Patents by Inventor Susan K. Duffy

Susan K. Duffy 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).

  • Compression garments and a method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10455868
    Abstract: The invention provides a compression garment (50) for clothing a body part, such as a lower torso and the legs. The body part includes a muscle ridge, such as a lateral edge of the gluteus maximus (49). Compression garment (50) has first and second panels of stretchable material joined by a seam (32). At least part of the seam (32) is adapted to correspond to at least part of the muscle ridge, being at the edge of the gluteus maximus (49). The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a compression garment, using an algorithm to calculate size changes to produce desired compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Skins International Trading AG
    Inventors: Bradley T. Duffy, Susan K. Duffy
  • COMPRESSION GARMENTS AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20150189922
    Abstract: The invention provides a compression garment (50) for clothing a body part, such as a lower torso and the legs. The body part includes a muscle ridge, such as a lateral edge of the gluteus maximus (49). Compression garment (50) has first and second panels of stretchable material joined by a seam (32). At least part of the seam (32) is adapted to correspond to at least part of the muscle ridge, being at the edge of the gluteus maximus (49). The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a compression garment, using an algorithm to calculate size changes to produce desired compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Bradley T. Duffy, Susan K. Duffy
  • Compression Garments And A Method Of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20090025115
    Abstract: The invention provides a compression garment (50) for clothing a body part, such as a lower torso and the legs. The body part includes a muscle ridge, such as a lateral edge of the gluteus maximus (49). Compression garment (50) has first and second panels of stretchable material joined by a seam (32). At least part of the seam (32) is adapted to correspond to at least part of the muscle ridge, being at the edge of the gluteus maximus (49). The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a compression garment, using an algorithm to calculate size changes to produce desired compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Skins Compression Garments Pty Limited
    Inventors: Bradley T. Duffy, Susan K. Duffy