Patents Assigned to HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
  • METHODS FOR CONTROLLED APPLICATION OF ADHESIVE
    Publication number: 20130312153
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a garment is provided that includes applying an adhesive layer to a first ply and/or a second ply in a first amount in a first zone where structural support is desired and in a second amount in a second zone where breathability is desired; arranging the first and second plies with respect to one another so that the adhesive layer is therebetween; and activating the adhesive layer to secure the first and second plies to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. Abbott
  • Composition for dyeing of cellulosic fabric
    Patent number: 8568492
    Abstract: A method of making a composition for spray application onto surfaces of a cotton fabric includes mixing together a wetter, a reactive dye and water to form a first solution, adding a thickener into the first solution for between about five minutes and sixty minutes to form a partial composition, and adding an alkali with the partial composition to complete the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Ruth E May, Martin Bentham
  • Methods for controlled application of adhesive
    Patent number: 8551278
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a garment is provided that includes applying an adhesive layer to a first ply and/or a second ply in a first amount in a first zone where structural support is desired and in a second amount in a second zone where breathability is desired; arranging the first and second plies with respect to one another so that the adhesive layer is therebetween; and activating the adhesive layer to secure the first and second plies to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Michael D Abbott
  • Breast enhancing brassiere
    Patent number: 8506348
    Abstract: A brassiere is provided having a pair of breast-receiving cups, each cup comprising at least one fabric layer molded to at least one foam layer, and an inner breast-receiving side and a lower periphery and an upper periphery. A first shaped pocket is formed on the breast-receiving side having a slit formed therein. A first shaped cushion conforming substantially to the shape of the pocket is removably insertable into the pocket to provide breast enhancement to a wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Xiao Qing Hu
  • Apparatus and method for forming laminated and molded garments
    Patent number: 8486317
    Abstract: A method for forming a molded garment is provided. The method includes positioning an assembly of material between a first heated mold element and a second heated mold element, moving the first and second heated mold elements in relation to one another to laminate the assembly of material into a laminated assembly; moving a third heated mold element through the first heated mold element into contact with the laminated assembly so that the third heated mold element shapes a portion of the laminated assembly; and causing the first and second heated mold elements to trim fabric from the laminated to define the molded garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Roger D. Warren
  • Process and apparatus for orienting bast stalks for decortication
    Patent number: 8475628
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for orienting a plurality of bast stalks for decortication includes receiving a plurality of harvested bast stalks onto a moving belt. The belt has a longitudinal axis in the direction the belt is moving. The process and apparatus orients a substantial portion of the plurality of harvested bast stalks on the belt so that the harvested bast stalks are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the belt. The oriented plurality of bast stalks may be collected for decortication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Abbott, Robert A. Miller
  • Garment with a pocket system for an electronic device
    Patent number: 8402562
    Abstract: A garment comprises a body portion formed from a first, body panel. The body portion has an exterior and an interior, a neck opening, a waist opening and two arm openings. The garment includes a pocket system having an interior pocket formed by a portion of the first, body panel and a second, middle panel attached to the interior of the first body panel. The interior pocket has an opening on the interior of the garment. The pocket system includes an exterior pocket formed by at least a portion of the second, middle panel and a third, innermost panel. The second and third panels have opposed edges attached to the first, body panel. The exterior pocket has an access opening on the exterior of the garment. An electronic connection from an electronic device can be made through an opening when the electronic device is placed inside the exterior pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Maade Seddiki
  • Method for spray bleaching cellulosic fabrics
    Patent number: 8404628
    Abstract: A method is provided for spray bleaching cellulosic fabrics. A bleaching composition comprises a wetter, hydrogen peroxide, a caustic, a stabilizer, an optical brightener, and water. The bleaching composition is sprayed on at least one surface of the cellulosic fabric, subjected to steam to fix the bleaching composition to the fabric, and rinsed to remove any residual bleaching composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Ruth E. May
  • Tubular seamless knitted brassiere and method of making same
    Patent number: 8398453
    Abstract: A seamless knitted brassiere includes a body encircling portion and at least one shoulder strap knit therein. The shoulder strap has a length and a first welt along the length. The shoulder strap also has a second welt along the length and adjacent the first double welt. The shoulder strap also has a novel run guard adjacent either of the two welts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: John Mitchell, Heinz Altman
  • Moulded textile lingerie item with support region made from silicone
    Patent number: 8317567
    Abstract: An article made of elastic textile material comprising at least one zone intended to be shaped by thermal molding is provided. The at least one zone has at least over one part a support region in which the textile material is coated, prior to thermal molding, with a non-moldable material with shape-memory. The article is, in particular, a brassiere coated with silicone in the zone of the cups of the brassiere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Francis Watrin, Manon Turlan
  • Brassiere cup with a breast enhancement insert and brassiere formed therewith
    Patent number: 8277276
    Abstract: A brassiere cup, and brassiere formed therewith, is provided for enhancing the shape of a wearer's breast. The brassiere cup comprises an outer fabric layer having a lower peripheral portion, and an inner liner fabric layer having a lower peripheral portion. A breast enhancement insert having upper and lower peripheral portions and inner and outer surfaces is attached along the lower peripheral portions of the outer fabric layer and the inner liner layer, the upper peripheral portion and the inner and outer surfaces of the insert being substantially unattached. The breast enhancement insert comprises a padding material encapsulated within a fabric cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Sandra A. Waitz, Anthony J. Nuzzo
