Patents by Inventor Sal Herman

Sal Herman 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).

  • Patent number: 9339071
    Abstract: Suspender devices for maintaining in place a shirt or other upper garment for a wearer. The suspender devices having an elongated strap member with an upper end having fastener members thereon for attachment to a shirt or other upper garment, and with a lower end having a foot loop for being positioned around the wearer's foot or footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20150101109
    Abstract: Suspender devices for maintaining in place a shirt or other upper garment for a wearer. The suspender devices having an elongated strap member with an upper end having fastener members thereon for attachment to a shirt or other upper garment, and with a lower end having a foot loop for being positioned around the wearer's foot or footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Patent number: 8832866
    Abstract: Suspenders particularly for wearing under outer garments and for connecting a wearer's shirt to his/her socks. The straps of the suspenders are preferably positioned in a “Y”-type shape with three ends. Each of the ends has a fastener for attachment to a shirt or a sock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20140013489
    Abstract: Clip-type fasteners for suspenders, particularly for pants (trousers, slacks, etc.) as well as suspenders with clip-type fasteners. The fasteners have a secure locking mechanism and have all of its components made of non-metallic materials, such as plastic, graphite, or composite materials. Preferably, the fasteners also have slots or rings for attachment to, and adjustment of, suspender straps. The suspender straps preferably have a plurality of tiny loop members along one entire side of the straps. Pieces of hook-type material are positioned on the straps in order to allow the length and fit of the suspender straps to be easily adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Patent number: 8555421
    Abstract: Suspenders having a pair of strap members particularly for wearing under outer garments. At least one side of each of the strap member has loop members thereon which mate with pieces of hook-type material secured adjacent one end of each of the strap members. The pair of strap members are connected together to allow fasteners to the wearer's pants with just two fastener members. Adjustment buckles are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20130247282
    Abstract: Clip-type fasteners for suspenders, particularly for pants (trousers, slacks, etc.) as well as suspenders with clip-type fasteners. The fasteners have a secure locking mechanism and have all of its components made of non-metallic materials, such as plastic, graphite, or composite materials. Preferably, the fasteners also have slots or rings for attachment to, and adjustment of, suspender straps. The suspender straps preferably have a plurality of tiny loop members along one entire side of the straps. Pieces of hook-type material are positioned on the straps in order to allow the length and fit of the suspender straps to be easily adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20130198939
    Abstract: Suspenders having a pair of strap members particularly for wearing under outer garments. At least one side of each of the strap member has loop members thereon substantially along the entire length which mate with pieces of hook-type material secured on one or more of the strap members. The pair of strap members are connected together to allow fasteners to the wearer's pants. Adjustment buckles are eliminated. The hook-type members at the ends of the strap members adjacent the fasteners provide adjustability. Additional hook-type members are used to allow adjustability at the backs of the wearers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Patent number: 8429773
    Abstract: Suspender-type strap members for securing sheets and bedding to mattress and the like. The ends of the strap members have fasteners for securing the strap members to the sheet or bedding. The strap members can also be adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20130019382
    Abstract: Suspenders having a pair of strap members particularly for wearing under outer garments. At least one side of each of the strap member has loop members thereon which mate with pieces of hook-type material secured adjacent one end of each of the strap members. The pair of strap members are connected together to allow fasteners to the wearer's pants with just two fastener members. Adjustment buckles are eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Patent number: 8209779
    Abstract: Suspenders particularly for wearing under outer garments. At least one side of the strap members has loop members thereon which mate with pieces of hook-type material secured adjacent the ends of the strap members. Adjustment buckles are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20120060262
    Abstract: Suspenders particularly for wearing under outer garments and for connecting a wearer's shirt to his/her socks. The straps of the suspenders are preferably positioned in a “Y”-type shape with three ends. Each of the ends has a fastener for attachment to a shirt or a sock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20120060285
    Abstract: Suspender-type strap members for securing sheets and bedding to mattress and the like. The ends of the strap members have fasteners for securing the strap members to the sheet or bedding. The strap members can also be adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20120047632
    Abstract: Suspenders particularly for wearing under outer garments. At least one side of the strap members has loop members thereon which mate with pieces of hook-type material secured adjacent the ends of the strap members. Adjustment buckles are eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20090083899
    Abstract: A harness for holding the distal end of a pant leg about the ankle region of a person who is wearing long pants is disclosed herein. The harness includes an elongate first strap, an elongate second strap, and a pair of releasable fasteners. The first strap has two ends, and the second strap has two ends joined to the first strap respectively proximate the two ends of the first strap. The fasteners are respectively located at the two ends of the first strap. In this configuration, the first strap is adapted for fitting about the sole of a foot of the person, and the second strap is adapted for fitting about the heel of the foot. The fasteners are adapted for being attached to the distal end of the pant leg so as to hold the distal end of the pant leg in place about the person's ankle region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Publication number: 20040168286
    Abstract: A suspender clip having a downwardly extending slant-faced face plate in order to exert a greater pressure onto the cloth of the pants to which the suspender is attached. The slant of the face plate is at a downwardly extending angle with relation to the back plate of the suspender clip, and this angle is created by a raised face plate hip which stands taller than a normal hip and thereby applies a greater pressure to the top of the suspender clip. Suspender clip preferably includes a cloth piercing needle and has a needle receiving orifice on the back plate for receiving and securing cloth therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Patent number: 4174155
    Abstract: A sponge sound absorbing article for placement on the side frames of eyeglasses for workers employed in very noisy environments. The sound absorbing article eliminates any sound gap between the sides of the eyeglass frames and conventional earmuffs to protect the ears from sustained exposure to dangerous noise levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1979
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Patent number: D562573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: The Hold-Up Suspender Company
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Patent number: D614946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Patent number: D619495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Inventor: Sal Herman
  • Patent number: D692638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventor: Sal Herman