Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode; an aerosol-generating device including a power supply, and a controller configured to connect to the first electrode and the second electrode; and a capacitor including the first electrode, the second electrode, and at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the controller being configured to supply an alternating voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode for dielectrically heating the aerosol-forming substrate, measure or determine an electrical property between the first electrode and the second electrode, and control heating of the aerosol-forming substrate based on the measured or determined electrical property.

Abstract: An apparatus for a non-combustible aerosol provision device can include an induction circuit including an induction element for inductively heating a susceptor arrangement arranged to heat an aerosol-generating material to thereby generate an aerosol; drive circuitry arranged to provide, from an input direct current, a varying voltage across the induction circuit for driving the induction element to inductively heat the susceptor arrangement; and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to cause the drive circuitry to selectively operate: in a first mode in which the drive circuitry repeatedly alternates a polarity of the voltage provided across the induction circuit; and in a second mode in which the drive circuitry repeatedly alternates between providing a first voltage of non-zero magnitude across the induction circuit and providing substantially no voltage across the induction circuit.

Abstract: A charger for charging an aerosol-generating device is provided, the charger including: a housing defining a cavity to receive the device to be charged, the cavity having an opening; at least one electrical contact disposed in the cavity; and a cover slidable relative to the opening between open and closed positions, an inner surface of the cover facing the cavity when the cover is in the closed position, at least a portion of the inner surface of the cover defines a profiled engagement member having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and the profiled engagement member slopes into, or towards, the cavity when the respective moveable element is in the closed position, the slope increasing in a direction from the leading to the trailing edge. An aerosol-generating system including the charger and the device, and a method of using the system are also provided.

Abstract: A power supply unit of an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply; a heating unit connector to which a heating unit configured to heat an aerosol source by consuming power supplied from the power supply is connected; an external power supply connector connectable to an external power supply; and an IC including a first switching element. The first switching element connects the power supply to the external power supply connector or the heating unit connector, the IC includes a terminal connectable to a second switching element provided outside the IC, and the IC connects the second switching element connected to the terminal and the first switching element in parallel.

Abstract: An aerosol inhaler including a nicotine transition unit, wherein the nicotine transition unit includes: a first container filled with a nicotine-containing solution and a propellant; and a second container connected to the first container to be filled with the liquid in the first container, and the propellant exists in a liquid state and a gas state in the first container. The nicotine transition unit enables prediction and control the amount of nicotine transition so that the actual amount of nicotine transition does not deviate significantly from the predicted value.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to method and system for estimating smoking episodes from smoke puffs using a wearable device. Since the expense of treating diseases is rising, a digital smoking cessation improves healthcare systems such as cardiovascular issues. To achieve an optimum model given the platform limitations a very compact model is built specifically for the target microcontroller platform. The method of the present disclosure generates an optimum model for deployment on the wearable device using a pretrained deep neural network (DNN). A set of sensor signals are inputted to a convolutional neural network (CNN) smoke detection model to detect smoke puffs. Gesture classifier determines whether the user of the wearable device is engaged/engaging in a smoking session. Further, the method provides users of the wearable device with a cloud estimated smoking behavior analysis based on a set of smoking episodes to generate a set of user risk scores.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods that include a garment, which includes an undergarment, wherein the undergarment includes an upper, circumferential edge; and a tubular extension operably attached around at least a portion of the upper, circumferential edge, wherein the tubular extension terminates at a free annular edge.

Abstract: An infant body bag for receiving an infant to assist the infant in sleeping peacefully, while enabling an easy placement in and removal from the infant body bag of the infant by caretakers.

Abstract: A sleeper garment for an infant employs an anti-flail receptacle for mitigating a startling sensation from a flailing reflex that is inherent in development. The receptacle occupies the sleeve region and provides a limited region of movement to accommodate a controlled degree of movement, but constrains the movement to avoid startling a sleeping infant awake. The receptacle has a semicircular or polygonal shape that allows hand and elbow flexure, and a elastic mesh periphery to provide an elastic, cushioned response toward the end of the allowed range of movement as the periphery of the receptacle stretches. The receptacle defines a periphery from the shoulder toward the torso. This provides a more settling response to the flail reflex than a tight swaddle, which restricts almost all movement, and may be combined with pressure accessories to provide further soothing sensations simulating a caregiver touch.

