Abstract: A portable vaporizer for the delivery of inhalable substances is presented that has the capability of combining multiple different cartridges to provide the user with a variety of inhalable substances for inhalation.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette, an atomization assembly and an atomization component for the same. The atomization component comprises a porous base, a first film, and a second film. The porous base material comprises an atomization surface. The first film and the second film are sequentially formed on the atomization surface. At least one of the first film or the second film is used for generating heat when charged, so as to heat and atomize an e-liquid on the atomization surface.

Abstract: An inductively heatable aerosol-generating article for an inductively heating aerosol-generating device is provided, the article including: an aerosol-forming rod segment having a cylindrical shape with a constant outer cross-section including an elongate susceptor element and an aerosol-forming substrate surrounding the susceptor element so as to define the cylindrical shape of the rod segment, the susceptor element including at least one narrower portion at each extreme end of the susceptor element, and the narrower portion at each extreme end including a reduced transverse cross-section as compared to one or more portions of the susceptor element along a length extension of the susceptor element including a maximum transverse cross-section of the susceptor element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heater for generating an inhalable aerosol in an aerosol-generating device. The heater comprises at least two meshes. The meshes are arranged to be distanced from each other so that the meshes are configured for enabling wicking of aerosol-forming substrate between the meshes.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device including a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating substance after a locking mode is terminated; an output interface configured to output information indicative of switching from the locking mode to a password input mode; an input interface configured to receive at least one user input including a predetermined input waiting time in the password input mode; and a controller configured to terminate the locking mode based on whether the user input matches a password.

Abstract: A favor generation system includes: a power source unit (110) that includes a power source (10) that is electrically connected to or connectable to a load (121R) for atomizing an aerosol source or heating a flavor source, and a first controller (50); and a charging unit (200) that includes a second controller (250) and that is capable of charging the power source. The first controller and the second controller are configured to be capable of controlling a charging speed of the power source. In the control of the charging speed, a first object to be operated by the first controller is different from a second object to be operated by the second controller.

Abstract: A heater assembly includes a heating layer having at least a portion including a susceptor material generating heat by an external magnetic field and having a cylindrical shape therein in which an accommodation space configured to accommodate the cigarette is formed, an insulating layer surrounding at least a portion of an outer side surface of the heating layer, and a sensor pattern embedded in the insulating layer and configured to measure a temperature.

Abstract: An improved vaporizer, system, and method for managing concentrate usage is disclosed. The vaporizer may comprise a housing to receive a cartridge configured to store a concentrate. The cartridge comprises a nozzle, at one end, with a smart chip for storing an identification code associated with the concentrate. The vaporizer, cartridge, system and method provides means for assuring accurate dosing and management of concentrate use and usage data collection.

Abstract: A method of controlling heating in an aerosol-generating system including a heater is provided, the method including: a first control step in which a predetermined power is provided to the heater and a resistance of the heater is determined, the determined resistance being indicative of a temperature of the heater; monitoring for a predetermined condition, and upon detection of the predetermined condition, recording a resistance of the heater; determining a target resistance corresponding to a target temperature of the heater based on the recorded resistance; and a second control step in which the predetermined power provided to the heater is controllably adapted to drive the resistance of the heater towards the target resistance such that the heater is driven towards the target temperature corresponding to the target resistance. An aerosol-generating system and a controller for an aerosol-generating system are also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a housing structured to retain an aerosol precursor composition, and a sensor configured to produce a measurement of pressure caused by airflow through at least a portion of the housing, and convert the measurement of pressure to a corresponding electrical signal. The aerosol delivery device includes a heating element configured to convert electricity to heat and thereby vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition. The aerosol delivery device also includes a control component including a processor configured to receive the corresponding electrical signal and in response connect a power source to a load including the heating element and thereby power the heating element. And the aerosol delivery device includes a voltage regulator coupled to and between the sensor and the power source, and configured to step down voltage from the power source to the sensor and thereby power the sensor.

