ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,227, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to MPUSA LLC (Purchase, N.Y.).
"Multi-layer apparel and accessory construction for cooling and ventilation" was invented by Thomas Lambert (Stamford, Conn.), Josh Shaw (Rye Brook, N.Y.) and David Chad Lawrence (Bay Minette, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooling garment, and a method of construction thereof, includes: a first layer configured to be adjacent to a wearer's skin and comprising exemplary cooling fabrics capable of providing a conductive cooling effect when preferably when wet-activated; a second layer adjacent to the first layer and comprising a spacer material that allows for co...