Patent Application - Aerographics And Denier Differential Zoned Garments > Claims

1. A zoned moisture management garment comprising: a first fabric layer comprising a first non-dissolvable yam of a first denier per filament between about 0.50 and about 1.04 and a first dissolvable yam of a second denier per filament between about 0.50 and about 1.04, wherein at least one zone of the first fabric layer has the first dissolvable yam dissolved; anda second fabric layer adjacent the first fabric layer comprising a second non-dissolvable yam of a third denier per filament greater than the first denier per filament, wherein the third denier per filament is between 1.04 and 3.50 and a denier differential between the first denier per filament and the third denier per filament is at least about 0.54, and wherein the second fabric layer is the inner most layer of the garment when the garment is worn.
- 2. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 1, the second fabric layer further comprises a second dissolvable yam of a fourth denier per filament greater than the first denier per filament, wherein the fourth denier per filament is between 1.04 and 3.50 and a denier differential between the first denier per filament and the fourth denier per filament is at least about 0.54 and wherein at least one zone of the second fabric layer has the second dissolvable yam dissolved.
- 3. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 1, wherein the first non-dissolvable yam is a synthetic and the second non-dissolvable yam is a synthetic.
- 4. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 1, wherein the first fabric layer is knitted and the second fabric layer is knitted.
  - 5. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 4, wherein the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer is circular double knit.
  - 6. The zoned moisture management of claim 4, wherein the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer is circular, plaited single-knit.
- 7. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 1, wherein the first fabric layer is woven and the second fabric layer is woven.
- 8. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 1, wherein the first dissolvable yam comprises between about 10 and about 40 percent of the zoned moisture management garment.
- 9. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 1, wherein the at least one zone of the first fabric layer has the second dissolvable yam dissolved is a pattern, logo, or shape.
- 10. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 1, further comprising at least one additional fabric layer comprising a third non-dissolvable yam of a fourth denier per filament.
  - 11. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 10, the at least one additional fabric layer further comprising a third dissolvable yarn of a fifth denier per filament, wherein at least one zone of the at least one additional fabric layer has the third dissolvable yarn dissolved.
- 12. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 1, wherein the at least one zone is placed according to a sweat profile of an athlete.
- 13. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 1, wherein the garment is a shirt having a shoulder area, a chest area, an upper back area, an abdomen area, an armpit area, and a lower back area and the at least one zone is located in at least one of the shoulder area, armpit area, abdomen area, and lower back area.
14. A zoned moisture management garment comprising: a first fabric layer comprising a first non-dissolvable yarn of a first denier per filament of between about 0.50 and about 1.04; anda second fabric layer adjacent the first fabric layer comprising a second non-dissolvable yarn of a second denier per filament greater than the first denier per filament and a first dissolvable yarn of a third denier per filament greater than the first denier per filament, wherein the second denier per filament and the third denier per filament are between about 1.04 and about 3.50 and a denier differential between the first denier per filament and the second denier per filament is at least about 0.54, wherein at least one zone of the second fabric layer has the first dissolvable yarn dissolved and the second fabric layer is the inner most layer of the garment when the garment is worn.
- 15. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 14, the first fabric layer further comprising a second dissolvable yam of a fourth denier per filament of between about 0.50 and about 1.04, wherein at least one zone of the first fabric layer has the second dissolvable yam dissolved.
- 16. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 14, wherein the at least one zone of the second fabric layer is placed according to a sweat profile of an athlete.
- 17. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 14, wherein the first non-dissolvable yam and the second non-dissolvable yam are synthetic.
- 18. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 14, wherein the first fabric layer is knitted and the second fabric layer is knitted.
- 19. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 14, wherein the first fabric layer is woven and the second fabric layer is woven.
- 20. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 14, wherein the first dissolvable yam comprises between 10 and 40 percent of the zoned moisture management garment.
- 21. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 14, wherein the at least one zone of the second fabric layer having the first dissolvable yam removed is a pattern, logo, or shape.
