Patents Examined by Jocelyn Bravo
  • Patent number: 11641889
    Abstract: An adjustable multi-layer bra includes an inner bra layer, an outer bra layer, and a middle layer that are independently adjustable for positioning and compression of the breasts. The bra includes an inelastic frame to minimize unnecessary compression of the wearer's torso or chest, and adjustment components of the independent bra layers are provided on the front of the bra for ease of use by the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Pamela Eldreth
  • Patent number: 11632990
    Abstract: An example reduced-coverage back-smoothing brassiere includes a right and left brassiere cup, right and left brassiere wings, each coupled to at least a portion of one of the two brassiere cups and one of two brassiere straps, first edges of the brassiere wings each being a continuous curve leading to the exterior edge of the respective brassiere wing, the second portion of the right brassiere strap being coupled to the right brassiere cup and the second portion of the left brassiere strap being coupled to the left brassiere cup, a second edge of each of the brassiere wings extending in an unbroken curve from the respective brassiere strap toward the fastening section, a continuous, unbroken curve being created by the interior edge of each of the two brassiere straps along the second edge of each of the two brassiere wings, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Torrid LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Munoz-Guzman, Vince Lacambra
  • Patent number: 11627766
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wetsuit that provides support for the lumbosacral region of the wearer. The wetsuit has at least one layer of foam rubber or other wetsuit material with a lumbar portion disposed in the lumbosacral region of the wearer. In certain embodiments, the wetsuit has at least one tensioning mechanism that allows the wearer to selectively change a level of support provided by the lumbar portion to the lumbosacral region of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Steven F. Bierman
  • Patent number: 11622588
    Abstract: A belt for the placement and the concealing of items. The belt worn around the waist of a wearer and including a rear section and pair of front sections. The front sections including a pair of flaps. The flaps hingedly connected to the front sections and opening in a direction from the front of the belt to the rear of the belt. The flaps having an inner side and located adjacent to the exterior of the front sections. The flaps concealing the inner side and allowing for the placement of pockets and storage devices within this concealed area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventors: Lora Jean Grafenstein-Kinzel, Micah Paul Grafenstein-Kinzel
  • Patent number: 11617398
    Abstract: A brassiere having a cup section with first and second cups, first and second control panels, a bottom band, a back panel assembly, and first and second strips, wherein the brassiere is made of a knitted stretch fabric that shapes and smoothes the back and underarms of a user. The first and second control panels support flesh under the arms of the user, eliminating overhang of the flesh. The back panel assembly has a high back design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jose Adelfo Castiblanco, Jose Luis Castiblanco
  • Patent number: 11602186
    Abstract: A puffer jacket configured to provide improved temperature regulation through graduated venting. In one embodiment, the jacket includes a back panel with baffles and insulation arranged to provide reduced insulation and increased venting of heat and humidity toward the center of the back. The back panel may include an alternating arrangement of insulation baffles (containing insulation) and vent baffles (free of insulation). The insulation baffles and vent baffles may be formed by joining inner and outer layers of fabric with laterally extending lines of stitching. The lines of stitching may follow paths selected to progressively change the relative size of the vent baffles and the insulation baffles toward the center of the back. For example, the lines of stitching may give the insulation baffles a somewhat hourglass shape shortening toward the center of the back resulting in increasingly greater venting of heat and humidity toward the center of the back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Baker
  • Patent number: 11602183
    Abstract: A sports glove, such as a lacrosse glove or a hockey glove, for a player or other wearer. The sports glove comprises a hand covering for protecting a hand of the wearer. The hand covering comprises protective padding. The hand covering comprises a palm portion for overlying a palm of the wearer's hand, a back portion for overlying a back of the wearer's hand, finger portions for receiving fingers of the wearer's hand, and a thumb portion for receiving a thumb of the wearer's hand. The sports glove comprises a cuff for overlying a wrist of the wearer. The cuff comprises protective padding. The cuff is adjustable. For example, the cuff may be flared relative to the hand covering and configured such that a flare of the cuff is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: CASCADE MAVERIK LACROSSE, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Lemieux