Abstract: A heat absorbing undergarment device for limiting perspiration and reducing a risk of a yeast infection includes a brassiere. A tube is attached to a band of the brassiere and extends substantially along and proximate to an intersection that is defined by the band and a pair of cups of the brassiere. The tube, which is closed ended, is positioned between the breasts and the torso of the user upon donning of the brassiere. A substance having a latent heat of fusion which is equal to or greater than that of water is positioned in and substantially occupies the tube. The substance is substantially fused upon positioning of the brassiere in a freezer. Upon donning of the brassiere by the user, the substance absorbs heat from an area proximate to the intersection, thereby limiting perspiration and reducing a risk of a yeast infection.

Abstract: A nursing bra with pinch-free support includes a bra body. A front side of the bra body is provided with two cup structures. The bra body includes a W-shaped support. The W-shaped support is located below the cup structures to support the cup structures. Straps and the cup structures of the bra body are connected or disconnected through nursing clips. The straps of the bra body are connected to top ends of a back side of the bra body. In the nursing bra with pinch-free support, the W-shaped support provides a supporting force for the cup structures to prevent breasts from sagging, avoids the nursing bra from moving up when hands are raised, and avoids lumps and inflammation of breast tissues caused by the compression of underwires.

Abstract: A garment is made from a material woven to have multiple stretch characteristics. The garment can be jeans and the material can be a denim fabric. Enhanced stretch denim shaping performance is achieved through engineered placement of weave-integrated hold zones and extension zones. The hold yarns and extension yarns will have distinct stretch performance attributes, but typically have the same or similar gauge, shrinkage, tensile strength, and durability.

Abstract: A sleeveless hoodie is described that is characterized by a sleeveless tubular body with an opposing pair of internal elbow pockets, an oversized hood made of a partially-see through mesh fabric that is configured to cover the eyes and at least part of the face, and a pair of separate and distinct neck pillow members located on the top of the tubular body along the left and right sides of a neck opening.

Abstract: A bathing suit-type garment with an integrated shaping girdle configured to apply pressure on the tissues or skin of a wearer. Likewise, the girdle integrated into the bathing suit can come into contact with water whether it be pools, sea, lagoons, among non-limiting examples, without the possibility of compromising its shape, integrity, and/or compressibility, furthermore, the girdle is discreetly and integrally integrated into a design of a brief-type swimsuit/bathing suit.

Abstract: This Invention of the Sea Changer Towel product is designed to better and more comfortably and safely allow the user to change clothing/wetsuit before and/or after water activity, most commonly surfing and related watersports. Its functions as a towel in which to change into wet-suit or beach clothes or regular clothes as well it is used as a handbag, when rolled up into the hood, one can carry a few personal items or beach clothes in the hood. It is crafted for ease and comfort and safety of use, transport and storage. It serves two purposes instead of just one: changing wetsuit/beachwear and a beach towel to lay down on and dry off with. It is cut in a shape which makes it easier for physical movement to occur inside it in a way that makes changing in and out of clothes/wetsuits less complicated and functionally easier.

Abstract: Accessory restraint systems, accessories, and methods of manufacture are provided. An accessory restraint system may be securable to a garment and may include one or more fastening portions designed to be secured to an interior portion of the garment by stitching or another process. One or more accessories may be removably attachable to the fastening portion(s). Each fastening portion may include a hook-and-loop material and may be designed as a single length of the hook-and-loop material or as a number of patches including the hook-and-loop material. The hook-and-loop material may have any dimensions or characteristics compatible with any number of garments. The garment may be a bottom garment (e.g., a pair of jeans or yoga pants) or any other garment. The interior portion of the garment may be a waistband or a pocket. Compatible accessories may include a pouch, a sheath, a holster, a belt, or any other accessory.