- 22. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 14, further comprising at least one additional fabric layer of a third non-dissolvable yam of a fifth denier per filament.
  - 23. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 22, the at least one additional fabric layer further comprising a third dissolvable yam of a sixth denier per filament, wherein at least one zone of the at least one addition fabric layer has the third dissolvable yam dissolved.
24. A zoned moisture management garment comprising: a first fabric layer comprising a first non-dissolvable yam of a first denier per filament between about 0.50 and about 1.04;a second fabric layer adjacent the first fabric layer comprising a second non-dissolvable yam of a second denier per filament greater than the first denier per filament, wherein the second denier per filament is between 1.04 and 3.50 and a denier differential between the first denier per filament and the second denier per filament is at least about 0.54, and wherein the second fabric layer is the inner most layer of the garment when the garment is worn; and at least one of the first fabric layer, the second fabric layer, or both further comprises a first dissolvable yam, wherein at least one zone of the at least one of the first fabric layer, the second fabric layer, or both further comprising the first dissolvable yam has the first dissolvable yam dissolved and the at least one zone is determined by a sweat profile.
- 25. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 24, wherein the first non-dissolvable yam and the second non-dissolvable yam are synthetic.
- 26. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 24, wherein the garment is a shirt having a shoulder area, a chest area, an upper back area, an abdomen area, an armpit area, and a lower back area and the at least one zone is located at the shoulder area, armpit area, abdomen area, and lower back area.
- 27. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 24, wherein the first fabric layer is woven and the second fabric layer is woven.
- 28. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 24, wherein the first fabric layer is knitted and the second fabric layer is knitted.
- 29. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 24, wherein the first dissolvable yarn comprises between 10 and 40 percent of the zoned moisture management garment.
- 30. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 24, wherein the at least one zone having the first dissolvable yarn removed is a pattern, logo, or shape.
- 31. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 24, further comprising at least one additional fabric layer of a third non-dissolvable yarn of a third denier per filament.
  - 32. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 31, the at least one additional fabric layer further comprising a second dissolvable yarn, wherein at least one zone of the at least one additional fabric layer has the second dissolvable yarn dissolved.
33. A zoned moisture management garment comprising: a first fabric layer comprising a first non-dissolvable yam of a first denier per filament between about 0.50 and about 1.04;a second fabric layer adjacent the first fabric layer comprising a second non-dissolvable yam of a second denier per filament greater than the first denier per filament, wherein the second denier per filament is between 1.04 and 3.50 and a denier differential between the first denier per filament and the second denier per filament is at least about 0.54, and wherein the second fabric layer is the inner most layer of the garment when the garment is worn;at least one of the first fabric layer, the second fabric layer, or both further comprises a first dissolvable yam; and at least one of the first fabric layer, the second fabric layer, or both further comprising the first dissolvable yam has the first dissolvable yam dissolved in at least one zone at a location of the zoned moisture management garment determined by a sweat profile of an athlete and a contact map of the zoned moisture management garment to the athlete, wherein the sweat profile includes at least one area of increased sweating and wherein the contact map of an athlete includes at least one area of increased contact and at least one area of less contact and the location for the at least one zone is generally in the at least one area of less contact.
- 34. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 33, wherein the first non-dissolvable yam and the second non-dissolvable yam are synthetic.
  - 35. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 34, wherein the first non-dissolvable yam and the second non-dissolvable yam are polyester.
- 36. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 33, wherein the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer is woven.
- 37. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 33, wherein the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer is knitted.
- 38. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 33, wherein the first dissolvable yarn comprises between 10 and 40 percent of the zoned moisture management garment.
- 39. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 33, further comprising at least one additional fabric layer of a third non-dissolvable yarn of a third denier per filament.
  - 40. The zoned moisture management garment of claim 39, the at least one additional fabric layer further comprising a second dissolvable yarn, wherein at least one zone of the at least one additional fabric layer has the second dissolvable yarn dissolved.