Abstract: An evaporator is provided, comprising a heating core shell and a heating core assembly; the heating core assembly comprises a pipe bowl container, a cavity air passage structure, a heating element and a control circuit; the control circuit is configured to heat the heating element according to received trigger signals from different trigger paths, the heating element is configured to conduct heat energy to and evaporate a matter to be evaporated stored in the pipe bowl container, and evaporated gas is guided to outside of the heating core shell through the cavity air passage structure. A control method of the evaporator is also provided. The pipe bowl container is convenient for cleaning, and the control circuit receives signals from different trigger paths to heat the heating element, so as to make the heating working state of the control and operation of the heating element more concise and convenient.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aerosol generating system including a cigarette and an aerosol generating device. The cigarette may include a first substrate section and a second substrate section which include a non-tobacco material sheet containing an aerosol generating material, and the aerosol generating device may include a single heater disposed so that a heating area of the first substrate section is different from a heating area of the second substrate section.

Abstract: An apparatus for receiving smokable material to enable at least one component of the smokable material to be volatilized is described. In an example, the apparatus comprises a housing having a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment is a heating compartment for receiving smokable material in use. The second compartment is an electronics compartment and containing at least one of control circuitry and a power source. The first compartment and the second compartment are substantially hermetically sealed from each other to minimize or prevent air or vapor flowing between the compartments.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mouthpiece assembly, including a lower mouthpiece cover and an upper mouthpiece cover. The lower mouthpiece cover is provided with a first air inlet passage and a first air outlet passage. The upper mouthpiece cover is provided with an air exiting hole. The upper mouthpiece cover can move relative to the lower mouthpiece cover. When the upper mouthpiece cover is in a first connection state relative to the lower mouthpiece cover, the first air inlet passage is in communication with the outside, and the first air outlet passage is in communication with the air exiting hole; and when the upper mouthpiece cover is in a second connection state relative to the lower mouthpiece cover, the first air inlet passage and the first air outlet passage are closed by the upper mouthpiece cover.

Abstract: A novel vaporizer device is disclosed having an elongated base extending from a first end to a second end with a mouthpiece formed proximate at the second end of the base, the mouthpiece comprising an inhalation aperture. An air intake manifold is provided with an ambient air input port disposed between a first manifold end and a second manifold end. A fluid path is formed between the first manifold end and the second manifold end the fluid flow path comprising an upstream input port in fluid communication with at least a first absolute barometric pressure sensor and in some embodiments a downstream input port in fluid communication with a second absolute barometric pressure sensor. The absolute pressure sensor for providing an absolute pressure signal to a control circuit for applying power to a heating assembly for heating a vaporizable material in dependence upon the received at least a pressure signal.

Abstract: A control circuit module package of an electronic cigarette according to an aspect of the present invention includes a package substrate, a plurality of control circuit elements mounted on the package substrate for controlling operations of the electronic cigarette and controlling charging of a battery inside the electronic cigarette, and a molding part that integrally encapsulates the plurality of control circuit elements.

Abstract: A garment with a removable and resealable portion across the front.

Abstract: Garments having lightly lined portions with a concealer and related methods are provided herein. For example, a garment can be provided that comprises an exterior fabric that forms an exterior portion of the garment and structural seams that hold the exterior fabric to other sections of the garment. The garment also comprises a disc concealer being secured to an interior portion of the garment without being connected at the structural seams at a position where a reproductive region of a wearer will reside upon the wearer wearing the garment to added an extra layer around the interior area of the garment where the reproductive region is intended to reside.

Abstract: In accordance with the inventive concepts, provided is a wearable device for personal thermal comfort. The device can take the form of a wearable fan comprising a U-shaped housing including a first arm having a central first axis and a second arm having a central second axis connected by an intermediate curved member. The device includes a first fan assembly disposed at a distal end of the first arm, comprising a fan, at least one air inlet, and least one air outlet directed off-axis from the first axis. The device can further include a second fan assembly disposed at a distal end of the second arm, comprising a fan, at least one air inlet, and least one air outlet directed off-axis from the second axis. The device can include a rear plate for cooling and/or heating. The device, in some embodiments, can be structured to be worn around a neck.

