Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
002171300 | With forced air circulator | 20 |
20080295220 | Fan-Based Cooler for Head-Protection Gear - A cooler accessory for use with a hard hat or other head-protecting gear having a protective shell with a rim, the accessory including a housing that is attachable to the protective shell, tubing that extends from the housing, and airflow supply means (e.g., an electric fan assembly) for supplying a flow of air that passes through the tubing and exits therefrom. During use, the tubing extends below the rim of the protective shell for directing the flow of air supplied by the airflow supply means under the rim for injection toward space adjacent the user's body, thereby cooling the user's body. Preferably, the tubing is configured such that airflow is injected into an air gap between the user's head and the protective shell and over the user's head, thereby actively cooling the user's head. The housing can be removably secured to the protective shell of the head protection device by one of many different ways including adhesive means, a strap, clips, a slotted interface or other suitable fixation mechanisms. | 12-04-2008 |
20090031475 | CAP HAVING ILLUMINATING AND PIVOTABLY MOVABLE FAN - A cap having a crown sized for receiving a head of a wearer and a lid connected to a front portion of the crown, the cap including a pivotably movable fan having a fan body and a motor for driving a plurality of rotateable fan blades for providing cool ambient air to the wearer. The fan may be provided with illuminated devices for illuminating light when the cap is worn in unlit or dimly lit areas. | 02-05-2009 |
20090126076 | CAP HAVING AN ILLUMINATING FAN AND HEATING DEVICE - A cap having a crown sized for receiving a head of a wearer and a lid connected to a front portion of the crown, the cap including a fan having a fan body and a motor for driving a plurality of rotatable fan blades for providing cool ambient air to the wearer, and at least one heating device removably attached to the crown for providing heat to the wearer. A protective cover may also be provided for covering a top portion of the cooling device for preventing at least one of debris and moisture from impeding the operation of the cooling device. At least one of the fan body and the fan blades is composed of a transparent material having at least one illuminator for projecting light by illuminating the at least one of the fan body and the fan blades. | 05-21-2009 |
20090288238 | Wind-stabilized baseball cap - A baseball cap including features for stabilizing the cap in a moving stream of air. The cap includes a modified bill having a downforce generator configured to create a relatively stagnate recirculation zone between the downforce generator and the head covering. This recirculation zone tends to negate the lifting effect found in prior art bills. The invention preferably also includes a vent through the bill. The vent is located behind the downforce generator, so as to connect the underside of the bill to the recirculation zone formed in the wake of the downforce generator. The vent is selectively closed by a flexible flap. The flap remains closed to prevent rain from passing through the vent. However, if pressure beneath the bill significantly exceeds pressure above the bill, the vent opens to equalize the pressure. This action prevents the creation of a net lifting force which might lift the cap off the wearer's head. | 11-26-2009 |
20100000007 | Hat with a Fan and Filter - A hat with a cooling fan mounted therein may include a head covering portion for covering a portion of a head of a user, a visor portion connected to the head covering portion. The visor portion may include a fan apparatus and a detachably connected filter to cooperate with the fan apparatus to provide filtered air to the user. The fan apparatus may include a fan motor, and the fan apparatus may include a fan blade. The fan apparatus may be connected to a power source to power the fan apparatus, and the power source may include a battery. The power source may include a solar powered device, and the visor portion may include an aperture to cooperate with the motor assembly. | 01-07-2010 |
20100017941 | Headwear cooling system and associated method - A combined headwear and cooling system preferably includes a headwear, a mechanism for introducing and circulating external ambient air, and a mechanism for selectively discharging the external ambient air from the inner surface area in such a manner that a discharge rate of the external ambient air is regulated along a plurality of separate target zones defined along the curvilinear region. The present invention allows the user to control the air flow along different portions of the curvilinear region and thereby focus the cooling process on regions that are prone to overheat more quickly than others. | 01-28-2010 |
20110041237 | Portable personally attachable systems for delivering conditioned air to personal breathing zones and other body areas - An apparatus for use in creating a zone of conditioned air on or near a person's body comprising: a blower unit configured to produce a flow of conditioned air; an air delivery system that is detachably connected to and is in flow communication with the blower unit, the said air delivery system having at least one outlet for discharging air. | 02-24-2011 |
20120000006 | Utilising an airfoil effect for inducing cooling in a baseball cap, A.K.A. "Air Cap" - By adding a second smaller bill under the main bill of a baseball cap and creating a gap between the two bills, the upper bill creates a raised curve that acts like an airfoil and allows the free flow of air over a wearer's forehead, inducing a cooling effect. Besides the benefit of a cooling effect, the appearance of the hat is such that an observer looking at someone wearing it would not be able to tell there was anything overtly different about the design. | 01-05-2012 |
20130239292 | Wind-Stabilized Baseball Cap - A baseball cap including features for stabilizing the cap in a moving stream of air. The cap includes a modified bill having a downforce generator configured to create a relatively stagnate recirculation zone between the downforce generator and the head covering. This recirculation zone tends to negate the lifting effect found in prior art bills. The invention preferably includes a vent through the bill. The vent is located behind the downforce generator, to connect the underside of the bill to the recirculation zone formed in the wake of the downforce generator. The vent is selectively closed by a flexible flap. The flap remains closed to prevent rain from passing through the vent. However, if pressure beneath the bill significantly exceeds pressure above the bill, the vent opens to equalize the pressure. This action prevents the creation of a net lifting force which might lift the cap off the wearer's head. | 09-19-2013 |
20140109292 | MENOPAUSE HAIR PROTECTOR - A protective cover maintains a hairstyle on a head of a woman while sleeping. The protective cover includes a flexible body that extends over the hairstyle on the head of the woman. The flexible body has a plurality of vents to allow heat and moisture to exit the flexible body, thereby preventing damage to the hairstyle. | 04-24-2014 |
