Patents Examined by Heather Mangine
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Patent number: 11918067Abstract: A shirt stay device and system useful for biasing a shirt to it's tucked in position. The system includes a shirt having connectors attached to the hem at the left and right sides, a pair of socks having an attachment loop attached to an outer side of a top opening thereof, and a set of two shirt stay devices that provide connection between the shirt hem and the socks. The length of each shirt stay device is adjustable to apply a tension between the shirt hem and the socks, and thus bias the shirt to a tucked in position.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Acumen Apparel, LLCInventor: Bryan Rhode
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Patent number: 11903430Abstract: A protective face mask has a first panel, a second panel and a plurality of head attachment features. The first panel is configured to cover the facial area of a wearer below the eyes with a mouth opening for the mouth region of the wearer to allow the wearer to eat, drink or smoke. The second panel is configured to cover the mouth opening when not used for passing food, drink or smoking. The plurality of head attachment features are located at outer edges of the face mask panels.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Inventor: Roy C. Mallady, Jr.
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Patent number: 11896066Abstract: An article of clothing provides workers or users with a modifiable or transformable bottom garment which may be arranged in a functional, work configuration or a more aesthetic, non-work configuration by selectively folding a cover assembly downward or upward relative to the bottom garment. When folded downward, the cover assembly may reveal functional elements such as tool-supporting loops, pockets, etc., and/or may provide an inner surface for the wearer to clean their hands. When folded upward, a pocket is instead formed between the cover assembly and the bottom garment, for the wearer to warm their hands. One or more inserts may be connected to the downward-folded cover assembly to provide additional utilities or functions.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventor: David Baldwin
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Patent number: 11889873Abstract: A wearable blanket with a distributed weight system for providing gentle and soothing weight on an infant's body without excessive pressure with optional swaddling wings that are removably attached to the wearable blanket. The wearable blanket has an array of subpanels containing weight or pressure-inducing material that can be adjusted to provide evenly distributed weight throughout the front panel of the wearable garment or create a weight gradient to provide more focused weighted support to particular areas of the wearable blanket depending on the physical or medical need of the wearer. The subpanels are compartmentalized and separated from one another to prevent undesirable movement or accumulation of weighed material and may include individual pouches or containers to hold the weight or pressure-inducing material that allows for customization and adjustment of any of a number of the subpanels that constitute the distributed weight system.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: DREAMLAND BABY CO.Inventor: Tara Williams
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Patent number: 11889874Abstract: A wearable airbag device that is adapted to be worn by a wearer for protecting one or more targeted body parts of the wearer. The airbag device includes an airbag that includes one or more protecting inflatable portions each of which is configured to be inflated with an inflation gas and cover one of the one or more targeted body parts, and a means for preventing each of the protecting inflatable portions from being dislocated from the targeted body part at airbag deployment.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihito Yanagisawa, Yusuke Kawamura, Wataru Miura, Motoyuki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11889888Abstract: In the present invention, a shoe sole member is composed of a foam that has a non-foamed film having a thickness of 50 ?m or more on a lateral surface of the foam constituting at least a part of an outer peripheral surface of the shoe sole, in order to provide the shoe sole member composed of the foam having both stiffness and shock absorbing properties and provide a shoe excellent in shock absorbing properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: ASICS CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuro Tanabe, Kenta Moriyasu, Shinsaku Wakasugi
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Patent number: 11877613Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a protective sports glove having a novel combination of liner sections, breathable mesh sections, stretch joints, and shock absorbing cushions to provide maximum protection to the user's fingers, hands, wrists, and lower forearms while maintaining as much flexibility within the glove and tactile feel on both palmar and dorsal sides of the glove as possible. A novel 2-panel palmar section construction eliminates the presence of seams, stitching or excess material in a critical area on the palmar side of a wearer's hand to further improve tactile feel and grip.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: WM. T. Burnett IP, LLCInventor: Michael Cox
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Patent number: 11871807Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cap with a new structure that can be easily worn by people with long hair. In the cap according to the present disclosure, since a male button (42) provided on a strap (30) is coupled to a female button (41) provided on a side surface of a crown (10), the strap (30) may be configured to be sufficiently long. Accordingly, after a user wears the cap, the strap (30) may be passed under the hair and fixed using button members (41, 42). Thus, there are advantages that it is not necessary to take out the hair by passing the hair through an opening (11) and it is more convenient to wear the cap.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventor: Jong San Kim
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Patent number: 11864602Abstract: A disposable personal protector shield mainly for individuals involved in food preparation in the food service industry, such as all types of restaurants, food trucks, grocery stores and the like. Alternatively, the disposable personal protector shield can be used for painters to be protected from splashes and spills. The disposable personal protector shield provides the user with an easy and convenient application using adhesive tape strip elements around its perimeter which can be attached directly to one's garment or skin. In addition, the disposable personal protector shield has an antimicrobial protection coating with antimicrobial properties that protect against growth of viruses, germs, mildew, bacteria and the like. The biodegradable material and the disposable personal protector shield can be easily discarded after each use. Even more so, the functionality of the disposable personal protector shield promotes good hygienic methods and practice for the preparation of food.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventor: Clay Robinson Dorsey