Abstract: A disposable highly-protective oral-nasal mask comprises a fixing part. A notch is formed in the portion, corresponding to an oral cavity, of the fixing part. An oral cavity coverage part is arranged at the notch, corresponding to the oral cavity, of the fixing part, and is detachably connected to the fixing part. A first fold part with upward external folds is further arranged on the oral cavity coverage part. A second fold part with downward external folds is arranged on a nasal cavity coverage part. Two easily deformed components are located in accommodating cavities which are formed in the fixing part in one-to-one correspondence with the easily deformed components. Both accommodating cavities are arranged in the length direction of the fixing part. One accommodating cavity is located between the oral cavity coverage part and the nasal cavity coverage part, and the other accommodating cavity is located above the nasal cavity coverage part.

Abstract: A protective face mask is provided. The protective face mask may have a removable mouth panel (or “apron”) which acts as a protective personal barrier for the user. The removable mouth panel is suitable for allowing quick access to the user's mouth to, for example, eat and/or drink without needing to remove the entire body of the mask. Further, the user's nostrils remain secured and protected beneath the remainder of the mask. The mouth panel may also be completely disconnected from the main body of the face mask to allow a user to eat and/or drink. Alternatively, the mouth panel may be partially disconnected from the mask by being rotated to the left, to the right or upward to allow a user to eat and/or drink.

Abstract: A respiratory protective device may include a mask. The mask may include a first portion configured to at least partially cover a nose of a user when the respiratory protective device is worn. The mask may also include a second portion configured to at least partially cover a mouth of a user when the respiratory protective device is worn. The respiratory protective device may also include a divider associated with one or more of the first portion and the second portion. The divider may be configured to be generally positioned between the nose and the mouth of the user.

Abstract: A face mask for filtering air includes a support defining an open area that provides for passage of air between the mouth and environment; a seal coupled to the support and extending rearwardly from the support, the seal sized and shaped to surround a nose and a mouth of a user and support the face mask on the user's face when the face mask is worn by the user; a moldable member extending rearwardly from a rear edge of the support, the moldable member increasing in malleability upon the application of heat and decreasing in malleability upon cooling; a front shell for removably attaching to the support, the front shell having inlet holes for facilitating passage of incoming air through the open area of the support; and a filter for filtering particulate elements from air, the filter configured to be housed between the front shell and the support.

Abstract: The present specification, in some embodiments, describes a personal wear device that direct the flow of air away from a person's face, reducing or blocking the flow of infectious pathogens towards a patient's naso-oral area thus reducing the risk of inhalation of infectious or noxious pathogens. In another embodiment, the present specification describes a personal air management mask system for use by a patient for reducing or preventing exposure to and inhalation of infected aerosol during a medical procedure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a regulator for regulating mask wearing tightness, the main features of which include a main patch, wherein the main patch is a long patch extended to both sides respectively. The main patch goes through two through grooves and two embedding grooves. The through grooves are close to both sides of the main patch respectively, and the embedding grooves are connected to the through grooves respectively. The width of the embedding groove is smaller than the width of the through groove. The main patch can be combined with the hanging strings of mask, so as to regulate the tightness of the hanging strings when wearing the mask.

Abstract: A face shield for covering the eyes, nose and mouth of a user is disclosed. The face shield includes a face shield body that has a transparent surface having a first side edge, a second side edge, and a top edge. The first and second side edges include a first and second anchor/barb, respectively, both of which define a line. A spacer is attached at or near the line, and the spacer extends away from the face shield body. An elastic strap with a first slot and a second slot receives the first and second anchor/barbs. When the user wears the face shield, the elastic strap is in a stretched configuration that pulls on the first and second anchor/barbs, and in this configuration the first slot is detachably affixed to the first anchor/barb, and the second slot is detachably affixed to the second anchor/barb.

Abstract: A detachable capture device for biomaterials may include a capture unit and an attachment unit. The capture unit may have a certain area to be attached biomaterials that causes respiratory diseases thereon, and the attachment unit may be detachably attached to an inner surface of the mask or an outer surface of the mask to fix the capture unit to the mask.

