Patents by Inventor Caroline Marois

Caroline Marois 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: 8312568
    Abstract: A pocket system for an athletic garment according to embodiments of the present invention includes a center pocket and first and second pockets each having an outer, inner, top, and bottom edge. The top edges are open, while the inner, outer, and bottom edges are closed. A vertical centerline of the garment substantially aligns with a user's spine, and the first pocket is located on the athletic garment on one side of the vertical centerline, while the second pocket is located on the garment on the other side of the vertical centerline. The first and second pockets are in a substantially symmetrical configuration about the vertical centerline, and the center pocket is substantially centered on the vertical centerline. The first and second pockets at least partially overlap the center pocket, and the pocket system looks from the back view like two pockets, according to such embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Dashamerica, Inc.
    Inventors: Caroline Marois, Sue McKinney
  • Publication number: 20120030864
    Abstract: A pocket system for an athletic garment according to embodiments of the present invention includes a center pocket and first and second pockets each having an outer, inner, top, and bottom edge. The top edges are open, while the inner, outer, and bottom edges are closed. A vertical centerline of the garment substantially aligns with a user's spine, and the first pocket is located on the athletic garment on one side of the vertical centerline, while the second pocket is located on the garment on the other side of the vertical centerline. The first and second pockets are in a substantially symmetrical configuration about the vertical centerline, and the center pocket is substantially centered on the vertical centerline. The first, second, and center pockets are disposed entirely within a larger, outer pocket, according to such embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: DASHAMERICA, INC. D/B/A PEARL IZUMI USA, INC.
    Inventors: Caroline Marois, Sue McKinney
  • Publication number: 20100180361
    Abstract: A pocket system for an athletic garment according to embodiments of the present invention includes a center pocket and first and second pockets each having an outer, inner, top, and bottom edge. The top edges are open, while the inner, outer, and bottom edges are closed. A vertical centerline of the garment substantially aligns with a user's spine, and the first pocket is located on the athletic garment on one side of the vertical centerline, while the second pocket is located on the garment on the other side of the vertical centerline. The first and second pockets are in a substantially symmetrical configuration about the vertical centerline, and the center pocket is substantially centered on the vertical centerline. The first and second pockets at least partially overlap the center pocket, and the pocket system looks from the back view like two pockets, according to such embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: DASHAMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Caroline Marois, Sue McKinney
  • Patent number: D612583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Dashamerica, Inc.
    Inventors: Caroline Marois, Sue McKinney
  • Patent number: D623830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Dashamerica, Inc.
    Inventors: Caroline Marois, Sue McKinney