Patents Examined by F Griffin Hall
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Patent number: 11330846Abstract: An underwear assembly includes an outer layer; and an inner layer, the inner layer disposed within the outer layer, the inner layer defining an access hole configured to receive a penis, a scrotum, and testicles of a user, the access hole configured to prevent withdrawal of the penis, the scrotum, and the testicles from between the inner layer and the outer layer to internal to the inner layer through the access hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: BOXEM, LLCInventor: Aaron Tanenbaum
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Patent number: 11324267Abstract: A cummerbund belt assembly for retaining a cummerbund in a preferred position includes a cummerbund is wearable around a waist of a user to enhance the appearance of formal dress. A plurality of couplers is each coupled to and extends downwardly from the cummerbund. Each of the couplers is positioned at strategic locations along the cummerbund such that each of the couplers is aligned with a respective plurality of suspender buttons in the trousers. Moreover, each of the couplers releasably engages the respective suspender button to inhibit the cummerbund from riding upwardly on the user's waist when the cummerbund and the trousers are worn.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventor: David Craft
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Patent number: 11324632Abstract: The present invention discloses a helmet with an inwards flipping type goggle, which includes a helmet body, a goggle, a front protection lens and a link mechanism; the front protection lens is fixed to the front side of the helmet body, the goggle is fixed to the link mechanism, the link mechanism is capable of adjusting the goggle to move up and down and to be rotatably connected to the two sides of the helmet body, and the goggle are located in the helmet body.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ANHUI HENGYU OPTICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventor: Haijian Sun
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Patent number: 11318049Abstract: A goggle includes a goggle frame, a lens assembly including a lens mounted on the goggle frame, two reels rotatably mounted on the goggle frame on opposing left and right ends of the lens and a soft sheet mounted between the two reels and abutting the outer surface of the lens, and a control assembly that can be set on one of the two reels according to the dominant hand of the wearer. With this, once the soft sheet is dirty, the wearer operates the control assembly with his dominant hand, so that the control assembly drives the reel set to rotate. At this time, the driven reel will further drive the soft sheet to move laterally relative to the lens, and then roll up the dirty part, so that the soft sheet can always be kept clean in the part corresponding to the lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: VOG—IMAGE POLICE INC.Inventor: Gavin Michael Vos
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Patent number: 11317666Abstract: A waistband for an article of apparel comprising at least one embroidery tunnel is provided. The waistband comprises at least one cord comprising a first and second end affixed to the waistband, and an intervening portion movably coupled to the waistband with stitches that form the embroidery tunnel, the embroidery tunnel configured to distribute a tensioning force applied to the cord across at least a portion of the waistband. The embroidery tunnel forms a series of parallel courses across the waistband, with the cord able to move freely within the embroidery tunnel.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Y. Moore, Erika K. Anaya
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Patent number: 11317660Abstract: A personal protection system including a surgical garment that may be mounted to a helmet including an electrically powered assembly, such as a fan. The garment includes a shell adapted for being disposed over the helmet of the personal protection system. The garment also includes a transparent face shield coupled to the shell and positioned so that, when the garment is disposed over the helmet, the face shield is located in front of the face of the individual. The garment may includes two fastening features spaced apart from one another for releasably securing the shell to the helmet and a conductor that extends between the two fastening features.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Bryan Matthew Ulmer, Brian VanDerWoude, Beau Kidman, David S. Goldenberg
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Patent number: 11317669Abstract: A hat shaping device is configured to be installed on headwear (e.g., on a band of a peaked cap) to urge the headwear into an oblong and/or oval shape. The device includes a pair of hooks connected together in a manner that allows the device to be transitioned between a deployed configuration, in which the device is configured for installation on the headwear, and a stowed configuration, in which the device is configured for easy storage and/or transport. In some examples, the device is collapsed when in the stowed configuration (e.g., with respective legs of the pair of hooks nested together one on top of the other.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: COVER KEEPER, LLCInventor: Ryan Kevin Curry