  • Patent number: 11583009
    Abstract: Concepts provided are directed to a sock having a toe seam that is primarily located on a lateral side of the sock. The sock may comprise a foot locating feature to ensure that the wearer dons a right footed sock on a right foot and a left footed sock on a left foot so that the toe seam is localized to the lateral side of the wearer's foot when the sock is worn by the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronen Yehuda
  • Patent number: 11583022
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting cosmetic enhancements, such as false eyelashes, eyelash extensions, or enhanced eyebrows from water, such as shower water, is disclosed. The protective apparatus may comprise a headband, a visor, and left and right ear pieces. The protective apparatus may be worn above a wearer's eyebrow lines and may adjust to create a water impervious seal with a wearer's forehead or face. A structure comprising a combination of the headband and left and right ear pieces' may create the water impervious seal between the protective apparatus and the wearer's face or forehead. The structure may comprise a planar stretchable material, left and right ear pieces, and ear piece adjustment mechanisms. A combination of all or any of the above-listed elements may support deflecting water from the cosmetic enhancements. The water impervious seal may minimize water seepage to the wearer's cosmetic enhancements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: Noelle Marie Rovegno
  • Patent number: 11559095
    Abstract: A body pad apparatus with high surface friction on the inward-facing and outward-facing surfaces, to prevent slipping or repositioning of a body harnesses or personal flotation device, made of a material of a desired thickness that that conforms to stretch and pressure, and that has low profile attachments to secure the pad apparatus on, around, or to the user's body or to the harness or personal flotation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventor: Sumner P. Rieland
  • Patent number: 11553740
    Abstract: A bodice system includes a combination of stretch and non-stretch fabrics and/or textiles that are shaped, arranged, layered, and connected from front to back, to provide lift, shape, and support to a wearer's breasts in a comfortable garment. The bodice system includes an under-bust cradle, an elastic support band around the wearer's torso, three-piece left and right breast cups, a curved sling within each of the breast cups, left and right shoulder straps, and a flexible back aligning member integrally formed with each of the shoulder straps. The elastic support band is coupled to the under-bust cradle along the anterior portion of the bodice system, and to the back aligning member along the posterior portion of the bodice system. The interconnectedness of the components of the bodice system enable front-to-back lift, shape, and support for the wearer's breasts, even breasts that are D-cup and larger in size or volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Up All Nightie, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Brooke MacColl, Rebecca Susan Novak, Nicola Victoria Hopkins
  • Patent number: 11533957
    Abstract: A protection device for the ischial, perineal and urogenital area of a user, comprising: a folding main body, which is shaped substantially like a parallelogram and the internal surface of which is stably associated with multiple paddings which are separated by a plurality of dividing segments, two elastically extendable straps, which are stably associated at a first end thereof with the main body, at least one element for temporary interconnection, which is associated detachably with a second end of one of the straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KUKU SAGL
    Inventors: Stefano Coccia, Guido Zago
  • Patent number: 11523640
    Abstract: A sports garment includes a cup portion that receives and conforms to a user's breasts, a base portion disposed along a bottom edge of the cup portion, a first strap portion disposed along a first side edge of the base portion, and a second strap portion disposed along a second side edge of the base portion. The first and second strap portions each include a shoulder strap that may be removably coupled to the cup portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment and a side strap that may be removably coupled to a front surface of the base portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment. The first and second side straps may flex between an open position and a wrapped position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Clair Wallace, Emily Jagos
  • Patent number: 11517061
    Abstract: An ergonomic duty belt assembly comprising: a longitudinally and laterally flexible inner belt having an exterior face provided with a hook and loop fabric; a longitudinally and laterally flexible supporting belt adapted to be affixed over said inner belt having an interior face provided with mating hook and loop fabric; a base material of each of said inner belt, said supporting belt, said hook and loop fabric and said mating hook and loop fabric being woven with a material having elasticity properties, thus providing longitudinal and lateral flexibility of said duty belt assembly; said outer belt being removably mountable to said inner belt, said hook and loop fabric on said inner belt being adapted to be affixed to said mating hook and loop fabric of said supporting belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Gregory May
