Warmer Weave, Incorporated is developing blankets that give the user improved warmth in their outer extremities. The blanket is lightweight and provides unparalleled comfort; in fact, the blanket has less weight than two standard blankets. The blanket performs the function of and obviates the need for extra blankets.
Using fewer blankets offers significant cost savings to hospitals, hotels and others with large volume blanket needs.
In the United States there are roughly 4,926,543 guest rooms in hotels that replace blankets two to three times a year. If the total number of guest rooms is assumed to be equally split between single king beds or two queens, the total number of beds, and similarly the total number of blankets, is roughly 7,389,815. This does not include extra blankets stowed in rooms and storage.
If hotels take a minimalistic approach to blanket replacement, for example replacing blankets only twice a year, a total of 14,779,630 blankets would be needed annually.
Hospitals beds in the United States total roughly 920,829, with a replacement schedule of three blankets a year results in a need of 2,762,487 blankets. This analysis does not consider backup supplies or blankets for emergency rooms.
In another example, there are roughly 132,802,859 residential homes and apartments in the United States. If it’s estimated each household has four blankets, the total blankets would total 531,211,436. If each household buys one blanket every other year, another 66,401,430 blankets are needed.
RECAP—U.S. Blanket Market
14,779,630 Hotel & Lodging Association
2,762,487 Hospital Association
66,401,430 U.S. Census Bureau 2013
83,943,547 Min. Est. Blanket Market
Population in United States exceeds 320M and 7.2B in the world. The U.S. and world population use a blanket of some type. Warmer Weave’s blankets manufactured with insulated graduation will allow one blanket to take the place of two or more, in instances where extra blankets are used to keep lower or outer extremities warm while resting, sleeping or simply relaxing. Warmer Weave’s graduated weave technology is far more comfortable, lightweight and less expensive than extra blankets, garments, etc.
Using Warmer Weave’s graduated woven materials, textiles can be manufactured in the form of:
• Military Blankets
• Sleeping Bags
• Comforters
• Bed Linens
• Rescue/Emergency Blankets