Patent ID: 8887328

Claim:
An automated system for cooling a body comprising: a sleeping bag made of (a) two fabric sheets joined to form a bag for receiving and covering the body of a user, and (b) an air-resistant sheet of material joined to one of the fabric sheets in a manner to form an upper closed chamber; wherein the fabric sheets joined to form the bag comprise an absorbent and porous material for reducing moisture and heat in the bag; a duct in operable communication with the upper closed chamber; a fan in operable communication with the duct having a speed of 200-400 CFM for inflating the closed chamber and creating a positive airflow from the closed chamber through the fabric sheet into the bag; a sensor module with one or more sensors for obtaining at least one of a skin temperature, skin relative humidity, or sternal skin conductance measurement; and a control module in operable communication with the sensors for receiving the measurement, comparing the measurement to a set point, and turning the fan on or off in response to the measurement respectively exceeding or falling below the set point; wherein the control module is programmed to activate the fan in response to the at least one skin temperature, skin relative humidity, or sternal skin conductance measurement being above a set threshold that is below an amount indicative of a hot flash, such that the cooling system is activated prior to the onset of a hot flash; and wherein the control module is further programmed to de-activate the fan in response to the at least one skin temperature, skin relative humidity, or sternal skin conductance measurement being below a set threshold.