COMMERCIALIZATION
- Boston Harbour, LLC of New York City has partnered with Outlast Technologies, Inc. of Boulder, Colorado to launch a complete line of Men's and Ladies Casual Outerwear, utilizing Outlast® liners with revolutionary Adaptive Comfort® technology. Under the brand PROSHIELD "Smart Apparel" consumers can experience all day comfort powered by Outlast's patented phase change fabric technology. This same technology, used in EvenTemp® Bedding by Wamsutta® was chosen as one of Time Magazine's Inventions of the Year in 2002.
- The firm has announced five new relationships with Asian manufacturers at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. The manufacturers include Itochu, Inoac, Daiyu, Tiong Liong and P. T. Tomenbo. A complete line of OUTLAST branded phase change (PCM) fabrics and foams sourced in the Far East are available for Fall '02 product lines.
- Licensed to Outlast
Technologies, Inc.
- Marketed under the
tradename Outlast® Temperature Regulation and your Own Comfort ZoneTM.
- Covered by multiple
US, European and Japanese patents.
- US Patents include
#4756958 and #5366801 and others pending
- Primary target market
is the outdoor recreational and occupational clothing and attire
markets and industrial applications are other potential sectors.
- Currently 30 products
are available for the consumer that contain Outlast® Temperature
Regulation. It is anticipated that Outlast will be used in
many more consumer clothing applications by 1999.
- Sustained employment
at TRDC and was the foundation basis of Outlast which currently
employees about twenty people.
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Outlast® flight
gloves for aviators are currently
listed with GSA for
all components of the USG
- Ongoing programs with
the USG include evaluation of Outlast® crew socks,
under- garments and thermally protective life jackets for the US
Navy
- Ongoing program with
NSF to develop microcapsules that with stand higher temperatures
- Continued customer
interest in a multitude of
applications
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