Abstract: A system for filling device parts of simulated smoking devices, such as cartridges of electronic cigarettes, with a fluid, said system comprising a filling station to discharge a predetermined amount of fluid in each of the device parts, a weighing station to individually weigh the device parts filled by the filling station, which weighing station provides a measurement signal for each of the device parts, and a control unit to determine if the predetermined amount of fluid has been discharged in each of the device parts on basis of the measurement signal, which control unit is in communication with the weighing station.

Abstract: An aerosol generation device may include a case: a carrier coupled to the case; and a plurality of terminals coupled to the carrier and including one end in contact with a power source external to the case and the other end extending and protruding from the one end to an inside of the case.

Abstract: An underwire for use in a brassiere, and the associated brassiere, the underwire including a generally arcuate base member having a first end, a central segment, and a second end, and a spiral boning member fixedly attached to the base member, where the spiral boning member has a greater flexibility than a flexibility of the base member.

Abstract: The technology described herein relates to a pair of long pants garment panel comprising a pattern of a durable water-repellant (DWR) coating that is selectively applied on to the pant legs of the pair of long pants. The pattern is comprised of a plurality of discrete shapes that are isolated from one another. In other words, the textile material surrounding each discrete shape in the plurality of discrete shapes is not coated by the DWR coating. A size of the plurality of discrete shapes in the pattern is gradually decreased moving up the pant legs starting from a hemmed edge up to a knee area. The pattern is visible during wet conditions and not visible during dry conditions.

Abstract: A covering is disclosed that is designed to protect the lower region of a user while seated on a seat. The covering includes a front portion and a back portion, with both being formed from a pliable material. The front portion and the back portion are connected to form a pocket, with the front portion and the back portion further defining an opening configured to receive legs of the user. Further, a flap is connected to and extends from an end of the back portion proximal the opening, the flap being configured to be sat on by the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a garment (10) comprising an inflatable protective device (11). The inflatable protective device (11) comprises: at least one inflatable bag (12) suitable for moving between a rest condition, wherein it is deflated, and an operating condition, wherein it is inflated; an inflator unit (14) designed for inflating the at least one inflatable bag (12); sensors (17, 18) designed for monitoring the user's body for shocks or unexpected movements; a control unit (19) designed for processing the data provided by the sensors (17, 18) and for activating the inflator unit (14) if, on the basis of the data received by the sensors (17, 18), a danger situation is identified. According to the invention the garment (10) is provided with a display unit (22) which comprises an alphanumeric and/or graphical visual display (24) for providing the user with messages and/or symbols about the internal status of the inflatable protective device (11).

Abstract: A fishing wader with a body portion and a pair of booties. The body portion has a front pocket assembly made of three stacked layers of material, including an outer layer having a plurality of hexagonal-shaped holes, a water-permeable middle layer, and a water-permeable inner layer. Each bootie has a toe piece, an ankle piece, and a sole piece. The toe piece has a top layer that is a laminated composite material including a waterproof breathable membrane. The toe piece also has a middle layer that is made of a durable and resilient waterproof material with a plurality of cutouts that penetrate completely through the middle layer. The toe piece also has a bottom layer. The durometer of the sole piece is preferably higher than the durometer of the toe and ankle pieces.

Abstract: One or more rigid finger sheath assemblies that terminate in a blunt pointed ends are described. Some variations resemble a claw. Generally, embodiments of each sheath assembly include a rigid sleeve with a closed distal end that forms a chamber accessible only from an open proximal end wherein the finger can be slid therein. To secure the sheath assembly to the finger regardless of what finger and the size thereof, the interior of rigid sleeve includes a compressible foam affixed therein.

