Patents by Inventor Carol S. Trottier

Carol S. Trottier 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: 4378805
    Abstract: A one piece bodice garment for mastectomy patients is described having an inner garment panel 20 with an outer garment layer 74 superimposed thereover. The inner garment panel 20 includes a breast cup structure 22 having breast cups for receiving a breast and/or a breast prosthesis. The garment includes shoulder straps that extend from the upper corners of the breast cup structures upward and over the patient's shoulders and attaching to back sections 28 and 30 of the inner garment panel 20. Waist strap members 56 and 58 are connected to the lower corners of the breast cup structure and extend downward and around to the back of the patient. A neckline tension strap is mounted at the neckline supporting the inner garment panel 20 and the outer garment layer 74 between the shoulder straps to hold the front neckline close to the patient's chest. The outer garment panel 20 is connected to the inner garment layer at the neckline and is draped downward over the inner garment panel 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1983
    Inventors: D. Jeanie Reichert, Carol S. Trottier, Cathy Y. Calhoon