Abstract: A mask that completely seals to the face of the wearer includes a filter material having a shape and size selected to cover a mouth and nose of the wearer. The mask also includes an adhesive ring disposed on one surface of the filter material at or near a circumferential edge of the filter material, the adhesive ring forming a closed loop around the circumferential edge of the filter material, the adhesive ring configured to removably adhere to a face of the wearer.

Abstract: Disposable masks for customers to wear during salon or spa services are disclosed, including how they are used and designed. These single-use masks are also able to be worn on airplanes and trains for shorter trips, along with large events like concerts or sporting events. Grocery stores and other crowded shopping areas can also provide them to shoppers on an as needed basis. Specifically, single-use face masks are disclosed that include: a base material comprising a front side, a back side, and an edge, wherein the base material is at least partially water-resistant, at least partially product-resistant, breathable, or a combination thereof; and an adhesive material coupled to the back side of the base material at or near the edge, wherein the adhesive material is compatible with skin; and wherein the face mask is removable and disposable.

Abstract: A face shield manufacturing method includes, among other things, positioning a bumper layer between a headband layer and a shield layer. The method further includes securing the bumper layer, the shield layer, and headband layer to provide a multilayered structure, and cutting a face shield assembly from the multilayered structure. A face shield assembly includes, among other things, a bumper configured to be placed against a front of a head of a user, a shield secured to the bumper, a headband configured to be placed against a rear of the head of the user, and fasteners. Each of the fasteners binds an end portion of the headband to at least the bumper. The headband is folded over each fastener when the bumper is placed against the front of the head of the user and the headband is placed against a back of the head of the user.

Abstract: A face shield is disclosed, which includes: a transparent face shield body having an eye area in correspondence with the eyes and a face area in correspondence with the face; an eye mask body extending from the eye area along a thickness direction of the eye mask body, wherein a hollowed-out area is provided in the middle of the eye mask body, and the eye mask body is of an elastic body structure allowable to be elastically deformed under pressure; and a headband arranged on the face shield body and configured to secure the face shield body to the head. When the face shield body is secured onto the head by the headband, the face area of the face shield body is in correspondence with the face, and the eye area of the face shield body is in correspondence with the eyes.

Abstract: A protective covering includes an adjustable frame having a headband portion, a face-perimeter portion, and a visor. The covering includes a substantially translucent shield and an air handling unit disposed on the visor. The air handling unit includes a fan and an intake filter disposed in fluidic communication with the fan. A power source is operatively coupled to the fan, and the fan is configured to move ambient air from an external environment, through the intake filter, and into a substantially contained internal environment. A relief filter is at least partially disposed in the substantially translucent shield.

Abstract: A wearable protective microbe shield is provided that has a transparent and bendable shield connected to the underside of a visor portion of a cap, helmet, or protective head gear. In one example, the cap is provided in the form of a baseball cap with a stiff curved front visor. In another example, the protective headgear is a hard hat. The visor has internal or external connectors that coupled to complementary connectors on the top of the transparent microbe shield. These connectors not only provide for removably coupling the microbe shield to the underside of the visor, they also act to add a level of stability and rigidness to the flexible microbe shield. In this way, the microbe shield has no support frame along its side or bottom surface, thereby facilitating exceptional and un-obstructed viewing by the user or wearer and providing exceptional protection against airborne microbes.

Abstract: Face shield assemblies for protecting a face of a user are described. The face shield assemblies may be configured for use with a light. In one embodiment, a face shield assembly comprises a face shield having a front shield. The face shield assembly may also comprise a shadow-reduction mount coupled to the face shield. The shadow-reduction mount may have an arm. The shadow-reduction mount may also have a light mount coupled to an end portion of the arm. The light mount may be configured to be coupled to the light. The shadow-reduction mount may be configured to position the light at or below an eye level of the user.