Abstract: A sports face mask with an inhalation zone and an exhalation zone, both of which are separated from each other, comprises: an outer layer body used to filter air and create a large-sized inhalation zone inside as an inhalation space for nose breathing; an exhalation duct located inside the outer layer body and forming an exhalation zone inside as a space in which a mask user's breaths from the mouth are exhaled; a fixed support located between the outer layer body and the exhalation duct for fastening the exhalation duct on the outer layer body. The exhalation duct comprises an air inlet and an air outlet; the sports face mask is equipped with a replaceable filtering layer inside, which is removable, cleanable or replaceable for a clean sports face mask, and wearing portions used to fix the sports face mask on a mask user's mouth and nose and located at both sides of the outer layer body, respectively.

Abstract: A scraper glove is provided and includes a glove body and a scraper element. The glove body is mitten-shaped and includes a thumb sleeve and a fingers sleeve. The scraper element is attached to an exterior surface of the fingers sleeve and includes a receptacle portion to accept one or more fingers of a user when positioned within the fingers sleeve, and a scraping portion extending from the receptacle portion and integrally connected to the receptacle portion. The scraping portion includes a scraping edge with one or more teeth, and the scraping edge is configured to scrape pulp of a plant-based medium to hollow-out the plant-based medium. The scraper element further includes a textured leverage point on an anterior external surface of the scraper element between an end of the receptacle portion and the scraping edge.

Abstract: A safety glove includes a knitted inner shell, a first coating covering an exterior surface of the knitted inner shell, a plurality of guard members disposed on the first coating, a second coating covering the first coating and the plurality of guard members, and a third coating covering only a portion of the second coating. A method of manufacturing a safety glove includes kitting fibers to form an inner shell, dipping the inner shell into a first material to form a first coating; securing a plurality of guard members on the first coating, dipping the result into a second material to form a second coating, inspecting the second coating, and, if the second coating passes inspection, dipping only a portion of the result into a third material to form a third coating.

Abstract: A lining system for articles of clothing is provided. The lining system enabling easy access to inward facing surfaces of outer panel portions of the article of clothing that incorporates the lining system. The lining system includes a plurality of detachable fasteners, each adapted to selectively move between a closed configuration and an open configuration providing access to the inward facing surfaces of the outer panel portion for applying patches thereto.

Abstract: A device for interchanging a patch on an article, the device including a base component configured to contact an inner surface of the article; a curved component configured to contact an outer surface of the article wherein the curved component is switchable between an engaged state and a disengaged state, and wherein the curved component is configured to receive the patch in the disengaged state and attach the patch to the article in the engaged state; and a connector configured to extend through the article to fasten the curved component to the base component.

Abstract: An athletic clothing assembly for convenient stowage of a mouthguard includes a garment configured to position over and at least partially cover at least one of an upper body and a lower body of an athlete. A first panel is coupled by opposing edges and a bottom edge to a surface of the garment to define a pocket. The pocket is configured to insert a mouthguard to removably stow the mouthguard. A closure that is coupled to the garment and the first panel proximate to an upper edge of the first panel is positioned to selectively close the pocket to retain the mouthguard in the pocket.

Abstract: An item of clothing includes a first pocket having first opening/closing means to respectively allow and inhibit access to the first pocket and a second pocket having second opening/closing means to respectively allow and inhibit access to the second pocket. The first opening/closing means and the second opening/closing means are aligned and at least partially overlapped to allow simultaneous insertion of a hand through the first opening/closing means and the second opening/closing means, when opened to access the second pocket through the first pocket.

Abstract: A barber jacket has an exterior layer, an interior layer and a collar at the top of the jacket. The barber jacket further has at least one sleeve attached to the exterior layer and at least one pocket having a protective liner within. At least one removable ferromagnetic member on the exterior layer of the barber jacket releasably attaches tools of the barber's trade to the exterior side of the barber jacket. The exterior layer is made of a water repellant material. The interior layer is made of a breathable material.