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Patent number: 11304553Abstract: A hanger assembly includes a primary hanger, an auxiliary hanger, and a coupling member. The primary hanger includes a hook configured to selectively receive a support rod, a pair of arms coupled to the hook and extending outwardly therefrom to form two, opposite free arm ends. The pair of arms defines an interior coupling cavity extending into an interior of the pair of arms upwardly from bottom edges of the pair of arms. The auxiliary hanger is configured to support a garment. The coupling member defines a first end and a second end opposite and spaced from the first end. The first end of the coupling member includes a first clip selectively secured within the interior coupling cavity of the primary hanger substantially above the bottom edges of the pair of arms. The second end of the coupling member is secured to the auxiliary hanger.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Richard P. Riedel, Terrence J. Hornsby, Jr., Jeremy A. Clark
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Patent number: 11304473Abstract: The invention relates to embroidered material portions for incorporation into an article of footwear, and systems and methods for the manufacture thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to an article of footwear having an upper with a sole structure, the upper including a first upper element including a base layer and a first structural layer including at least one first fiber embroidered onto the exterior surface of the base layer, the at least one first fiber forming a plurality of first elongate structural elements extending over the exterior surface of the base layer to provide discrete localized structural support to the base layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.Inventors: John Robert Whiteman, Bryan Decker Gothie, Timothy Kelvin Robinson, Michael Nelson White
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Patent number: 11278081Abstract: A sole for an article of footwear includes a continuous dispensed component forming a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is disposed directly on top of the second layer. The continuous dispensed component forms a medial sidewall and a lateral sidewall. The first layer includes a starting point where the continuous dispensed component is first dispensed. The continuous dispensed component continuously transitions from the first layer to the second layer at the starting point.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Reebok International LimitedInventors: Matthew Boudreau, Brian Christensen, Matthew Costa, Dennis Gaboriault
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Patent number: 11272759Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure including a polymeric bladder element enclosing a fluid-filled interior cavity. The bladder element has a surface with a groove that extends generally parallel with a transverse edge from a lateral side to a medial side, and has a reduced thickness at the groove. A first length along a longitudinal midline of the bladder element from a longitudinal extremity of the bladder element to the groove corresponds with a first footwear size, and a second length along the longitudinal midline of the bladder element from the longitudinal extremity to the transverse edge corresponds with a second footwear size larger than the first footwear size. The sole structure is used in a method of manufacturing an article of footwear.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Lee D. Peyton
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Patent number: 11272762Abstract: Assembly methods related to an automated footwear platform including a lacing engine drive apparatus are discussed. In an example, an assembly method can include operations such as inserting a mid-sole plate, attaching a laced upper portion, and inserting a lacing engine. The inserting a mid-sole plate operation can include inserting the mid-sole plate into a mid-sole of the footwear platform. The attaching a laced upper portion operation can include attaching a laced upper portion to the mid-sole and positioning a lace loop in the mid-sole plate. Finally, the inserting a lacing engine operation can include inserting a lacing engine into a cavity in the mid-sole plate, wherein the lacing engine includes a lace spool exposed along a superior surface to receive the lace loop.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Summer L. Schneider
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Patent number: 11266259Abstract: A garment hanger and a sizer that can be removably mounted to the hanger are provided. The sizer includes a pair of inwardly extending fingers for mounting the sizer to a hook or a body of the hanger. The sizer can be manually or automatically removed from the sizer by a tool, by inserting the tool into a space between the hanger and a respective inwardly extending finger. The hanger and the sizer enable a method of reusing hangers and sizers, by automatically removing the sizers from the hangers, processing the removed hangers and sizers to provide reusable hangers and sizers. The reusable hangers and sizers are distributed to remote garment manufacturers for providing garment-on-hanger products.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Prosperity Products (HK) LimitedInventor: Michael Warren
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Patent number: 11266187Abstract: A garment that includes a bottom portion having first and second leg openings, a front part and a back part, first and second shoulder straps that each have a front portion extending upwardly from the front part and a back portion extending upwardly from the back part. The first and second shoulder straps each include a shoulder portion that connects the front portion to the back portion, The back portion of the first shoulder strap includes an upper section and a lower section and the lower section is wider than the upper section. The back portion of the second shoulder strap includes an upper section and a lower section and the lower section is wider than the upper section. At least a portion of the lower section of the first shoulder strap overlaps at least a portion of the lower section of the second shoulder strap.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: DASHAMERICA, INC.Inventors: Lori Hoverter, Melodie Miller, Keegan Rehfeldt
