A temperature controllable textile having first, second and third conductive cloths and first and second conductive type semiconductor films is illustrated. When positive and negative ends of a direct current power electrically connect to the first and second conductive cloths respectively, first and third junction ends which first and second conductive cloths respectively contact and electrically connect to the first and second conductive type semiconductor films function as a cooling end, and second and fourth junction ends which the third conductive cloth contacts and electrically connect to the first and second conductive type semiconductor films function as a heating end, or the first and third junction ends function as the heating end, and the second and fourth junction ends function as the cooling end.

A protective clothing system is disclosed that provides cooling via a cooling subsystem. The cooling subsystem can incorporate one or more perforated tubes to provide positive air pressure throughout the clothing system via an external pump. In embodiments, the tubes can be positioned adjacent a spacer mesh product allowing for comfort and unrestricted air flow from the tubing. In various embodiments, the perforated tubing can target specific areas such as the sternum of the chest and the spine region of the back where most of the blood flows in order to cool down the core temperature.

A series of side-by-side inter-contacting cooling gel channels acting together form a body cool-down device which cools the body for at least three days or up to several weeks without needing re-soaking. Two semipermeable membrane sheets of fabric are attached together with a series of side-by-side channels sewn into the fabric. Granular super absorbent polymer or super absorbent polymer gel capsules are loaded into the channels. Soaking the device in water for five to fifteen minutes transforms the super absorbent polymer into a greatly expanded volume of cooling gel causing the channels to expand in contact with each other acting together as a single passive open system thermodynamic device for cooling a body.

The present invention includes a garment with an attached inflatable bladder that is designed to be adjacent to the patient's breasts during use for post-surgery recovery. The inflatable bladder has an inlet tube and an outlet tube that connects to a pumping apparatus to supply cold fluid to the inflatable bladder for cooling therapy. The inflatable bladder may include a tortuous water passageway through a first breast section, a second breast section, and a sternum section such that the cool water continues to be recycled through the inflatable bladder without sitting and becoming warm. The garment includes a set of adjustable shoulder straps and a set of adjustable chest straps, which enable the patient to adjust the tightness of the breast cooling and compression apparatus without raising her arms above her head. The present invention also includes a face mask with an inflatable bladder that has an inlet and outlet tube that connects to a pumping apparatus to supply cooling therapy. The inflatable bladder of the face mask includes a tortuous water passageway to recycle the cold water.

Garments may include: (a) one garment portion having an air permeability of less than 550 ft.sup.3/min per ft.sup.2; and (b) another garment portion including one or more vented zones, wherein a material forming the vented zones has an air permeability of at least 550 ft.sup.3/min per ft.sup.2. The vented zones may extend along a center back portion and/or along at least one side portion of the garment. Methods for forming such garments may include: (a) providing one garment portion having an air permeability of less than 550 ft.sup.3/min per ft.sup.2; (b) providing another garment portion including at least one vented zone, wherein a material forming the vented zone has an air permeability of at least 550 ft.sup.3/min per ft.sup.2; and (c) forming a garment structure including these garment portions. The vented zones may extend along a center back portion and/or along at least one side portion of the garment structure. In some instances, apparel or equipment (including garments having zoned venting) may be wetted and worn by the athlete prior to the event or exercise, in order to pre-cool the athlete's body.

The present invention discloses an intelligent control system and method for a doll clothing cooling device, the system including an information acquisition system, an image acquisition system, a computer vision system, and a central control system. The information acquisition system acquires environmental parameters and human physiological parameters in the mannequin garment. The image acquisition system acquires a video image of a human face and transmits it to the computer vision system to calculate a human head temperature. The central control system predicts the human thermal sensation data based on the acquired environmental and physiological parameters. The opening degree of the cooling device of the mannequin garment is automatically adjusted according to the human body heat sensation data and the voice instructions of the wearer of the mannequin garment. The invention solves the problem of dynamically improving the thermal comfort of the wearer of the mannequin costume in real time.

A radiation protection garment. The radiation protection garment includes one or more lead-based panels and a cooling system. The cooling system includes one or more air flow paths containing air and one or more air vents that provide fluid communication between atmosphere and the one or more air flow paths. Movement of the radiation protection garment causes the air in the one or more air flow paths to flow through the one or more air flow paths and exit through the one or more air vents. Additionally, or alternatively, the radiation protection garment includes one or more lead-based panels and a support system. The support system distributes a weight of the radiation protection garment away from at least one of a neck or a lower back of a user while the user is wearing the radiation protection garment.

The current disclosure relates to a personal environmental control system that regulates the temperature in immediate area of the system, which can be attached to a garment and worn by a person, animal, or device that requires temperature control. In one embodiment of the personal environmental control system, temperature is controlled through the use of a heat transfer unit including at least one Peltier unit and at least two closed loops carrying fluid for transferring heat away from the garment.

The current disclosure relates to a personal environmental control system that regulates the temperature in immediate area of the system, which can be attached to a garment and worn by a person, animal, or device that requires temperature control. In one embodiment of the personal environmental control system, temperature is controlled through the use of a heat transfer unit including at least one Peltier unit and at least two closed loops carrying fluid for transferring heat away from the garment.

An apparel power system and method of using such system is disclosed. The power system provides a source of electrical energy for electrically powered accessories attached or integrated to apparel worn by the user of a vehicle without requiring the use of wires and plugs connections between the user and the vehicle. The vehicle may be a snowmobile, ATV, UTV, motorcycle, watercraft and the like. The electrical power of the vehicle is transferred from the steering means such as a steering wheel or handlebars to a handwear such as a glove or mitt or a wearable adaptor. Holding of the steering means by the user creates a contact allowing electrical energy transfer from the steering means to the handwear which is subsequently transferred from the handwear to accessories attached or integrated to an item of clothing such as a coat using embedded wires or overlying connection to provide the apparel with the ability to power various accessories such as heated handwear, vest, pants and/or footwear, power visor, visibility lamps, cell phone, and the like.