Patent ID: 8347413

Claim:
A garment comprising: a woven panel substantially encircling an appendage of a wearer, wherein the woven panel is configured to reduce drag on the appendage of the wearer from an oncoming fluid; the woven panel further comprising: a first panel region having a first texture, a second panel region having a second texture, and a third panel region having a third texture; wherein the first texture is configured to channel a flow pattern of the oncoming fluid without disrupting a laminar flow; wherein the second texture includes one or more ridges configured to transition the flow pattern of the oncoming fluid from laminar flow to a turbulent flow; wherein the third texture includes one or more ridges configured to increase the turbulent flow of the oncoming fluid; wherein the ridges associated with the third texture are wider than the ridges associated with the second texture; and wherein at least one of the second texture and the third texture is pressed into the woven panel.