  • Platen for digital printing on variable height garments
    Patent number: 8256889
    Abstract: Platens for digital garment printing are provided. The platens include cutouts or depressions configured to conform to areas of increased height on garments. The garments may then be placed onto the platens such that the garments have a substantially uniform horizontal printing surface, thus providing high quality printing on the garments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Abbott, Dean Craver
  • Composite fabric laminate for making an undergarment
    Patent number: 8235765
    Abstract: Feminine undergarments, particularly brassieres and other body shaping garments that are fabricated using a multi-layered fabric laminate that is formed by gluing multiple fabric layers together, preferably to permit body shaping garments to be substantially fabricated from a single main piece of material or blank cut from the multi-layered fabric laminate and which has finished edges which do not require separate binding or narrow edge finishing, together with a method of making such garments, both on an individual, batch basis, as well as an automated process for making the fabric laminate and multiple garments on a continuous basis, are disclosed. Multi-layer composite fabric laminate materials wherein different portions of at least one fabric layer thereof are made of different fabrics, and a method for making them, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Gloria Falla
  • Molded non-woven fabrics and methods of molding
    Patent number: 8221187
    Abstract: Methods of molding a non-woven fabric are provided. The methods include selecting a non-woven fabric having a web of fibers having a uniform fiber orientation in all directions, compressing the non-woven fabric between a top mold and a bottom mold, and maintaining the non-woven fabric between the top and bottom molds for a predetermined dwell time to define a molded depth and a molded diameter in the non-woven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Roger D. Warren, Robert A. Miller, Asli Begenir
  • Digital printing machine and platen assembly for printing on multiple garment portions
    Patent number: 8177442
    Abstract: A digital printing machine and a platen assembly therefore for printing on multiple garment portions, the platen assembly comprising a base member configured for operation with a printing machine, and multiple garment support members that are attached to the base member. Each support member comprises a first portion attached to the base member and a second substantially horizontal portion extending outwardly from the base member. The garment support members are configured to support multiple garment portions, permitting printing on the multiple garment portions in a single printing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Abbott, Dean Craver
  • Method of forming a laminated fabric panty
    Patent number: 8176572
    Abstract: Feminine undergarments, particularly brassieres and other body shaping garments that are fabricated using a multi-layered fabric laminate that is formed by gluing multiple fabric layers together, preferably to permit body shaping garments to be substantially fabricated from a single main piece of material or blank cut from the multi-layered fabric laminate and which has finished edges which do not require separate binding or narrow edge finishing, together with a method of making such garments, both on an individual, batch basis, as well as an automated process for making the fabric laminate and multiple garments on a continuous basis, are disclosed. Multi-layer composite fabric laminate materials wherein different portions of at least one fabric layer thereof are made of different fabrics, and a method for making them, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Gloria Falla
  • System and method of forming a toe seam
    Patent number: 8156768
    Abstract: An article of hosiery having a toe seam has been developed. The hosiery includes a foot portion and a first circumferential toe portion having a first stitch length. A second circumferential toe portion can be adjacent the first toe portion. The second circumferential toe portion has at least two knitted courses with each of the at least two knitted courses having a second stitch length that is less than the first stitch length. There is at least one thread in the first circumferential toe portion that forms the toe seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: David H. Green, Howard Van Saunders, Thurmond Rufus Vaughn
  • Method of forming garments having seamless edge bands
    Patent number: 8117674
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a garment, including providing a fabric layer having sonically weldable material, the fabric layer having an inner surface and at least one opening region, the opening region having a periphery and an outer free edge, placing an elastic edge band having sonically weldable material around the entire periphery of the opening region, the edge band having first and second free edges and an inner surface, securing the first free edge of the edge band to the outer free edge of the opening region with a subsonic or ultrasonic edge weld to form a finished seamless edge along the opening region, and activating an adhesive along more than half of the inner surface of the edge band to secure the edge band and second free edge to the inner surface of the fabric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Roger D. Warren, Rick Kelley
  • Handling method and device for simultaneous processing of textile pieces
    Patent number: 8060998
    Abstract: A device for processing a supple porous textile piece having at least one first surface and one second surface adjacent to the first surface, the process being carried out on the second surface and not on the first surface The device includes a departure area and an arrival area for placing the textile piece. The departure area is equipped with a non-porous mobile mask with a shape corresponding to the first surface. The device also includes a processing area equipped with processing means, a pick-up head with a suction plate having a shape corresponding to that of the mask. The pick-up head being moveable among the departure area, the processing area, and the arrival area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Yannick Rey, Michel Calonne, Marc Genevoy
  • Sueded knitted fabrics
    Patent number: 8006520
    Abstract: A sueded knitted fabric is provided, comprising a technical face, a technical back, and a knitted body extending between the technical face and the technical back. The technical face, technical back, and knitted body comprise sueded yarns throughout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Starbuck