Patents Examined by Anne Kozak
  • Patent number: 10377514
    Abstract: An Adjustable Pressure Suit Torso, which is a combination of a flexible pressure suit attached to rigid rings, in an assembly of rigid rings and brackets. The rigid rings form openings configured to receive the head, limbs and entry way of a wearer. These rigid rings are attached to one another by brackets, thereby forming an assembly of rigid rings and brackets. The flexible pressure suit is attached to the rigid rings, and otherwise constrained upon pressurization by the rigid ring and bracket assembly. The brackets can be offered in different sizes or made adjustable so as to vary the overall size of the rigid ring and bracket assembly. The flexible pressure suit can be provided in the largest possible wearer size (99th percentile male) and any excess in the flexible suit when donned by a smaller wearer can be folded up while still constrained by the ring and bracket assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ILC DOVER LP
    Inventors: David Phillip Cadogan, David Allen Graziosi, Greg Jason Muller, Janet G. Ferl
  • Patent number: 10342266
    Abstract: Disclosed is a functional briefs for men, including: a cloth for lining including an opening part for penis for separating the penis and scrotum, the opening part for penis receiving the penis; and a containing cloth, wherein a pocket-shaped containing cloth for penis and a containing cloth for scrotum are formed in one cloth, the containing cloth including a first curved part sewed on the front part of the cloth for lining and formed by a first wrinkled part, a second curved part formed by a second wrinkled part, and a third curved part formed by a third wrinkled part, the containing cloth being connected with a front part of the cloth for lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: GAMYU.CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gil Young Oh
  • Patent number: 10299954
    Abstract: The therapeutic pants include at least one cushion that orients the user's leg(s), hip(s), or lower back in a particular alignment. For example, the cushion may be positioned between the user's legs to align the hips or behind the user's leg to elevate the knee or ankle. The therapeutic pants may include one or more retaining pockets configured to retain one or more cushions. In some embodiments, the cushions are removable from the retaining pockets. In some embodiments, at least one retaining pocket and at least one cushion are positioned along the medial (i.e., inner) side of each pant leg. The pant material that extends vertically along one or both lateral sides of each leg can be detachably secured, allowing the therapeutic pants to be readily and repeatedly equipped and removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Enma Troutner
    Inventor: Enma Troutner
  • Patent number: 10292439
    Abstract: A strap for a protective sport garment wearable by a wearer, the garment comprising at least first and second parts separated by a space. The strap has first and second layers made of stretchable material a padding element confined therein for offering impact protection. The strap also has a first end portion affixed to one of the first and second parts and a second end portion detachably affixed at a selected location on the other one of the first and second parts. In use, the strap is movable between first and second lengths for allowing the second end portion of the strap to be affixed at the selected location for allowing adjustability of the first and second parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY, LLC
    Inventor: Pascal Martel
  • Patent number: 10252144
    Abstract: A hockey or lacrosse glove comprising a cuff and a hand receiving portion having a palm sheet, a dorsal sheet extending longitudinally from a proximal end located adjacent the distal end of the cuff to a distal end that is, in use, located generally above the proximal articulation of each finger, and four finger gussets, each finger gusset having a distal end for covering the distal end of the finger. The glove also has at least one protector extending to an end located generally above the distal end of the finger gusset and comprising a single pocket and a padding element contained in the single pocket, the padding element defining at least one flexion zone such that, in use, flexing of the player's hand or finger imparts movement of the padding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY, LLC
    Inventors: Mathieu Contant, Marco Beauregard, Alexandre Leblanc
  • Patent number: 10244823
    Abstract: A shoe heel cup device including a ground contacting base portion and a resilient shoe heel engagement portion forming a unitary member, the resilient shoe heel engagement portion being a cup containing, but not limited to, at least live flexible equispaced projecting ribs within the inner surface together defining a bore for receiving a shoe heel therein, the entry of which is smaller in diameter to the base. The invention has been described in language more or less specific to the device features. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to specific features shown or described since the means herein described comprises preferred forms of putting the invention into effect. The invention is, therefore, claimed in any of its forms or modifications within the proper scope of the appended claims (if any) appropriately interpreted by those skilled in the art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Model Behaviour (Aust) Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Andrew Boag
  • Patent number: 10231494