Abstract: A face shield system and associated method are disclosed, the face shield system comprising a face shield sheet, at least one reinforcement tab affixed to the face shield sheet, a head mount and a cinch strap inserted through at least one mounting hole in the face shield sheet.

Abstract: A facemask with an exposed surface, and a silane quaternary ammonium ion or salt thereof disposed on the exposed surface. The facemask further can have a main body portion, and one or more straps extending from the main body portion. The silane quaternary ammonium ion or salt thereof is disposed on the main body and on the straps. The main body portion can include a convex side and a concave side. The silane quaternary ammonium ion or salt thereof can be further disposed on the convex side and the concave side. The silane quaternary ammonium ion or salt thereof can be one or more of: 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium ion, 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride, 3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium ion, and 3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride. A solution including the silane quaternary ammonium ion or salt thereof can be applied to the exposed surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are washable, reusable, antimicrobial and antiviral face masks and methods of their use for the reduction of transmission of infectious pathogens. Exemplary face masks are made of silver-coated material wherein activation of the silver from moisture in a user's breath kills pathogens. The disclosed face masks are useful in reducing, inhibiting or killing pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, that contact the face mask within 2 hours of continuous contact.

Abstract: An article of clothing is provided having a plurality of accesses for accessing, when the clothing is worn by a wearer, the area below the clothing without removing the clothing. In one example, the article of clothing is an upper-body garment with two arm accesses, an anterior torso access, and two side torso accesses. In another example, the article of clothing is a lower-body garment with two leg accesses, two knee accesses, and two hip accesses. In one example, each access is opened or closed by an incremental fastening device such as a one-way or two-way zipper.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a pair of underpants for patients with bedsores. The underpants include an underpants body and a patch. The underpants body includes a front half portion, a rear half portion opposite to the front half portion, and a crotch portion corresponding to the genital of the patient with bedsores and connected to the front half portion and the rear half portion to form a lumbar opening and two leg openings. The patch includes a fabric layer, an absorbent layer and a waterproof layer. The absorbent layer attaches to the fabric layer, while the waterproof layer attaches to the absorbent layer. The waterproof layer is adapted to attach to an inside surface of the underpants body so that the fabric layer may contact with the bedsore parts of the patient and thus absorb the moisture of the bedsores.

Abstract: Personal protective devices have a carrying bag, such as a purse, and a separate bullet resistant vest or penetration resistant (to stab wounds) vest comprises at least one neck sling and at least one torso strap. The bullet/penetration resistant vest is dimensioned to removably fit within the carrying bag. The carrying bags are configured to provide a “ready state” wherein a bullet resistant shield and neck sling are within the carrying bag while at least a connector attached to the end of a deployable torso strap(s) is outside of the carrying bag. The carrying bag has at least one slot designed to allow the torso strap(s) to be pre-fed from the interior of the carrying bag to a position exterior of the carrying bag. In this “ready state”, the majority of the torso strap is maintained within the interior of the carrying bag. The neck sling and torso straps are deployable to secure the vest to a wearer's torso in the deployed position.

Abstract: A compression cheer glove with wrist support, breathable palm and wrist support cover to conceal the wrist support and protect the wrist support and the athletes.

Abstract: A utility glove including a retention assembly, the glove being configured to be worn on a hand of a user and having a body portion including a palm covering and a dorsal covering, the body portion defining a wrist opening and a plurality of digit apertures, and a retainer assembly having a base portion disposed on an outer surface of the dorsal covering, the base portion including a body portion defining a circular aperture, and a platform portion that is rotatably disposed within the circular aperture of the base portion and includes a retention portion for selectively retaining items thereon.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an anti-scratch and chew mitts that are designed to have a selectively exposed teething surface. The selectively exposed teething surface can have teething elements for an infant to chew while teething. The anti-scratch and chew mitt can have a reversible teething cap that can be reconfigured from a teething configuration to a protective configuration. The teething elements being exposed about an outer surface of the teething cap in the first teething configuration. The teething cap is reversible such that the teething cap can be folded inside-out and over itself in a second protective configuration. In the second protective configuration the first surface of the teething cap having the teething elements is inverted upon itself thereby containing the outer surface having the teething elements of the teething cap within an interior of the teething cap in the second configuration.

