Patents by Inventor Kathy Perman

Kathy Perman 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).

  • Asymmetrical underwire arrangement
    Patent number: 7824242
    Abstract: In a bra having a pair of cups each with a central area and a lower perimeter area, the improvement of an asymmetric underwire arrangement including one shorter curved underwire extending in the lower perimeter area of one cup, and one longer curved underwire extending in the lower perimeter area of the other cup, the underwires each having inner ends that are adjacent each other at a central location where the pair of cups meet, and outer ends that are spaced away from each other, the inner end of the longer underwire extending further into the central location than that of the shorter underwire for enhancing cleavage for a woman wearing the bra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathy Perman, Ann Armstrong, Nathalie Martinet
  • Asymmetrical Underwire Arrangement
    Publication number: 20090239444
    Abstract: In a bra having a pair of cups each with a central area and a lower perimeter area, the improvement of an asymmetric underwire arrangement including one shorter curved underwire extending in the lower perimeter area of one cup, and one longer curved underwire extending in the lower perimeter area of the other cup, the underwires each having inner ends that are adjacent each other at a central location where the pair of cups meet, and outer ends that are spaced away from each other, the inner end of the longer underwire extending further into the central location than that of the shorter underwire for enhancing cleavage for a woman wearing the bra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Kathy Perman, Ann Armstrong, Nathalie Martinet