20140143934 | TRANSPORTABLE AIR CIRCULATING AND COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A HEAD COVERING - The present invention describes an air circulating and cooling assembly comprising a housing unit, adapted to quickly and easily secure onto a head covering, such as a hat, and an airflow distributor removably attached to the housing unit. The airflow distributor secures to the housing unit and has at least one vertically disposed aperture fluidly communicating air received from an air generator to the top of the user's head and at least one lateral disposed aperture fluidly communicating air received from the air generator along at least one side of said head covering. The airflow distributor is constructed and arranged to provide directional current flow of the air around the side and top of the head of the individual wearing the head covering wherein the current flow is expelled opposite from the head cover along the opposite side surface from where the airflow distributor is secured to the unit. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150163 | Fan Assembly for a Hat - A fan assembly for a hat. In some embodiments, the present general inventive concept comprises a fan assembly to position a cooling fan upon the concave surface of the crown of a hat. Generally, the fan is connected by wires or similar means to a power source and controller located on the exterior of the hat. | 06-05-2014 |
20140359917 | HEADGEAR WITH FAN ASSEMBLY DEVICE - A headgear with fan assembly device includes a hat having a front side, a back side, an interior cavity and an aperture disposed along a top side thereof. An adjustable headband is disposed within the interior cavity, and a fan shroud for supporting a motor that is in communication with a central hub having a plurality of fan blades is disposed along the aperture, and in line with the central axis of the hat. | 12-11-2014 |
20150096102 | HEAD GARMENT FOR PRIVACY - A head garment for privacy and methods of using the same are disclosed. The head garment has a frame including an elongated member, the frame including a loop portion that extends upward and forward from a rear portion that includes a tail, the loop portion including a rim, a veil having a rear portion that is connected to the rear portion of the frame and a front portion that is connected to the rim. The tension in the portion of the veil that spans between the connection to the rear portion of the frame and to the rim provides support for the rim, and the front portion of the veil extends beyond and drapes downward from the rim. The head garment is usable with a ventilation system and/or an electronic device and may be folded for stowing in a container. | 04-09-2015 |
20150143612 | Flying Insect Repelling Hat - Here is disclosed a hat having a crown and a brim, the brim having a peripheral edge, a front portion a back portion, and opposite left and right side portions. Left, right, front and back electric fans are positioned on the brim adjacent the peripheral edge. The left, right, front and back electric fans are each configured to blow air downwardly away from the crown at a rate of at least 10 cfm. The left, right, front and back electric fans are positioned 90° from each other on the brim. The device further includes a control unit mounted in the hat and operatively coupled to the left, right, front and back electric fans for driving the fans, the control unit having at least one storage battery. Finally, the device includes a switch coupled to the control unit for turning the fans on and off. | 05-28-2015 |
20150143613 | SOLAR-POWERED VENTILATED HAT WITH LIGHT CHASING FUNCTION - A solar-powered ventilated hat with light-chasing function comprising an inner hat body to be worn on the head and an outer hat body pivotally connected to the inner hat body. The inner hat body is designed as meshed and a plurality of positioning ribs are disposed on its surface. On the top edge of the outer hat body are disposed a fan and a servomotor pivotally connected to the top edge of the inner hat body. A light-detecting part, a solar panel and a control circuit are disposed on the brim of the outer hat body. The solar panel is electrically connected to the fan and the servomotor. When the hat is worn, the light-detecting part detects sunlight and drives the servomotor to rotate the outer hat body so that the solar panel can face sunlight directly to generate adequate electric power supply for the fan. Exterior air is guided by the fan inside the hat and distributed on the head by the inner hat body to form convection and make the head comfortable and dry. | 05-28-2015 |
20160007672 | Power-Ventilated Soft Headgear | 01-14-2016 |
20160015113 | Solar Powered Portable Personal Cooling System with Dual Modes of Operation - The present invention provides a device that provides the wearer a personal zone of cooling effect. Specifically, a headwear is provided that incorporates a stabilizing and aerating platform to house and support an array of photo-voltaic cells that in turn power strategically placed and positionable personal variable speed fans. The present invention also anticipates and counters the power decreases typically encountered by photo-voltaic cells when operating in elevated temperatures. The present invention also provides dual modality of use to provide a smaller photo-voltaic cell array in situations where a sacrifice in power is acceptable to limit its' size. | 01-21-2016 |
20160100647 | BODY FAN ASSEMBLY - The present application includes and assembly having a head unit and a control unit. The head unit is worn on the head of a worker and is configured to induce a convective cooling effect upon the worker. The control unit is in communication with the head unit to permit the worker to operate and adjust the various functions of the head unit. The head unit includes a motorized fan which pulls air into a central cavity within the head unit and blows it through one or more ports. The ports provide multiple directions for routing the airflow. An optional sleeve may be used in combination with one of the ports to route airflow away from the head of the worker. | 04-14-2016 |
20160157542 | VENTILATION CAP - Disclosed is a cap which may be mainly used for the purpose of sports or leisure activities, for example, golf, mountaineering, and the like, and in particular the cap is provided with a built-in ventilation unit which may include a ventilation unit for ventilating the air inside the cap and may be easily used thanks to a dual-cap structure with a solar cells part installed on a visor of the cap wherein an inner cap part of the dual-cap structure contacting a head portion of a user wearing the cap and an outer cap part of the dual-cap structure may be detachable from the inner cap part while facilitating easier washing and caring. An electric fan is installed in the inner cap part, sucking air from outside into the cap while effectively discharging air inside the cap to the outside. | 06-09-2016 |