Abstract: A kneepad adapted to be worn on a wearer's leg for working on an inclined work surface at various working angles. A pad defines an open cavity for receiving the knee of the wearer, and a contacting interface for adhering to the inclined work surface is secured to the pad. A leg connector is connected to the body of the kneepad and securable to a knee region of the wearer's leg, the leg connector being adapted to abut the pad against the knee. A foot connector is connected to the body of the kneepad and securable to a foot region of the wearer's leg, the foot connector extending from the body of the kneepad to the foot region along the wearer's leg. The foot connector is load-bearing to refrain the body from sliding up the wearer's leg when a force is applied along the wearer's leg.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a hand warmer incorporated within a pocket of an article of clothing, the hand warmer comprising at least one heating element secured to the pocket, the heating element formed in a handlebar-shape and adapted to be grasped by a hand when inserted into the pocket, wherein the handlebar-shaped heating element comprises a heating wire encased in a thin, flexible heating pad, and is flexible in its entirety.

Abstract: Proposed is a batting pad that aids a batter's batting. The batting pad is provided with a thumb ring fitted over a batter's thumb and a shock absorption portion seated on the web area of a batter's hand, as well as a curved protruding end convexly protrudes upward from the shock absorption portion extending from the thumb ring, a web contact end, and a palm cover end and a backhand cover end extended from the web contact end.

Abstract: A safety glove having a protective member or insert extending around the fingertip of the safety glove is provided. The protective member may be positioned along the outer surface or the inner surface of the glove. Alternatively, the protective member may be integrally formed between two layers of glove material. The protective member terminates distally from an interphalangeal joint line to enable finger flexion in order to grasp an item, such as a slab of meat to be deskinned in a skinning machine. The glove may include a rough outer surface formed from thrice dipping the glove and allowing the glove to cure. Additionally, the glove may have a width near the wrist that is wider than the width near the palm to enable the glove to be rapidly removed (i.e., doffed) in an emergency event of the glove getting caught in a rotating blade on the skinning machine.

Abstract: The clip-on mask frame according to the present invention creates a space between the mask and the face by attaching it to the mask, making it easier to breathe. A space can be created between the mask and the face so that it is easy to wear, does not press the face, and the position can be easily adjusted after wearing by grasping a handle protruding from below the chin. The position can be adjusted without touching the mask and allowing the mask to be placed on a flat surface such as a desk by attaching arms to the mask when the mask is temporarily taken off.

Abstract: Medical gown for adults, children and infants having ease of access for medical treatment scenarios when access to portions of a patient's body are necessary without disrupting the patient or causing embarrassment to the patient. The medical gown decreases the possibility of nosocomial infections.

Abstract: A sports glove for being worn by a hand may include a backhand panel and a palm panel joined to the backhand panel to form a palm cavity therebetween. The palm cavity extends from a base portion to a knuckle portion. The sports glove may further include finger stalls extending from the palm cavity, the finger stalls comprising an index finger stall and a thumb stall extending from the palm cavity. The sports glove may further include a slit within the backhand panel. The slit may extend along an axis that crosses the base portion and that intersects the index finger stall, or that extends between the index finger stall and the thumb stall. A securement panel may extend across the slit distal and non-overlapping with respect to a wrist sleeve and a wrist strap.

Abstract: A coating fabric and method of manufacturing the same are provided. A coated fabric includes a base coating layer. The base coating layer defines a smooth coating to resist liquid penetration to the fabric. The coated fabric also includes a middle foam coating layer that is deposited on at least a portion of the base coating layer. The middle foam layer defines a middle layer foam density and is configured to absorb at least a portion of liquid. The coated fabric further includes an outer foam coating layer that is deposited on at least a portion of the middle foam coating later. The outer foam layer defines an outer layer foam density and is configured with holes to allow liquid to penetrate to the middle foam layer. The middle layer foam density is less than the outer layer foam density. A corresponding method of manufacturing is also provided.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a glove including a glove main body knitted with a yarn made of fiber, the glove main body including: a main body portion; five finger-receiving portions each having a bottomed cylindrical shape; and a cylindrical cuff portion, wherein the main body portion is formed into a bag shape to cover a palm and a dorsal side of a wearer's hand, the five finger-receiving portions extend from the main body portion to cover each of a first finger to a fifth finger of the wearer, and the cuff portion extends in a direction opposite to the five finger-receiving portions, in at least a part of a palm part, the main body portion has a repeating structure of: a strip-shaped electrically conductive part containing an electrically conductive yarn; and a strip-shaped electrically non-conductive part not containing the electrically conductive yarn, the main body portion has unevenness on a front face thereof, in which the electrically conductive part is a concave portion and the electrically

