Patents Examined by Gloria M. Hale
  • Patent number: 11304458
    Abstract: The present invention provides a winged bra that can be worn reversibly. The winged bra includes a pair of cups attached together from one end. An adhesive wing is fixed at the other end of each cup wherein adhesive is applied to both sides of the wing. The winged bra is strapless and reversibly wearable by the user by peeling off a protective layer from either side of the adhesive wing to be attached to the torso of the user, and attaching the bra to the torso.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Hylton Karon
  • Patent number: 11304457
    Abstract: Embodiments for garments are provided with an inner panel having at least one covering for a wearer's breast, the at least one covering having a first layer of material that overlaps a second layer of material, the first and the second layers of material are fastened together to provide an opening between the overlapping layers, and the at least one covering provides support during milk expression for at least one of the wearer's breast and a portion of a breast pump body inserted through the opening, and an exterior front surface having a first panel of material that overlaps at least a portion of the second of panel of material, the first and the second panels able to be moved to expose the at least one covering of the inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Simple Wishes LLC
    Inventor: Debra Abbaszadeh
  • Patent number: 11304455
    Abstract: A support assembly (100) for supporting a transverse incision site (420) of a user (101) includes an assembly body (106) and a first assembly arm (102). The assembly body (106) is configured to encircle an abdomen (107) of the user (101). The assembly body (106) includes a pelvic support layer (214) that is configured to provide a transverse supportive force to the transverse incision site (420) of the user (101). The first assembly arm (102) is coupled to the pelvic support layer (214). The first assembly arm (102) is configured to adjust the transverse supportive force relative to the user (101). The first assembly arm (102) has a first arm end (403) that is detachably fastenable to the assembly body (106). The first arm end (403) includes a first arm fastener (304) that detachably fastens the first assembly arm (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Catherine Brooks
  • Patent number: 11297885
    Abstract: Reflective articles of wear are disclosed. The reflective articles of wear can include an elastomeric material and reflective components coupled to the elastomeric material. The elastomeric material forms a plurality of apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Morgan, David Turner
  • Patent number: 11291256
    Abstract: A necktie system includes a body having a knot portion, a neck support portion, a first hanging portion extending from the knot portion, and a second hanging portion extending from the knot portion in a same direction as the first hanging portion. The first hanging portion includes a front surface, a rear surface, a first end opposite from the knot portion, and an aperture between the knot portion and the first end that extends from the front surface to the rear surface. A width of the aperture is less than a width of the first hanging portion. The second hanging portion covers a portion of the front surface of the first hanging portion from the knot portion of the body to the aperture. The second hanging portion extends through the aperture in the first hanging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Lawrence Davenport
  • Patent number: 11285045
    Abstract: Improvements to helmet assemblies with flip-type welding visors are provided. In one embodiment, a return mechanism applies a predetermined force to a wireform spring. The return mechanism applies a force between a welding visor and a grinding shell, while concurrently reducing rotational forces needed to flip up the welding visor from the grinding shell. In another embodiment, a combination of an adjustable spring and a slide stop provides an adjustable stopping position for the wireform spring. The adjustable stopping position permits adjustable balancing of the forces that are applied to the wireform spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: A.C.E. INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: James Watkins, Ed Martin
  • Patent number: 11284659
    Abstract: The invention comprises a device and method for converting a standard bra into a nursing bra. The device comprises an upper assembly having an upper fastener attached to a first portion of a quick release fastener, the upper fastener being configured for securely gripping a severed shoulder strap; a lower assembly comprising a lower fastener attached to a second portion of the quick release fastener, the lower fastener being configured for securely gripping a severed breast cup strap; and optionally including a sling strap having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the sling strap top end is attached to the upper assembly and wherein the sling strap bottom end is attached to a band fastener which is configured for securely gripping a bra torso band; wherein the quick release fastener first and second portions can be selectively coupled and uncoupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Robilyn Elizabeth Vanos
  • Patent number: 11284649
    Abstract: An intelligent bra includes a main body and a gas-collecting actuating device. The main body comprising a supporting base, a cup set and two fixing elements. The cup set includes an outer layer, an inner layer and an air bag layer. The air bag layer includes an airflow channel, wherein a connection end of the airflow channel protrudes out from the cup set. The gas-collecting actuating device connects to the connection end and comprises a gas conveyor, a control module and a pressure sensor. The gas conveyor transports gas to the air bag layer to adjust the inner pressure. The control module controls the operation of the gas conveyor and a threshold setting mode of the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor detects the inner pressure of the air bag layer, so as to monitor and notify the control module to control the operation of the gas conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou, Ta-Wei Hsueh, Yung-Lung Han, Chi-Feng Huang, Wei-Ming Lee, Chun-Yi Kuo
  • Patent number: 11284647
    Abstract: This invention relates to a breast support garment for use in active environments, where the wearer of such garment is engaged in an activity that results in accelerating movements. In some preferred embodiments, these garments may be athletic or sports bras that redirect momentum related to a wearer's accelerating movements, for example, during exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Simon Blecha, Kristen Elizabeth Barnes, Jessica Lee Croll, Jillian Lindsay Rothert, John Makowsky, Connor Alexander Hammond, Erica Margaret Buckeridge, Nadine Boudreau-Béland, Krystal Lindsey Howard, Simon Quay, Ariana Budner Manesh, Aislinn Tan, Rebecca Glazier
  • Patent number: 11272750
    Abstract: A protective glove for use with a keyboard, keypad, touchscreen or other electrical or mechanical user interfaces is encompassed by the present disclosure. The protective glove can comprise a plurality of insulative layers and one or more nibs formed on or mounted to the protective glove, wherein the nib is in electrical communication with one or more of the layers of the glove body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Refrigiwear, Inc.