Abstract: A hidden trouser suspension apparatus which is worn in a concealed manner and operates to assist in effectively holding up a wearer's trousers. The hidden trouser suspension apparatus includes a holder having a rigid portion formed of a substantially planar body and an engager having a rigid, substantially planar body. The engager, when secured underneath a wearer's trousers behind a wearer's belt in the trousers, is structured to protrude into the inside surface of the trousers and provide a surface on which a belt looped in the trousers can rest. The holder and engager structured to be releasably fastened together with a front surface of the holder flush with a corresponding back surface of the engager through the operation of the positioning mechanism and the locking mechanism in a manner which fixes the holder and engager, when sandwiched around a portion of a shirt, in place on the shirt.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a lash extension comprising: a first hair having a first proximal end and a first distal end; a in second hair having a second proximal end and a second distal end; and a base intersecting the first hair between the first proximal end and the first distal end and the second hair between the second proximal end and the second distal end such that a first segment of the first hair extends between the base and the first proximal end and a second segment of the second hair extends between the base and the second proximal end.

Abstract: A stitch ripping assembly for hands free stitch ripping includes a base that is positionable on a support surface. The base is rounded and is elongated along a longitudinal axis such that the base has an ovoid shape. Additionally, the base has a prominence extending upwardly therefrom. A gripping pad is coupled to the base and the gripping pad is comprised of an adhesive material to inhibit the base from sliding on the support surface. A stitch ripper is pivotally coupled to the base. The stitch ripper is positionable to extend upwardly from the base at a plurality of angles. In this way the stitch ripper can rip stitches without being held by a user.

Abstract: A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Users may communicate with other users on how wear patterns should be applied onto base garments and make changes to the wear patterns or other garment features, while sharing with other users their progress.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a textile item (T) developed to be placed on the head of the health care providers. The item is made of conventional fabrics but it has specific properties to be used in the hospital setting, outer layer composed of a semipermeable component, inner layer composed of a breathable and antimicrobial component, and preferably an intermediate layer with the function of an antimicrobial barrier. Also, the presence of a pocket (P) simultaneously allows the user to store safely, and temporarily, small personal belongings. So, the present invention belongs to the area of protective clothing for professional use, particularly in the hospital setting.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for headwear including a crown and an elasticizing kit, the elasticizing kit including a double-sided sew flange, the double-sided sew flange having a first terminating end opposite a second terminating end, each of the first and second terminating ends including a respective slot for inserting material, a size-adjusting mechanism including at least one strap and adapted to selectively adjust a size of the headwear, the size-adjusting mechanism being coupled to the double-sided sew flange, and an elastomeric strap coupled to the size-adjusting mechanism, the elastomeric strap being attached directly to the slot of the first terminating end of the double-sided sew flange or the slot of the second terminating end of the double-sided sew flange.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to helmet safety compliance systems for use in personal transportation ride-share systems. A rider safety compliance system, may include a personal transport upon which a user can be transported, a physical lock mechanism securely mounted on the personal transport and mechanically adapted to lock and secure a helmet, and a processor adapted to release the helmet from the physical lock mechanism as a pre-determined action for allowing the user to activate the personal transport.

Abstract: A light-emitting beacon for attachment to a helmet comprising a convex outer surface is disclosed. The beacon comprises a printed circuit board assembly arranged within a hollow space between a carapace and a battery such that a first surface of a circuit board assembly faces the power source and a second surface of the circuit board assembly faces the carapace. The circuit board assembly further comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged on the second surface wherein a first of the LEDs emits a first light visible from a first lateral side of the carapace and a second of the LEDs emits a second light visible from a second lateral side of the carapace. There is also discloses a light activated beacon comprising at least one LED activated or deactivated in response to light sensed by at least one of a plurality of photosensors arranged on the second outer surface.

Abstract: A helmet body includes an outer shell and an energy management liner with an outer shell lower edge extending between the inner surface and the outer surface of the outer shell. At least two shoulder pad recesses are positioned at a lower edge of the outer shell on a respective left and right sides of the helmet. The energy management liner is adjacent to the inner surface of the outer shell and includes at least two shoulder pads formed of a foamed energy management material. Each of the at least two shoulder pads is received into one of the at least two shoulder pad recesses on the respective left or right side of the helmet, each shoulder pad extending from inside of the outer shell to across at least a majority of a width of the lower edge of the outer shell.