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Patent number: 11864611Abstract: A present disclosure provides a headpiece that includes a water-resistant covering for covering the user's hair and a band for encircling the user's head. The headpiece further includes an opening between the band and the water-resistant covering for accommodating hair. The opening can be enclosed with a tightening mechanism. This allows the user to adjust the band around the hairline independently from the step of securing hair under the water-resistant covering.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SKIPPER HAIR INC.Inventor: Gillian Rae Thomson
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Patent number: 11849783Abstract: Described herein are pants containing a zipper extending through the waistband and the entire outseam of each pant leg. The pants have a flange of fabric disposed on the interior of each zipper to prevent direct contact between the zipper and the skin of a person wearing the pants. The pants also include a fabric tab attached at the waistband next to the zipper to cover an exterior portion of the zipper. The pants provide benefits to wearers who have limited mobility, sensitive skin, or a physical impediment, such as a cast, by easing the challenges of applying the pants to the legs.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Befree, LLCInventors: Nicole Puzzo, Joanne DiCamillo
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Patent number: 11839243Abstract: A posture support garment includes: a shirt, shoulder band, and waist band. The shirt envelops the wearer's torso and shoulders, and is an elastic material configured to apply a first level of compression. The shoulder band is fixedly secured to the shirt to encircle the left and right shoulders of the shirt and crisscross at a back region, and is made of a first compression material configured to apply a second level of compression. The waist band is formed with a first portion that extends around the back of the wearer's waist and is made of the first compression material to apply the second level of compression, and a second portion that extends around the front of the wearer's waist, and is made of a second compression material configured to apply a third level of compression, where the third level of compression is less than the second level of compression.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Preferred Prescription, INC.Inventor: Brandon Solotoff
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Patent number: 11832659Abstract: A garment for treating (heating/cooling/compressing) one or more regions of a wearer's body includes a primary layer, particularly located layer/layers of higher compression materials, and a liner creating a pocket. An interior surface of the primary layer, an elastic, applies a first level of compression to a portion of the wearer's body, including the treatment region(s). The layer(s) of higher compression material(s) on the interior surface of the primary layer overlay and extend beyond the treatment region(s), applying a second, higher level of compression. The primary layer has an opening adjacent to the higher compression material(s). A first peripheral portion of the liner is secured to the interior of the primary layer and extends over the opening, with a second peripheral portion extending over only a portion of a periphery of the higher compression material(s), being secured thereto to form a gonfalon-shaped pocket that receives a correspondingly shaped heat/cold pack.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Preferred Prescription, INC.Inventor: Brandon Solotoff
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Patent number: 11832686Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Devin Bailly, Narissa Y. Chang, Elizabeth Langvin, SooMan Park, Levi J. Patton, Remy Pieron, Hector R. Quinonez, Adam Vollmer, Philip Woodman
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Patent number: 11832671Abstract: A cap protector includes a unitary rigid shell having an open rear in communication with an interior chamber that is dimensioned and configured to receive the crown portion of a cap. Integrally extending from the lower, front portion of the shell is a substantially planar panel configured to resemble the cap's bill. The panel includes a slot in communication with an interior cavity that is dimensioned to firmly receive the cap bill. On the upper surface of the shell is a grommet with a locking mechanism that grips the cap's crown button.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventor: Manuel Christian Cardenas, III
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Patent number: 11832684Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe (1), in particular a sports shoe, having an upper (2) and a sole (3) connected to said upper (2). In order to achieve good resilience properties of the sole of the shoe together with excellent wearing comfort, at least some areas of the sole (3) consist of a number of hollow bodies (4) embedded in a carrier material (5), wherein said carrier material (5) consists of a foamed plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: PUMA SEInventor: Matthias Hartmann
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Patent number: 11819142Abstract: A garment for assisting a user holding an infant is provided. The garment may include a first portion, a second portion, a first sleeve, and a second sleeve. The second portion may be configured to overlap the first portion when the garment is worn by the user. The first sleeve and the second sleeve may each extend from the first portion and the second portion, respectively. The first portion may define an elongated opening. The elongated opening may be positioned to provide access through the opening and to the infant from the outside of the garment while the first portion remains covered by the second portion. The garment may also include at least one fastener attached thereto. The at least one fastener may be positioned relative to the opening and may comprise at least one loop to secure at least part of a tubing or wire extending from the infant. The garment may also comprise a locking mechanism that can adjust the loop to the size of the tubing.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Gold Health LLCInventors: Ruth Ann Crystal, Jules P. Sherman
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Patent number: 11819082Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a clasp including a top loop having a catch end, a bottom loop coupled to the top loop, the catch end positioned above the bottom loop at a first side of the clasp, and a depression at a second side of the clasp, opposite the first side, a thinnest part of the second side of the clasp being formed by the depression.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SUNDAY AFTERNOONS, INC.Inventors: Robbin Lacy, Joey Fallon, Russell Hodgdon, Joseph Zachariasen
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Patent number: 11812794Abstract: A sock has integrally knit grip strips where a first area of the grip strip has a first number of grip yarn knit courses and a second area of the grip strip has a second number of grip yarn knit courses different from the first number of grip yarn knit courses.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Merav Gazit, Daniel Shirley, David Malul
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Patent number: 11805834Abstract: A ball cap with a concealed opening that allows for a greater variety of hairstyles to be worn while simultaneously retaining the general shape, appearance, and functionality of a typical ball cap. The concealed opening is hidden in a default configuration of the hat, but it can be selectively opened to allow for hair such as a ponytail to pass through.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Infinity Headwear & Apparel, LLCInventor: Doug Keller