    Abstract: A garment for boosting circulation in areas of a user's body corresponding to the user's joints, having at least one fabric member of a size for at least partly covering at least one part of the user's body that includes at least one joint area lying over at least one joint of the user, and at least one muscle area lying over at least one muscle of the user, the fabric member being at least one of dimensioned and structured so as not to compress the part of the user's body covered by the fabric member, the fabric member having a heat insulating property at each joint area to be covered and a heat transmitting property at each muscle area to be covered, so that when the garment is worn, each joint area stays warmer than each muscle area to boost circulation in each joint area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: EVOGENERATE, LLC
    Inventors: Holly Shapiro, John Koetz
  • Patent number: 10231489
    Abstract: An undergarment includes an outermost layer comprising a first outer portion and a second outer portion, an innermost layer comprising a first inner portion and a second inner portion, and at least one central layer disposed between the outermost layer and the innermost layer. The outermost layer may include a closed configuration where the first and second outer portions are connected to one another and an open configuration where the first and second outer portions are detached from one another. The innermost layer may include a closed configuration where the first and second inner portions are attached to one another with at least one fastener. In the closed configuration of the outermost layer, the first and second outer portions form a bow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventor: Shanta N. Crichlow
  • Patent number: 10201206
    Abstract: A lacrosse helmet comprises rigid single-piece shell formed of a suitable material such as polycarbonate or ABS plastic and adapted to receive and protect the head of a wearer. The shell has acclivities integrally formed therein to define features in the shell. Two alternative padding assemblies are disclosed. In a first alternative, the padding assemblies include a front liner installed in the brow area of the shell, a lateral liner extending around the back inner surface of the shell and backed by an inflatable occipital pad, a crown shock absorber, and jaw pads. In a second alternative, the padding assemblies include an inner shell or bonnet comprising a left section, right section, and rear section, which are assembled together with a crown comfort layer and a rear comfort layer, and inserted into the shell. This alternative also includes jaw pads as in the first alternative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: KRANOS IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cortney Warmouth, Louis Anthony VanHoutin, Vincent R. Long
  • Patent number: 10201191
    Abstract: An adjustable apparatus designed to operate with a shirt collar so as to provide stiffness to the shirt collar. A circular, semi-rigid element coextensive with the shirt collar, the semi-rigid element having a gap located at a placket of a shirt. The semi-rigid element comprises a left side having an adjustable first length, and a right side having an adjustable second length. A rearward coupling element adjustably couples the rearward ends of left and right sides, the rearward coupling element configured for adjusting a width of the semi-rigid element. The apparatus further includes a first elongated element that projects downwards from a left side of the semi-rigid element such that a tip of the first elongated element contacts a left shoulder of the shirt. The apparatus further includes a second elongated element that projects downwards such that a tip of the second elongated element contacts a right shoulder of the shirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventor: Jorge Carlos Gutierrez Garcia
  • Patent number: 10182616
    Abstract: A biodegradable and disposable shoe liner is made of a first layer impregnated with a deodorant and an absorbent, a second layer made of a moisture-resistant material, and an adhesive layer on the bottom side of the second layer for temporary attachment to the foot bed of a shoe. A peel-off layer of paper covers the adhesive layer to prevent the shoe liners from sticking to each other or other objects before use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventor: Catherine Maureen O'Brien
  • Patent number: 10167578
    Abstract: A warping system for reducing tension in a plurality of yarn ends wound by the warping system onto a beam. The warping system minimizes the number of contact points as yarn is pulled off of yarn packages in a creel and wound onto the beam. After exiting a tube, yarn passes over a roller and an expansion comb before being wound onto the beam. The yarn extends between the roller and the beam substantially in a yarn plane. The yarn can contact the warping system at only one contact point between the roller and the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Avery Honeycutt, Keith Goble
  • Patent number: 10149513
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, and a mid-foot region disposed intermediate the forefoot region and the heel region. The sole structure further includes fluid-filled bladder having a first segment extending along a medial side in the heel region, a second segment extending along a lateral side in the heel region, and a web area disposed between the first segment and the second segment. Additionally, the sole structure includes an outer sole member having an upper portion extending from a first end in the forefoot region to a second end in the heel region. The second end of the outer sole member is received on a first side of the web area. The outer sole member also includes a rib extending downwardly from the upper portion and defining a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Ryan Nyberg, Levi J. Patton, Eric S. Schindler, Jessica Small