Abstract: An upper body of a garment prevents a wearer from moving a shoulder forward to put an arm in front of the trunk. The upper body of the garment has a body with a left sleeve and a right sleeve. The body includes a rear body with a left armhole on the left side and a right armhole on the right side. A portion between the armholes exerts a tensile force to pull the shoulder blades of a wearer horizontally inward. The left sleeve includes a rear surface with a left sewn portion sewn to the left armhole. The left sewn portion is narrower in horizontal width than the deepest portion of the left armhole before a rear surface of an upper end of the left sleeve is sewed to the left armhole. The right sleeve is similar.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an article of apparel from a fabric material includes forming a single textile element of fabric material, providing a plurality of cuts to the single textile element, folding the single textile element into an article of apparel, and sewing the article of apparel together along a single continuous stitching line. The textile element is tubular, and the single continuous stitching line encloses a back of the article of apparel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for joining a first protective material (10) together with a second protective material (20) consisting of a thermally insulating fabric having a mesh configuration. The method comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of separate gluing points (30) on an inner surface (14) of the first protective material (10); hot-pressing the second protective material (20) onto the first protective material (10), in order to melt the plurality of separate gluing points (30), so as to firmly fix the second protective material (20) to the first protective material (10). The present invention relates furthermore to a protective garment, in particular for motorcyclists, comprising an article made using this method.

Abstract: The disclosed invention allows the use of conventional swimwear while preventing potentially embarrassing or uncomfortable effects of swimwear clinging to the user's body caused by leaving the water. The invention involves the use of a material porous enough to allow air to pass but prevents water trapped in the swimwear from causing it to cling to the user's skin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are articles (e.g., wearable articles, such as gloves and masks) comprising an antimicrobial material, and methods of manufacture thereof. In various embodiments, the antimicrobial material comprises dimethyloctadecyl[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ammonium, or a salt thereof. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial article (e.g., a wearable article, such as a glove or mask) may have antiviral properties against coronavirus, such as SARS-CoV-2.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a tightness adjusting device, including an adjustable rope, two toothed straps, and a slide fastener fitting with the two toothed straps, wherein each of the toothed straps includes a woven strap and a teeth row arranged on a work side of the woven strap, the slide fastener defines two passages therein, the two teeth rows stretch into the two passages respectively, the two passages are converged at least on a first end to form a tightening passage, the slide fastener is also provided with a separating block, the separating block is arranged between the two passages, the separating block is provided with a separating cone of which a tip end is toward the tightening passage, the separating cone is one-to-one corresponding to the tightening passage, and the adjustable rope is in connection with the slide fastener.

Abstract: A sun shield configured to be attached to a cap. The sun shield can have a brim, and a plurality of clips, wherein each clip is adapted to fasten the brim to an edge of the cap. In embodiments each clip is adapted to position the brim substantially orthogonally to the cap. In embodiments each clip is adapted to position the brim extending outwardly from the cap in a manner that a wearer of the cap is shielded from the sun.

Abstract: A surgical helmet assembly (30) to be worn by a user during surgical operations. The surgical helmet assembly includes a frame assembly (40) having a helmet shell (42) to be worn over the user's head. A fan (44) is coupled to the helmet shell to circulate air around the helmet shell. A headband assembly (78) is coupled to the helmet shell to secure the surgical helmet assembly to the head of the user. The surgical helmet assembly further includes an adjustment assembly (100) to adjust a sagittal fit of the helmet shell and the headband assembly to the head of the user while keeping a center of mass of the frame assembly in close proximity to the head of the user. The surgical helmet assembly further includes another adjustment assembly (118) concentric to the first adjustment assembly to adjust a circumferential fit of the headband assembly to the head of the user.