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a glove including: a glove main body knitted with a yarn made of fiber, the glove main body including: a main body portion; five finger-receiving portions each having a bottomed cylindrical shape; and a cylindrical cuff portion, wherein in at least a part of a palm part, the main body portion has a repeating structure of: a strip-shaped electrically conductive part containing an electrically conductive yarn; and a strip-shaped electrically non-conductive part not containing the electrically conductive yarn, a ratio of the number of courses of the electrically conductive part to the number of courses of the electrically non-conductive part, the electrically conductive part and the electrically non-conductive part being adjacent to each other, is no less than 1:2 and no greater than 1:6, the electrically conductive part is constituted by plating knitting of the electrically conductive yarn and an electrically non-conductive plating yarn, a fineness ratio of the electrically

Abstract: A device for the concealment of certain body contours in the groin region. The device is insertable within the gusset pocket of an undergarment and the device is made of generally flexible material such as PVC. The device additionally has curved edges on the top, the bottom, and both sides, as well as additionally containing numerous apertures which allow for airflow, as well as providing the device with the ability to twist bend and contort while a user is moving in their everyday activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a garment having a pocket with an opening and an internal area. A first end of a mini-sleeve may be attached to the opening of the pocket. A second opening of the mini-sleeve may be attached to a first opening of a cuff. The pocket, the mini-sleeve and the cuff may define a continuous passageway from outside the garment to inside the internal area of the pocket. In some embodiments, the mini-sleeve may be tapered from the end attached to the cuff to the end attached to the pocket. In some embodiments, the cuff may be elastic. In some embodiments, a zipper may be used to close the pocket (with the mini-sleeve and cuff inside the pocket). The garment may be a coat, jacket, vest, backpack, shirt or pants. In some embodiments, a single garment may have two or more of the pockets herein described.

Abstract: A system for automated manufacturing of apparel that includes a fabric dispenser operable to dispense a first web of fabric and a second web of fabric, the first web of fabric forming a front of an apparel and the second web of fabric forming a back of the apparel. The system includes an adhesive dispenser configured to apply discrete non-contiguous adhesive masses to the first web of fabric. The system includes one or more presses operable to join the first web and the second web along the side seams and shoulder seams of the apparel.

Abstract: A preparation method of a garment with automatic opening, includes: firstly, a garment opening preform is manufactured, and then an automatic opening garment is prepared by using the preform. In the preform, one or more functional layers with predetermined shapes and sizes are connected to the positioning layer; when the clothing needs to be opened, the preform only needs to be connected with the area to be opened of the clothing, and the incision is made according to the position of the functional layers, so that the positioning is not required by a pair of incisions on the clothing, which is efficient, convenient, concise and easy to adjust, and provides a convenient and accurate template function for the opening of the clothing, namely, opening and using. The functional layer of the garment opening preform is made of hydrophilic material or hydrophobic material.

Abstract: A thin organic solvent resistant glove is disclosed including: a first polymeric layer in a shape of a glove including at least one of a blend of a polyisobutylene material and a nitrile-butadiene material, or a nitrile-butadiene material; a second polymeric layer in a shape of a glove including at least one of a polyisobutylene material or a blend of a polyisobutylene material and a nitrile-butadiene material, disposed on the first polymeric layer, and a third polymeric layer in a shape of a glove including a nitrile-butadiene material or an acrylic polymer material disposed on the second polymeric layer.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to spacers configured to be selectively and releasably coupled to at least one attachment region on a garment. In an illustrative example, each spacer may be provided with successive concentric walls and corresponding channels. The spacer may, for example, be provided with intersecting concentric and lateral channels. An (under)garment may be provided with at least one attachment region configured to releasably couple to the spacer. Various embodiments may advantageously provide tangential and/or radial fluid communication between a wearer's body and an outer garment disposed over the spacers.