    Inventors: Scotty E DePriest, Gary W Hensel
  • Patent number: 11259575
    Abstract: A system for making a garment includes a molding body configured to exhibit different heat profiles when contacting a continuous piece of fabric. The different heat profiles cause asymmetrical and/or eccentric deformations of the continuous piece of fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Bonnie Fischer
  • Patent number: 11253019
    Abstract: A waistband for an article of apparel is provided. The waistband may comprise at least one tunnel structure through which one or more cords may extend to allow tensioning of the waistband through pulling of the cord(s), while additionally providing comfort, stretchability, breathability, and adjustability for the wearer through integration of one or more elastic or elastically resilient portions into the waistband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Y. Moore
  • Patent number: 11246357
    Abstract: A swimsuit for competition swimming is contemplated as being formed with a network of tension bands disposed interior to the external surface of the swimsuit for storing energy and resisting motion, and with a plurality of reinforcement liners configured to complement the functionality of the network of tension bands while maintaining strength and flexibility in targeted locations while prevent intrusion of water from being retained within the components of the suit through a network of strategically positioned drains. The swimsuit may optimize the swimmer's swimming motion with reduced discomfort and without degrading prematurely due to wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: TYR Sport, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Vito DiLorenzo, Joseph DiLorenzo, Jared Berger
  • Patent number: 11246367
    Abstract: A hinge mechanism for attaching ear accessories to a helmet allows an accessory to be attached at a point outside the helmet shell utilizing, for example, a slidable mounting rail, and to reach under the edge of the helmet shell so that the accessory is supported in contact with the wearer's head. The hinge mechanism is well suited for use in connection with military helmets that have a “bulge” or protrusion over the ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: David C. Rogers, Charles H. Rogers, Darwin Keith-Lucas, Duco W. Noordzij
  • Patent number: 11246354
    Abstract: This invention relates to a breast support garment for use in active environments, where the wearer of such garment is engaged in an activity that results in accelerating movements. In some preferred embodiments, these garments may be athletic or sports bras that redirect momentum related to a wearer's accelerating movements, for example, during exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Simon Blecha, Kristen Elizabeth Barnes, Jessica Lee Croll, Jillian Lindsay Rothert, John Makowsky, Connor Alexander Hammond, Erica Margaret Buckeridge, Nadine Boudreau-Béland, Krystal Lindsey Howard, Simon Quay, Ariana Budner Manesh, Aislinn Tan
  • Patent number: 11229242
    Abstract: This invention relates to an adjustable breast support garment that can adjust the size and the amount of breast support to preferred fit and sensation (more supported or less) from a single point using a single tensioning system that is easy reachable by the wearer. The adjustable breast support garment of the invention is configured to adjust the tension over the shoulders, around the chest, and in some implementations around the under-arm openings and neckline from a single point using a system of channels integrated into the garment. Elastic straps, webbings, shock cords or any combination thereof can be inserted and run through the system of channels in order to provide a tension change when pulled from a single point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Julia Mary Breitwieser, Rebecca Glazier, Lyne Marie Alice Deshaies Glanzmann, Elena Palchevsky
  • Patent number: 11229243
    Abstract: A therapeutic bra structure includes a bra body having a bra layered member and a side bra layered member on both sides of the bra layered member separately, a fastener assembly or adhesive assembly combined with a distal edge of the side bra layered member and an elastic adjusting assembly having two elastic adjusting layers. Each elastic adjusting layer has an elastic and permeable layered member, and the two elastic adjusting layers are fixed to an inner side of the bra layered member, and an end adhesive assembly is provided at an outer edge of the elastic adjusting layers for the purpose of combining and positioning. This structure allows users to adjust the elasticity and has the effects of healing the wound stably, facilitating the use and installation of a drainage tube or an artificial blood vessel, and ensuring the safety of wearing bra after breast surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: I MOSA CORP.
    Inventor: Yen-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 11224257
    Abstract: Pajamas and blanket having releasably attached 3-d illuminated stuffed animals are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventor: Alyse Nicole Merritt
  • Patent number: 11219247
    Abstract: Described herein is a breast support garment and methods of use thereof. The garment can be used by a wearer with a small band size and a fuller bust and may be worn during leisure or sleep. The garment contains a sleep stay attached to an inside surface of the front section of the garment (e.g., within each cup) that can be stretched to enwrap the inner curve of a wearer's breast, thereby providing stabilization, physical separation, and/or vertical and/or horizontal support for the wearer's breast (e.g., to counter the pull of gravity on the breasts when a wearer is reclining or sleeping, e.g., side-sleeping, and/or to reduce the movement of the breasts when a wearer is changing positions or carrying out daily activities (e.g., walking)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Behave, Inc.
    Inventor: Athena Kasvikis
  • Patent number: 11219252
    Abstract: A cooling garment cooling device includes: a water delivery hose with a cooling water supply portion and cooling water branch portion; a pump supplying cooling water from the cooling water supply portion toward the cooling water branch portion; and plural branched water hoses having a first end-side water supply portion and second end-side water supply portion coupled to the cooling water branch portion. A portion of the branched water hoses between the first end-side water supply portion and second end-side water supply portion serves as a water outlet portion. Each branched water hose diameter is smaller than the water delivery hose diameter. The outer peripheral portion of the water outlet portion of each branched water hose orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the branched water hose has plural water passage holes with opening areas smaller than those of the first end-side water supply portion and second end-side water supply portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SUN-S Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Kittaka, Yoko Okamoto, Haruki Yoshimitsu