Abstract: A support component for attachment to a lower edge of a bra, having a generally U-shaped molded body defined in an x-direction, a y-direction perpendicular to the x-direction, and a z-direction perpendicular to both the x-direction and the y-direction, the body being bisected in part by an x-y plane, a lower curved portion of the body extending generally in the x-direction within the x-y plane, a first upper side portion of the body extending from a first end of the lower curved portion in both the y-direction and the z-direction and fully crossing to a first side of the x-y plane, and a second upper side portion of the body extending from a second, opposite end of the lower curved portion in both the y-direction and the z-direction and fully crossing to a second, opposite side of the x-y plane.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 14, 2013
Date of Patent:
December 1, 2015
Assignee:
Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.
Inventors:
Carolyn M. McNeeley, Patrick Brown, Nick Stanca
Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for selling products across sales channels in a single swipe transaction. In one aspect a method for purchasing products is disclosed. The method includes identifying a first product to be purchased from a first sales channel, determining whether the first product is available from the first sales channel, in response to determining that the first product is not available from the first sales channel, determining whether the first product is available from a second sales channel, in response to determining that the first product is available from the second sales channel, adding the first product from the second sales channel to the transaction, and selling the first product from the second sales channel, wherein the transaction is completed with a single tender.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 15, 2013
Publication date:
September 18, 2014
Applicant:
Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.
Inventors:
Scott Reing-Hurley, Brett Jason Hanley, JoEllen Elizabeth Kunce, Kyle Clark, Rodney Darius Fleming, Christian T. Coughlan, Ravishankar Narasimhan, Amila Rajasekera
Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for selling products across sales channels. In one aspect the disclosure relates to receiving information regarding an item that is offered for sale by a first sales channel, receiving information regarding an item that is offered for sale by at least one second sales channel, storing the information received from the first sales channel and the at least one second sales channel, populating a product data record with the information received from the first sales channel and the at least one second sales channel, and offering, in a single transaction, items for sale from the first sales channel and the at least one second channel.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 15, 2013
Publication date:
September 18, 2014
Applicant:
Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.
Inventors:
Rodney Darius Fleming, Christian T. Coughlan, Ravishankar Narasimhan, Brett Jason Hanley
Abstract: A support component for attachment to a lower edge of a bra, having a generally U-shaped molded body defined in an x-direction, a y-direction perpendicular to the x-direction, and a z-direction perpendicular to both the x-direction and the y-direction, the body being bisected in part by an x-y plane, a lower curved portion of the body extending generally in the x-direction within the x-y plane, a first upper side portion of the body extending from a first end of the lower curved portion in both the y-direction and the z-direction and fully crossing to a first side of the x-y plane, and a second upper side portion of the body extending from a second, opposite end of the lower curved portion in both the y-direction and the z-direction and fully crossing to a second, opposite side of the x-y plane.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 14, 2013
Publication date:
August 14, 2014
Applicant:
VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC.
Inventors:
Carolyn M. McNeeley, Patrick Brown, Nick Stanca
Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for delivering content. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that receives a request for content from a requestor and searches for a trigger in the response to that request. In response to identifying a trigger in the content, the method inserts content that is individualized for the requestor into the response.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 12, 2012
Publication date:
April 17, 2014
Applicant:
Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.
Abstract: Disclosed are moisturizing fabric materials for use in articles of wear such as bras. The moisturizing fabric materials include a moisturizer comprising plant oil, plant extract, and an emulsifier. The moisturizer is bonded to polymeric fabric material via a bonding agent to provide the moisturizing fabric material. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing an article of wear such as a bra using moisturizing fabric material.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 23, 2012
Publication date:
September 26, 2013
Applicant:
VICTORIA'S SECRET STORE BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC.
Inventors:
Dulce Almario, Mark Knitowski, Nathalie Martinet, Robert J. Smith, Mayur Vansia, Jasmine Yip