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Patent number: 11266880Abstract: Disclosed are foldable swimming goggles. The swimming goggles include a left frame body and a right frame body, wherein the left frame body is provided with a supporting block and a limiting block, the supporting block is internally provided with an accommodating groove, a pressing shaft is clamped in the accommodating groove, the lower portion of the pressing shaft is fixedly provided with a positioning rotary wheel, and the right frame body is provided with a steering block. Firm connection of the product is completed through the pressing shaft and the positioning rotary wheel. When the swimming goggles need to be folded, the pressing shaft is pressed to separate the positioning rotary wheel from the steering block, so that the right frame body rotates to make the product folded.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Inventor: Guoren Hu
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Patent number: 11259585Abstract: A hat includes a main part which includes a visor, a peripheral portion and multiple panels formed thereto. The panels extend from the peripheral portion. A protrusion protrudes from the visor and contacts the outside of the peripheral portion. Multiple first holes are respectively defined through each of two lateral sides of each panel, the bottom side of the peripheral portion and the inner side of the visor. Multiple ropes extend through the first holes to connect the panels, the peripheral portion and the visor to form the hat.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Inventors: Ching-Hsiu Yeh, Hsing-Chi Yeh
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Patent number: 11246369Abstract: A helmet comprises an impact-absorbing shell and a pad assembly secured to an inner surface of the impact-absorbing shell. The pad assembly includes an outer low-friction layer, an inner low-friction layer, and a middle low-friction layer sandwiched between and slidable relative to the inner low friction layer and the outer low-friction layer. The middle low-friction layer is secured (e.g., with a hook-and-loop fastener) to the impact-absorbing shell such that the inner low-friction layer can slide relative to both the middle low-friction layer and the impact-absorbing shell. The outer low-friction layer can comprise an annulus-shaped sheet having a central opening, and the middle low-friction layer can comprises a disk-shaped sheet, such that the disk-shaped sheet is secured to the impact-absorbing shell through the central opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.Inventors: Mike Krynock, Clint Mattacola, Jason Walton
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Patent number: 11246356Abstract: A sports wave bag consists of an open bag formed by the overlayment and stitching of two pieces of cloth around three edges thereof. The pieces of cloth are selectively of the team colors of a sports team. At one end of the bag is a pair of handles and at the other end is an opening through which a fan may pass his head. The sports fan may be seated with his hands received in the bag and gripping the handles at the far end thereof, exposing a first color of the sports team. In executing “the wave,” the fan stands to his feet and, while doing so, lifts his arms above his head to expose the other piece of cloth of the second team color. The effect is adding vibrancy of color and color change to the motion of “the wave” when performed at sporting events.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Inventor: Wilken A. Anderson
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Patent number: 11234478Abstract: An insole may include an insole body in a shape receivable in a shoe; an electronic element provided in the insole body; a connection line configured to electrically connect to the electronic element and including a contact terminal exposed to the outside of the insole body; and a connector including a detachable member configured to at least partially protrude outward from the insole body and configured to support the contact terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Se-Gon Roh, Changhyun Roh, Youngbo Shim, Byung-Kwon Choi, Haewook Ahn, Mikyung Park, Yeiji Bae, Minho Choi
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Patent number: 11229241Abstract: A lower garment gusset portion reinforcement system is provided. The system embodies a gusset insert for operatively reinforcing the gusset portion. The gusset insert may be made of a breathable, stretchable material. The gusset insert may have an upper portion and a lower portion. The shape of the upper portion is defined by lateral edges that arcuately taper inwardly and backwardly toward the lower portion, so that the upper portion has a sloped thickness, while the lateral edges of the lower portion continuously arcuately tapers inwardly but provide a uniform thickness. The sloped thickness and tapering lateral width enables reinforcement of the associated gusset portion for preventing folding along a longitudinal axis, while still enabling the gusset insert to bend in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis about the thickness of the gusset insert so that it conforms to the wearer's lower torso.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Inventor: Nika Maria Adams