Abstract: A shock absorber, for use with headgear having a faceguard, has a sliding member that does not extend beyond the support structure of the shock absorber in a way that would leave it vulnerable to damage. A headgear having a faceguard provides a protected mounting location for mounting a shock absorber for the faceguard.

Abstract: Present aspects are directed to an interlocking braided shoe and midsole system comprising a midsole insert having a plurality of protruding studs and a braided upper comprising a tubular containment structure. The tubular containment structure has a first zone comprising a first braid density and first braid configuration defining a plurality of apertures located on a top surface of the braided upper and a second zone having a second braid density and a second braid configuration defining a plurality of apertures located on the bottom surface of the braided upper. The plurality of apertures of the second braid configuration correspond to the plurality of protruding studs such that the plurality of protruding studs extend below an exterior surface of the braided upper through the plurality of apertures of the second braided configuration, coupling the bottom surface of the midsole insert with the braided upper.

Abstract: A method and kit are provided for the customization of footwear comprising an upper which is partially or totally made of thermoformable material. The method provides for selectively heating the portions made of thermoformable material of the footwear, while leaving the remaining portions of the footwear at a substantially unchanged temperature, and for applying to the thermoformable material portions a pressure sufficient to adapt their shape to the specific morphology of the user's foot. This allows to customize even footwear comprising delicate portions, which would be damaged if subjected to high temperatures. The method may provide for customizing a footbed, partially or totally made of thermoformable material, to the specific morphology of the user's foot sole. The kit is compact, preferably transportable and capable of autonomously carrying out all the steps of the method.

Abstract: A shoe cover for covering a shoe to present the look like the wearer is wearing a different pair of shoes. The shoe cover includes an upper piece configured to cover the shoe of a wearer, the upper piece sized to cover a specific shoe without being attached to the shoe while the shoe is worn. The shoe cover includes a sole piece coupled to a bottom of the upper piece and configured to grip surfaces as the wearer uses the shoe cover and a gripping insert secured within the cavity created of the upper piece to guard against slippage of the cover on the shoe with the intent of ensuring the safety of the wearer.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes a shoe and a sole integrated into the shoe. The monitoring system also includes a connection mechanism attached to an underside of the sole and is shaped to connect the sole to a pedal. A pressure sensor is incorporated into the shoe that senses a force exerted on the pedal when the shoe is connected to the pedal through the connection mechanism.

Abstract: A bunion correction footwear device is provided. The bunion correction footwear device includes a primary bladder. The primary bladder is defined by at least one primary bladder member. The primary bladder member, or primary bladder members, define a primary cavity. The primary cavity is connected to a primary pump by a primary tubing. The primary pump is connected to a primary actuator. The primary actuator is designed to allow for air to be forced from the primary pump to the primary cavity when the primary actuator is pressed.

Abstract: A flexible cellular material is thermoregulated by compressing and expanding gas trapped in its cells A flexible elastomer material of a device that provide thermoregulation includes two layers of different shore hardness and conductivity and is has gas-filled cells. Each cell has a zone to store the gas when compressing the material in the layer C with higher hardness and thermal conductivity and another zone to expand the gas when decompressing the material in the layer D with lower hardness and thermal conductivity. The flexible material can be used as a sole in shoes to maintain a cool temperature. With each step, the cell zones located in the layer C act as adiabatic chambers whose gasses heat with compression. When the foot leaves the ground the zones of cells located in the layer D then act as a reactor nozzle that will expand the air and therefore cool it.

