Patents by Inventor Robert W. Tubbs

Robert W. Tubbs 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).

  • Method of making an elastic waistband with releasably secured drawstring
    Patent number: 5186779
    Abstract: A stretchable composite strip material comprising coextensive lengths of a band of elastic material and a stretchable non-elastic drawstring formed of textile material, and means releasably securing said drawstring alongside said band in lengthwise-bulked condition to medial portions of the elastic band is provided. The composite strip may be formed into a composite endless loop and incorporated into a garment. An apparatus and method for making the composite strip material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Elastex, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Tubbs
  • Elastic waistband with releasably secured drawstring
    Patent number: 5040244
    Abstract: A stretchable composite strip material comprising coextensive lengths of a band of elastic material and a stretchable non-elastic drawstring formed of textile material, and means releasably securing said drawstring alongside said band in lengthwise-bulked condition to medial portions of the elastic band is provided. The composite strip may be formed into a composite endless loop and incorporated into a garment. An apparatus and method for making the composite strip material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Elastex, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Tubbs