Abstract: The invention discloses a hook-clasp structure and underwear back clasp, which belongs to the technical field of underwear accessories, comprising a clasp hole and a hook, one end of the clasp hole is provided with a positioning ring, the other end of the clasp hole is provided with a step clasp position, one end of the hook is provided with a positioning ring, the other end of the hook is provided with a hook portion, the step clasp position protrudes away from the bottom surface of the positioning ring of the clasp hole, the hook is clasped on the step clasp position through the hook portion, so as to be clasped with the clasp hole, a step clasp position protruding away from the back surface of the human body is provided on the clasp hole.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a waistband that provides configurable mid-section support. The waistband includes an abdomen-covering portion and a lower-back-covering portion. The low-back covering portion includes two textile panels that overlap one another and are affixed at their respective side edges to the abdomen-covering portion at respective right and left side seams.

Abstract: A tape-in hair extension device for supplementing hair where the hair is capable of being supplemented at angles that are substantially greater than the natural growth of human hair, therefore producing an extraordinary appearance to the hair volume of its wearer, while still maintaining a realistic appearance of hair. The tape-in hair extension device comprises a carrier strip, a flat hair matrix, one or more angled hair matrixes, and a PU Pad for each angled hair matrix, so as to create an increased hair volume appearance.

Abstract: A hat headliner with temperature control members that is configured to provide a temperature dissimilar to that of its environment at locations along a lower edge of a hat. The present invention includes a body that is either permanently or releasably secured into the head cavity of a hat. The body of the present invention includes a perimeter band member wherein the perimeter band member has formed therein a plurality of receptacles. The plurality of receptacles have an interior volume wherein the interior volume is configured to receive and store temperature members. The temperature members include a housing from a malleable material having a temperature controlling gel therein. The receptacles have a first side and a second side wherein the first side of the receptacle is manufactured from a thermally conductive material and is adjacent a wearer's head.

Abstract: A protective helmet (200) adapted for the external display of controllably selectable images, comprising: an outer portion (202); and a display module (212) comprising a flexible electronic display screen (214); wherein the outer portion comprises a recess (206) configured to receive the display module; and wherein the display module is positioned within the recess such that an outer surface (213) of the display module continues a profile of the outer portion.

Abstract: Helmet-mounted systems (100) that may include lighting systems (102) and solar-powered battery systems (112), automated controls (116), and/or integrated sensors (104) that result in an automated and fully integrated systems that do not require user-initiated recharging of batteries or require a user to manually turn the components of the system on and off.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rotating means for a helmet, and the rotating means for the helmet according to the present invention comprises a rotary shaft (100) which allows a shield (30) to be rotatably coupled to a helmet body (10) so that an opening portion (20) of the helmet body (10) is opened/closed by the shield (30), and when the shield (30) is rotated in the direction of closing the opening portion (20), the rotary shaft (100) is moved to the rear direction with respect to the helmet body (10).

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a knitted component. The knitted component may have a forefoot portion with a top layer and a bottom layer, where a void is formed between the top layer and the bottom layer, and where the top layer is secured to the bottom layer via at least one common knit structure. A heel area may extend from the bottom layer of the forefoot portion in a longitudinal direction and may be secured to the bottom layer of the forefoot portion via at least one common knit structure. At least one extension may extend from the heel area in a second direction, the second direction being different than the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A single-use scentless and odorless boot cover for placing over a user's boot to prevent scent from the boot from being left on the ground as the user walks is provided. The boot cover includes a tubular body having an open entrance end and a closed toe end. The tubular body is comprised of a material that is scentless and odorless and is configured such that it can receive the boot and sized such that it can completely cover the boot's shaft.

