Patents by Inventor George A. Browder, Jr.

George A. Browder, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lower torso garment with integral panty and method of making same
    Patent number: 6550288
    Abstract: There is provided lower torso garments that have an integral panty or brief, circularly knit garment blanks for such lower torso garments, and methods of producing lower torso garments that have an integral panty or brief from circularly knit garment blanks. Lower torso garments according to the present invention have an outer layer and an inner layer. The inner layer has an integral panty. The garment is formed from a blank that is circularly knitted with a welt band seamlessly joined to a first fabric segment forming the outer layer and a second fabric segment forming the inner layer with the integral panty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: George A. Browder, Jr., Mac Lewis
  • Two layer integrally knit lower body garment
    Patent number: 5746068
    Abstract: A lower body garment for covering the legs, hips, waist and midriff of the wearer, formed from a tubular sleeve knit of successive yarn courses which includes a waistband, a midriff encircling portion integrally knit with the waistband and leg portions integrally knit with the midriff encircling portion. The leg portions are formed by slitting the tubular sleeve and joining the slit edges to provide a continuous longitudinal leg enclosing seam extending throughout the leg portions. Cuff portions are integrally knit with the leg portions and are also joined by the continuous longitudinal seam. The garment may be made with or without a lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: Catrinel I. Popa, George A. Browder, Jr., Archie Dale Segraves
  • Integrally knit lower body garment
    Patent number: 5613378
    Abstract: A lower body garment for covering the legs, hips, waist and midriff of the wearer, formed from a tubular sleeve knit of successive yarn courses which includes a waistband, a midriff encircling portion integrally knit with the waistband and leg portions integrally knit with the midriff encircling portion. The leg portions are formed by slitting the tubular sleeve and joining the slit edges to provide a continuous longitudinal leg enclosing seam extending throughout the leg portions. Cuff portions are integrally knit with the leg portions and are also joined by the continuous longitudinal seam. The garment may be made with or without a lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: Catrinel I. Popa, George A. Browder, Jr., Archie D. Segraves
  • Garment blank, lower torso garment and method of making
    Patent number: 5572888
    Abstract: A circular knit one-piece garment blank, lower torso garment, and method of making same having a welt portion and a tubular knit body with front, back and side portions. The front portion contains a spot control area wherein bulkier yarns are included to impart an elastic character throughout the area and to impart the characteristics of a foundation garment to the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: George A. Browder, Jr., William R. Higgins