Patents by Inventor Amanda Frank

Amanda Frank has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12653256
    Abstract: A garment comprising a plurality of flaps configured to form a storage region within an interior portion of the garment. The plurality of flaps may comprise an upper flap and a lower flap that are separable to open the storage region. The storage region may be configured to receive and/or hold a barrier layer of the garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: KJUS North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Frank, Mary Stewart Waggoner, Tucker Sutter, Adam Mueller, Shogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard
  • Patent number: 12471643
    Abstract: A garment that includes a right chest panel; a left chest panel; a back panel; and a collar coupled to the right chest panel, the left chest panel, and the back panel. The collar may include a collar zipper controlling access to a collar pocket, the collar zipper extending around at least 80% of an outer circumference of the collar; and a collar-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth positioned in the collar pocket, the collar-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth having a length that is at least 80% of a length of the collar zipper. The garment may also include a removable hood. The removable hood may include a hood-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth, the hood-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth having a length that is substantially equal to the length of the collar-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Shogo Fujiwara, Amanda Frank, Adam Mueller
  • Publication number: 20250288034
    Abstract: An article of apparel comprising a lower garment with a deployable barrier layer. The deployable barrier layer may comprise a flap attached to an interior region of the lower garment. The flap may be deployed to cover an upper portion of a subject's foot or an article of footwear worn by a subject wearing the article of apparel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Applicant: KJUS North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard, Jessica Musto, Tucker Sutter, Amanda Frank
  • Patent number: 12342880
    Abstract: An article of apparel comprising a lower garment with a deployable barrier layer. The deployable barrier layer may comprise a flap attached to an interior region of the lower garment. The flap may be deployed to cover an upper portion of a subject's foot or an article of footwear worn by a subject wearing the article of apparel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KJUS North America
    Inventors: Shogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard, Jessica Musto, Tucker Sutter, Amanda Frank
  • Publication number: 20250204625
    Abstract: An article of apparel comprising a lower garment with a deployable barrier layer. The deployable barrier layer may comprise a flap attached to an interior region of the lower garment. The flap may be deployed to cover an upper portion of a subject's foot or an article of footwear worn by a subject wearing the article of apparel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: KJUS North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard, Jessica Musto, Tucker Sutter, Amanda Frank
  • Publication number: 20250057268
    Abstract: A garment comprising a plurality of flaps configured to form a storage region within an interior portion of the garment. The plurality of flaps may comprise an upper flap and a lower flap that are separable to open the storage region. The storage region may be configured to receive and/or hold a barrier layer of the garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: KJUS North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Frank, Mary Stewart Waggoner, Tucker Sutter, Adam Mueller, Shogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard
  • Patent number: 12156557
    Abstract: A garment comprising a barrier layer. The barrier layer comprises a skirt and a storage region for retaining the skirt. The storage region comprises an upper flap, a lower flap, and a fastener for releasably coupling the upper flap and the lower flap to retain the skirt in the storage region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: KJUS North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Frank, Mary Stewart Waggoner, Tucker Sutter, Adam Mueller, Shogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard
  • Publication number: 20240188663
    Abstract: A garment comprising a barrier layer. The barrier layer comprises a skirt and a storage region for retaining the skirt. The storage region comprises an upper flap, a lower flap, and a fastener for releasably coupling the upper flap and the lower flap to retain the skirt in the storage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: KJUS North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Frank, Mary Stewart Waggoner, Tucker Sutter, Adam Mueller, Shogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard
  • Publication number: 20240188652
    Abstract: A garment comprising a barrier layer. The barrier layer comprises an adjustable skirt with an insulated tube configured to provide a barrier between an interior region of the garment and an external environment. The insulated tube may be configured to extend along a bottom hem region of the garment. The garment may comprise a cord assembly extending along the bottom hem region of the garment. The cord assembly may be configured to uniformly distribute tensions from (i) a front portion and a back portion of the garment to (ii) one or more side portions of the garment to prevent one or more drag lines from forming across the front portion and/or the back portion of the garment when the cord assembly is operated to cinch or tighten the adjustable skirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: KJUS North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shogo Fujiwara, Colin Beard, Amanda Frank, Tucker Sutter, Jessica Musto
  • Publication number: 20240188662
    Abstract: A garment comprising a barrier layer. The barrier layer comprises an adjustable skirt comprising an insulated tube configured to provide a barrier between an interior region of the garment and an external environment. The garment comprises a cord assembly extending along a length of the insulated tube. The cord assembly distributes tensions from a front portion and a back portion of the garment to one or more side portions of the garment when cinched or tightened in order to prevent the front portion and back portion of the garment from bunching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: KJUS North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shogo Fujiwara, Adam Mueller, Colin Beard, Amanda Frank
  • Publication number: 20230270188
    Abstract: A garment that includes a right chest panel; a left chest panel; a back panel; and a collar coupled to the right chest panel, the left chest panel, and the back panel. The collar may include a collar zipper controlling access to a collar pocket, the collar zipper extending around at least 80% of an outer circumference of the collar; and a collar-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth positioned in the collar pocket, the collar-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth having a length that is at least 80% of a length of the collar zipper. The garment may also include a removable hood. The removable hood may include a hood-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth, the hood-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth having a length that is substantially equal to the length of the collar-side row of hood-connection zipper teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: KJUS North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shogo Fujiwara, Amanda Frank, Adam Mueller