Abstract: Footwear comprising: a sole having a supporting surface with a groove, and an upper including a coupling portion, which is reversibly insertable inside the groove, wherein the groove is shaped to prevent axial sliding of the coupling portion when in the groove. A reversible coupling device reversibly couples the upper to the sole, between an operational configuration, where coupling portion is in the groove to prevent the extraction of the respective coupling portion along the insertion direction, and a non-operational configuration, where the coupling portion and the at least one groove are not constrained to each other so that the upper and the sole are separated or separable, and vice versa. The reversible coupling device includes first coupling elements fixed in the groove and second coupling elements fixed to the coupling portion, which are mutually reversibly couplable, said first and second coupling elements defining a quick fastening/unfastening system.

Abstract: A display system for an article of footwear includes a display device, a control module, and a power source. The display device includes an optoelectronic display. The control module is configured to communicate with the display device. The power source is embedded within a plate of the article of footwear. The plate includes carbon fiber and conductive filaments embedded within a substrate.

Abstract: A golf shoe with an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes a midsole and an outsole. At least one of the midsole or outsole comprises (i) a foamed material and (ii) a structure integrated with or embedded in the foamed material. The structure comprises a different material than the foamed material. The structure comprises a spineless structure with one or more members extending between a medial side and a lateral side of the midsole or the outsole to enhance a lateral support and a torsional strength or stiffness of the midsole or outsole. The structure has a shape or profile that is different than a shape or profile of a bottom of a subject's foot.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a sole structure (10, 110, 910) comprising a tread (11, 111, 911), which comprises at least one portion of breathable material (11?, 111?, 911?), and a midsole (12, 112, 212, 312, 912) coupled to said tread (11, 111, 911), said midsole having:—at least one first channel (13, 113, 213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713, 813) having at least one ventilation port (14) for the fluidic communication with the outside environment, —at least one first through opening (15, 115, 215, 315) in fluidic communication with said at least one first channel (13, 113, 213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713, 813), said sole structure (10, 110, 910) comprises a waterproof and breathable functional element (16, 216, 316) which seals said at least one first opening (15, 115, 215, 315) in a waterproof manner. A shoe (20) with said sole structure (10, 110, 910) is further object of the invention.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shoe having a compressible lattice structure in a heel portion to facilitate rapid, easy donning and doffing of shoes. In example embodiments, the lattice structure includes a plurality of interconnected, overlapping, intersecting and/or woven ribs defining a plurality of apertures. The lattice structure has an open position in which the shoe opening is expanded to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual wearing the rapid-entry shoe, and a closed position in which the shoe opening is smaller to retain the foot within the rapid-entry shoe.

Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe with a multi-action counter having a first component that can cause a first transformation of an upper of the rapid-entry shoe and a second component that can cause a second transformation of the upper. Hands-free donning of the rapid-entry shoe is facilitated once both the first transformation and the second transformation are complete.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a transition region between two sole structure layers. The transition region includes a curved portion having a geometry defined by a portion of an ellipse. A plate which includes the curved portion can be provided between the two sole structure layers. The sole structure enhances the roll acceleration of the article of footwear during use.

Abstract: A sole structure includes a first support extending along a first axis transverse to a ground-engaging surface of the sole structure and having a first outer sheath including a first sheath material and a first core including a first core material. The sole structure further includes a second support extending along a second axis transverse to the ground-engaging surface of the sole structure and having a second outer sheath including a second sheath material and a second core including a second core material.

Abstract: Footwear with a modular sole assembly having an insole portion connected to an upper. The insole portion can have a compressible lattice with interconnected laths to provide support for the wearer's foot. A midsole portion is connected to the insole portion and has a midsole perimeter portion that interfaces with the insole perimeter portion. The midsole portion is modularly affixed to the insole portion. An outsole portion is connected to the midsole portion. First locking features are integrally formed along the lower perimeter portion of the upper or along the insole perimeter portion. Second locking features are integrally formed along the midsole portion and configured to releasably mate with the first locking features and fixedly hold the midsole portion together with the insole portion and the upper without use of cement bonding or other adhesive material.