Abstract: Presented are intelligent electronic footwear and apparel with controller-automated features, methods for making/operating such footwear and apparel, and control systems for executing automated features of such footwear and apparel. A method for operating an intelligent electronic shoe (IES) includes receiving, e.g., via a controller through a wireless communications device from a GPS satellite service, location data of a user. The controller also receives, e.g., from a backend server-class computer or other remote computing node, location data for a target object or site, such as a virtual shoe hidden at a virtual spot. The controller retrieves or predicts path plan data including a derived route for traversing from the user's location to the target's location within a geographic area. The controller then transmits command signals to a navigation alert system mounted to the IES's shoe structure to output visual, audio, and/or tactile cues that guide the user along the derived route.

Abstract: Presented are intelligent electronic footwear and apparel with controller-automated features, methods for making/operating such footwear and apparel, and control systems for executing automated features of such footwear and apparel. A method for operating an intelligent electronic shoe (IES) includes receiving, e.g., via a controller through a wireless communications device from a GPS satellite service, location data of a user. The controller also receives, e.g., from a backend server-class computer or other remote computing node, location data for a target object or site, such as a virtual shoe hidden at a virtual spot. The controller retrieves or predicts path plan data including a derived route for traversing from the user's location to the target's location within a geographic area. The controller then transmits command signals to a navigation alert system mounted to the IES's shoe structure to output visual, audio, and/or tactile cues that guide the user along the derived route.

Abstract: Improved soles for shoes, in particular sports shoes, are described. A sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, is provided that includes a midsole with randomly arranged particles of an expanded material. The sole further includes an element having a higher deformation stiffness in at least one direction than the expanded material. The material of the midsole at least partially surrounds the element.

Abstract: A ski boot adjustment system includes an adjustment mechanism which tightens and loosens a portion of a ski boot, a triggering device that selectively actuates the adjustment mechanism, and a controller that monitors pressure in the portion of the ski boot during operation of the adjustment mechanism. A user can use the triggering device and adjustment mechanism to customize the fit of the ski boot in different regions thereof. The adjustment mechanism can include air bladders, automated motorized straps, or other tightening features. The triggering device can be a manually operated trigger on the ski boot or a remote computing device in wireless communication with the controller, such as a smartphone operable by the user, a transmitter within a ski mat onto which the user steps, or another form of transmitting device.

Abstract: Wheels, tires, wheel coverings, foot coverings and method for forming a wheel and/or foot covering that is defined by a body that is shaped to extend along the floor contacting surface under the wheel and/or sole of a foot of a wearer and includes an antimicrobial agent that is incorporated into the body and inseparable therefrom. The antimicrobial agent is selected and supported by the body of the wheel, wheel assembly, wheel covering, and/or foot covering to render microbial matter contacted by the body nonviable.

Abstract: A system for improving blood circulation, the system comprising a control unit comprising a processor and at least one article of footwear wherein one or more of the at least one articles of footwear together or alone comprise: one or more actuators coupled to and controlled by the control unit; one or more electrically-conductive paths; one or more sensors integrated into the at least one article of footwear and coupled to the processor, for providing measurement signals to the control unit; and the system further comprising an electrical power supply for supplying electrical power to the one or more sensors by means of the one or more electrically-conductive paths.

Abstract: A material is disclosed herein that may include a plurality of chambers. A wall, a bottom surface, and a top surface may define a chamber. The wall may have a top portion and a bottom portion where the top portion may be adjacent to the top surface, and the bottom portion may be adjacent to the bottom surface. The wall may include an elastic material, and an aerogel powder or an aerogel foam may be disposed within the chamber. This material can be incorporated into clothing and shoes, for example.

Abstract: A shoe or apparel, including a first material layer with a first plurality of protrusions, a flexible layer with a plurality of apertures, and a second material layer. The flexible layer is positioned between the first material layer and the second material layer. Each protrusion of the first plurality of protrusions of the first material layer extends through at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures of the flexible layer and is connected to the second material layer. The flexible layer is not connected to the first material layer and the second material layer, and thereby can freely move between the first material layer and the second material layer.

Abstract: A method of making a midsole for an article of footwear includes forming a plurality of foam layers, arranging the plurality of foam layers in a mold to form the midsole, piercing the plurality of foam layers with pins, and introducing heat with the pins to bond the plurality of layers together.