  • Patent number: 10149502
    Abstract: A jacket (1) having a hood (4.1 and 4.2) which has a hood opening and having a zipper which begins at the lower end of the jacket front side (1.1 and 1.2) and which has two opposing strips (rows) (3.1 and 3.2) of zipper coupling members, which begin at the lower end in the two sections (I; II) along the coupling member rows (3.1 and 3.2) centrally in its longitudinal direction, and in that the strips (rows) (3.1 and 3.2) of zipper coupling members extend continuously and centrally over the entire jacket front side and jacket rear side along the edges of the hood (4.1; 4.2) bordering the hood opening up to the jacket rear side (2.1 and 2.2) and end at the lower end of the jacket rear side, and in that the strips (rows) (3.1; 3.2) are associated with another zipper slider (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TURNABLE UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
    Inventor: Bolko Boris Otto Scheid
  • Patent number: 10124497
    Abstract: A grooming-assisting device that replaceably attaches around the neck of a user, replaceably attaches to a mirror used by the user, and captures facial hair clipped from the user for disposal. The grooming-assisting device includes a substrate, a first attaching apparatus, and a second attaching apparatus. The substrate captures the facial hair clipped from the user for disposal. The first attaching apparatus extends from the substrate, and replaceably attaches the substrate around the neck of the user. The second attaching apparatus extends from the substrate, and replaceably attaches the substrate to the mirror used by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Nicholas Galekovic
  • Patent number: 10124239
    Abstract: A hockey or lacrosse glove comprising a dorsal sheet extending longitudinally from a proximal end proximate the distal end of the cuff to a distal end proximate the proximal end of each finger gusset and extending transversally from a medial end to a lateral end, the dorsal sheet having a maximal length measured between its proximal and distal ends and a maximal width measured between its medial and lateral ends; and a dorsal protector covering the dorsal sheet. The dorsal protector comprises a single pocket mounted to the dorsal sheet and occupying at least three-quarters of the maximal length of the dorsal sheet and at least three-quarters of the maximal width of the dorsal sheet and a padding element contained in the single pocket, the padding element comprising a flexion zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY, LLC
    Inventors: Mathieu Contant, Marco Beauregard, Alexandre Leblanc
  • Patent number: 10117779
    Abstract: The present invention relates to goggles, preferably extra-orbital goggles, having an outer surface defined by a pair of lens portions each having an upper and a lower peripheral wall. The upper and lower peripheral walls extend to an upper and lower peripheral edge respectively which, in use, are in contact with the wearers face. The outer surface defined by the upper peripheral walls is convex. This contributes to a goggle outer surface which is a smooth curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SPEEDO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Tom Waller, Chris Johnson, Joseph Santry
  • Patent number: 10085518
    Abstract: A top covering for a boot includes an anchor having two ends with a length between, the two ends each having an attachment member, the anchor adapted to secure to a front side of the boot. The top covering also includes a pouch having a pocket and two ends with a length between, the two ends each having an attachment member that cooperate with the attachment members on the two ends of the anchor for securing the pouch around the boot, and a fastener for alternately opening and closing the pocket. The top covering further includes a cover adapted to prevent objects from entering the boot and having a tightening member for tightening the cover around the top of the boot when in use, the cover capable of being stored in the pouch when not in use so that it does not impede the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: Joseph Flaherty
  • Patent number: 10085503
    Abstract: An underwear brief comprising an undergarment comprising a second waistband and position holder straps that are designed to hold a shirt down in place while inside the pants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: Enrique Peral
  • Patent number: 10081113
    Abstract: A grooming-assisting device that replaceably attaches around the neck of a user, replaceably attaches to a mirror used by the user, and captures facial hair clipped from the user for disposal. The grooming-assisting device includes a substrate, a first attaching apparatus, and a second attaching apparatus. The substrate captures the facial hair clipped from the user for disposal. The first attaching apparatus extends from the substrate, and replaceably attaches the substrate around the neck of the user. The second attaching apparatus extends from the substrate, and replaceably attaches the substrate to the mirror used by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Inventor: Nicholas Galekovic