Patents by Inventor Dirk H. Buikema

Dirk H. Buikema has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DEVICE FOR STIMULATING ADAPTIVE THERMOGENESIS IN BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE
    Publication number: 20150135729
    Abstract: A garment is provided which comprises (a) a first portion constructed from stretchable material that is form fitting to a user's physique and that extends across any of the following body segments of the user; the collar bone, the neck, the upper spine, the armpit area; and (b) a cooling composition disposed in said first portion, said cooling composition comprising a material that may or may not undergo a phase change to apply a cooling effect to the collar bone area of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Mark T. Raines, Dirk H. Buikema
  • Device for stimulating adaptive thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue
    Patent number: 8950207
    Abstract: A garment is provided which comprises (a) a first portion constructed from stretchable material that is form fitting to a user's physique and that extends across any of the following body segments of the user; the collar bone, the neck, the upper spine, the armpit area; and (b) a cooling composition disposed in said first portion, said cooling composition comprising a material that may or may not undergo a phase change to apply a cooling effect to the collar bone area of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hyper Wear, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Raines, Dirk H. Buikema
  • Device for stimulating adaptive thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue
    Patent number: 8800311
    Abstract: A garment is provided which comprises (a) a first portion constructed from stretchable material that is form fitting to a user's physique and that extends across any of a user's collar bone, neck, upper spine, or armpit area; and (b) a cooling composition disposed in said first portion, said cooling composition comprising a material that applies a cooling effect to the collar bone area of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Hyper Wear, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Raines, Dirk H. Buikema
  • Device For Stimulating Adaptive Thermogenesis in Brown Adipose Tissue
    Publication number: 20120055187
    Abstract: A garment is provided which comprises (a) a first portion constructed from stretchable material that is form fitting to a user's physique and that extends across any of a user's collar bone, neck, upper spine, or armpit area; and (b) a cooling composition disposed in said first portion, said cooling composition comprising a material that applies a cooling effect to the collar bone area of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Mark T. Raines, Dirk H. Buikema
  • Device for Stimulating Adaptive Thermogenesis in Brown Adipose Tissue
    Publication number: 20110239682
    Abstract: A garment is provided which comprises (a) a first portion constructed from stretchable material that is form fitting to a user's physique and that extends across any of the following body segments of the user; the collar bone, the neck, the upper spine, the armpit area; and (b) a cooling composition disposed in said first portion, said cooling composition comprising a material that may or may not undergo a phase change to apply a cooling effect to the collar bone area of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Mark T. Raines, Dirk H. Buikema