Abstract: An orthopedic insole and a method of manufacturing a convex cushion structure for walking unsteadiness, the convex cushion structure being provided on an upper surface of an insole body. The method includes steps of data collection: measuring plantar static pressure data and plantar dynamic pressure data; data analysis: analyzing the plantar static pressure data and the plantar dynamic pressure data; preparing an insole body; performing insole modeling based on the plantar static pressure data; and importing the plantar dynamic pressure data to manufacture the insole body; partitioning the insole body; preparing the convex cushion structure: determining a shape of the convex cushion structure by using a test result of the dynamic pressure distributions; determining a specific location of the convex cushion structure by using a test result of the gait lines and the gait cycle; and printing the convex cushion structure on the upper surface of the insole body.

Abstract: Described are soles for shoes, and shoes with such soles. The sole includes a first partial region and a second partial region, a cushioning element, and a protection element. The cushioning element is arranged within at least a portion of the first partial region and within at least a portion of the second partial region. The protection element is also arranged within at least a portion of the first partial region and within at least a portion of the second partial region. The cushioning element has a greater stiffness in the first partial region than in the second partial region. When a wearer treads down with the sole on a surface, the protection element has a larger contact area with the surface in the first partial region than in the second partial region.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first plate, a fluid-filled bladder supported on the first plate, and a second plate supported on the fluid-filled bladder with the fluid-filled bladder disposed between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate ascends rearward of the fluid-filled bladder and the second plate descends rearward of the fluid-filled bladder with a posterior portion of the first plate above a posterior portion of the second plate rearward of the fluid-filled bladder. A method of manufacturing footwear sole structures includes assembling sole structures for plural ranges of footwear sizes, each of the sole structures including a fluid-filled bladder with a predetermined inflation pressure that is different for at least two of the plural ranges.

Abstract: An insulating shoe insert including a core layer formed of a cellular material, and a top layer and a bottom layer bonded to opposing sides of the core layer, respectively, the top layer and the bottom layer being configured as thin sheets of aromatic polyamide material such that the top layer and bottom layer cooperate with the core layer to create a heat transfer resistance sufficient to resist transfer of heat through the core layer.

Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may include a first knit layer, a second knit layer, and a third layer located between the first knit layer and the second knit layer, the third layer including a material with a melting point of 150° C. or less, where the first knit layer and the second knit layer are secured via the material of the third layer. A first zone may be included, where the first knit layer, the second knit layer, and the third layer are coextensive in the first zone. A second zone may be included, where the first knit layer, the second knit layer, and the third layer are coextensive in the second zone. The first zone may have a first stretch resistance and the second zone may have a second stretch resistance, where the first stretch resistance is greater than the second stretch resistance.

Abstract: The invention provides an algorithm-driven method that uses a set of mathematical techniques and numerical procedures to carry out an automatic design for therapeutic insoles. Objectives of the invention include relieving soft tissue overpressure, aligning bone segments and redistributing loads located in specific zones of the foot.

Abstract: A cord and webbing fastener is provided. The fastener includes a body, an elongated, oval-shaped passageway extending there through from lateral sides thereof and between a mid-bar and a bottom bar, and a jawed passageway extending there through from lateral sides thereof and between the mid-bar and the first jaw and the second jaw. The fastener is used assembled with cord and webbing to adjustably secure a hammock or other load to a support or anchor point.

Abstract: An inserting buckle comprises an insertion piece, a buckle body, an ejection member, a first pressing buckle and a second pressing buckle. The second pressing buckle movably disposed in the cavity and moved toward or away from the first pressing buckle; the second pressing buckle is driven back by a second elastic member; a buckle hole is formed between the first pressing buckle and the second pressing buckle; the connection portion is inserted into the cavity and is locked in the buckle hole; the first pressing buckle and the second pressing buckle are simultaneously pressed to enlarge its width of the buckle hole, the connection portion is separated from the buckle hole, the ejection member ejects the connection portion out of the cavity. The operation of separating the buckle body and the insertion piece only needs to simultaneously press the first button and the second button with one hand.