  • Patent number: 11490687
    Abstract: A chamber for receiving a pressurized fluid may include a tensile member extending between a first chamber barrier layer and a second chamber barrier layer and including a plurality of tethers extending between the first tensile member layer and the second tensile member layer. The chamber may include stitching through the tensile member in a stitched region. When the chamber is pressurized with the pressurized fluid, a substantial majority of the first tensile member layer is separated from the second tensile member layer by a distance that corresponds to a length of the plurality of tethers. In addition, the first tensile member layer is held in contact with the second tensile member layer by the stitching in the stitched region, thereby forming an area of the chamber having a reduced thickness relative to adjacent portions of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Jay A. Kodad
  • Patent number: 11477990
    Abstract: A confectionery dispensing garment is presented. The invention comprises a garment such as a brassiere with one or more cups shaped substantially as a truncated cone with a first small radius opening and a first large radius opening. The first small radius opening is sized to substantially expose a wearer's nipple. A truncated conic housing with a second small radius opening and a second large radius opening is removably couplable to the garment. The first small radius opening and the second small radius opening are sized substantially the same. Each truncated conic housing is configured to fit over one of the one or more cups of the brassiere such that the second small radius opening aligns with the first small radius opening to expose the wearer's nipple. One or more substantially torus shaped confectionery units is removably coupled to an outside surface of said truncated conic housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Tod Smith
  • Patent number: 11466962
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for protecting a neck of an individual from a threat. In one implementation, a ballistic collar includes a base having a body with a first side portion and a second side portion. A first arm extends along a first longitudinal contour towards the first side portion, and the first arm extends distally along a first contour defined by a first proximal segment and a first distal segment. A second arm extends along a second longitudinal contour towards the second side portion. The second arm extends distally along a second contour defined by a second proximal segment and a second distal segment. Each of the first arm, the second arm, and the base is independently movable relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TYR Tactical, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Beck
  • Patent number: 11464263
    Abstract: A supportive strapless bra that comprises two cups and a closing mechanism located on the side of either or both cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Lynne Cardaci
  • Patent number: 11457673
    Abstract: A therapeutic posture correcting and chest expanding bra invention for improving posture and thoracic mobility, including a method of manufacture thereof in the posture recovery, chest expansion, shoulder and spine muscle rehabilitation, occupation risk prevention, anti-aging posture training and athletic enhancement space. A bra that is uniquely designed, manufactured and fabric woven to improve scapular kinematics and spinal biomechanics, and overall proprioceptive posture rebalance, correction and comfort that allows for breathability, functionality, range of motion, and a fashionable nature. The kinematic bra is uniquely designed and narrows the distance between the scapulae with proprioceptive shoulder muscle relaxation and spinal muscle activation, and, secondarily, allows for chest expansion to provide better breathing and overall improvement of women's health and wellness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: IFGCURE HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen H. Liu
  • Patent number: 11457671
    Abstract: A maternity under garment specifically for use during pregnancy supports the weight of a developing fetus while not encroaching on the growth aspect. The maternity undergarment has a shape that helps keep the abdomen of the pregnant woman in place, which expands as the fetus grows therein. The abdomen area features three different thicknesses on the full abdomen area. The bottom part of abdomen is a thick supportive fabric so it can hold the abdomen with the fetus therein. The section supporting the mid abdomen is lighter and less dense than that of the lower abdomen portion, because that will allow the woman's expanding abdomen to come out as the fetus grows, The top hemispheric part of the abdomen area has a thinner mesh material, that will allow the abdomen to fully come outward and upward, with no compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Maddox Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yajaira Solano, Bruce Moncada