductive wire using a controller, the controller being configured with data representing the thermal properties of the garment; wherein the step of adjusting the heating of the garment comprises regulating the heating of the garment based on the measured ambient temperature and the thermal property data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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24. A garment, comprising:
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a fabric having a channel; a heat conductive wire disposed in the channel; a power source coupled to the heat conductive wire and detachably attached to the garment; a controller electrically coupled to the power source and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the controller is configured with a heat setting; and a plurality of temperature sensors operably coupled to the controller and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the plurality of temperature sensors are disposed throughout the garment; wherein the heat conductive wire is configured to independently heat a plurality of areas of the garment, each of the plurality of areas being associated with at least one of the plurality of temperature sensors, and wherein the controller is configured to individually regulate heating of the plurality of areas of the garment separately, based on information provided by the associated temperature sensors. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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31. A garment, comprising:
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a fabric having a channel; a heat conductive wire disposed in the channel; a power source coupled to the heat conductive wire and detachably attached to the garment; a controller electrically coupled to the power source and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the controller is configured with a heat setting; and an external pocket configured to receive a packet of heat conductive wires, the packet being configured to detachably couple to the power source and the controller.
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34. A garment, comprising:
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a fabric having a channel; a heat conductive wire disposed in the channel; a power source coupled to the heat conductive wire and detachably attached to the garment; a controller electrically coupled to the power source and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the controller is configured with a heat setting; and a temperature sensor operably coupled to the controller and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the temperature sensor is, disposed proximate an extremity of the user. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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