Patents by Inventor Deeanne Akerson

Deeanne Akerson 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: 12048336
    Abstract: A multi-layered nursing garment including a shoulder strap, a support strap, an inner breast cup, an outer breast cup, and multiple connectors including: a first connector attached to the outer breast cup; a second connector attached to the shoulder strap; a third connector attached to the inner breast cup; a fourth connector attached to the outer breast cup; and a fifth connector (support strap connector) attached to the support strap. In various modes, opening/lowering of the outer breast cup is achieved concurrently or independently of the inner breast cup and vice versa to selectively facilitate breastfeeding and/or breast pumping (e.g., hands-free breast pumping).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Akerson IP LLC
    Inventor: Deeanne Akerson
  • Publication number: 20230329359
    Abstract: A multi-layered nursing garment including a shoulder strap, a support strap, an inner breast cup, an outer breast cup, and multiple connectors including: a first connector attached to the outer breast cup; a second connector attached to the shoulder strap; a third connector attached to the inner breast cup; a fourth connector attached to the outer breast cup; and a fifth connector (support strap connector) attached to the support strap. In various modes, opening/lowering of the outer breast cup is achieved concurrently or independently of the inner breast cup and vice versa to selectively facilitate breastfeeding and/or breast pumping (e.g., hands-free breast pumping).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Akerson IP LLC
    Inventor: Deeanne AKERSON
  • Patent number: 11617399
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a multi-layered nursing garment. The multi-layered nursing garment includes breasts support having a pair of breast cups, shoulder straps and a chest band. Each breast cup is comprised of two or more layers. Further a clasp for attaching an outer removable layer with a shoulder strap and a clip is configured for attaching another, inner layer. The invention provides a number of combinations of clips, clasps, and layers but which a breastfeeding woman can selectively open the nursing garment to accomplish breastfeeding and/or milk pumping from either breast, and has the capacity to engage in said events simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Akerson IP LLC
    Inventors: Deeanne Akerson, Garret Akerson
  • Patent number: 11399577
    Abstract: A nursing garment computing system includes a nursing garment having a pair of breast cups with an electronic sensor to indicate the status of a breast in the pair of breast cups and a computing device to record the sensor data indicative of whether the breast cup is open or closed. The data can be electronically sent to an external device such as a cell phone or personal digital assistant to keep track of which breast cup has been opened for breastfeeding event, time between breastfeeding event, amount of time for breastfeeding from each side of the breast, a record of which side was nursed last, and a record of which side was nursed first during the last breastfeeding event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: AKERSON IP LLC
    Inventors: Deeanne Akerson, Garret Akerson
  • Publication number: 20200404983
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a multi-layered nursing garment. The multi-layered nursing garment includes breasts support having a pair of breast cups, shoulder straps and a chest band. Each breast cup is comprised of two or more layers. Further a clasp for attaching an outer removable layer with a shoulder strap and a clip is configured for attaching another, inner layer. The invention provides a number of combinations of clips, clasps, and layers but which a breastfeeding woman can selectively open the nursing garment to accomplish breastfeeding and/or milk pumping from either breast, and has the capacity to engage in said events simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Akerson IP LLC
    Inventors: Deeanne AKERSON, Garret AKERSON
  • Patent number: 10757984
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a multi-layered nursing garment. The multi-layered nursing garment includes breasts support having a pair of breast cups, shoulder straps and a chest band. Each breast cup is comprised of two or more layers. Further a clasp for attaching an outer removable layer with a shoulder strap and a clip is configured for attaching another, inner layer. The invention provides a number of combinations of clips, clasps, and layers but which a breastfeeding woman can selectively open the nursing garment to accomplish breastfeeding and/or milk pumping from either breast, and has the capacity to engage in said events simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Akerson IP LLC
    Inventors: Deeanne Akerson, Garret Akerson
  • Publication number: 20200146365
    Abstract: A nursing garment computing system includes a nursing garment having a pair of breast cups with an electronic sensor to indicate the status of a breast in the pair of breast cups and a computing device to record the sensor data indicative of whether the breast cup is open or closed. The data can be electronically sent to an external device such as a cell phone or personal digital assistant to keep track of which breast cup has been opened for breastfeeding event, time between breastfeeding event, amount of time for breastfeeding from each side of the breast, a record of which side was nursed last, and a record of which side was nursed first during the last breastfeeding event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Akerson IP LLC
    Inventors: Deeanne AKERSON, Garret AKERSON
  • Patent number: 10537141
    Abstract: A nursing garment computing system includes a nursing garment having a pair of breast cups with an electronic sensor to indicate the status of a breast in the pair of breast cups and a computing device to record the sensor data indicative of whether the breast cup is open or closed. The data can be electronically sent to an external device such as a cell phone or personal digital assistant to keep track of which breast cup has been opened for breastfeeding event, time between breastfeeding event, amount of time for breastfeeding from each side of the breast, a record of which side was nursed last, and a record of which side was nursed first during the last breastfeeding event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Akerson IP LLC
    Inventors: Deeanne Akerson, Garret Akerson
  • Publication number: 20190261698
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a multi-layered nursing garment. The multi-layered nursing garment includes breasts support having a pair of breast cups, shoulder straps and a chest band. Each breast cup is comprised of two or more layers. Further a clasp for attaching an outer removable layer with a shoulder strap and a clip is configured for attaching another, inner layer. The invention provides a number of combinations of clips, clasps, and layers but which a breastfeeding woman can selectively open the nursing garment to accomplish breastfeeding and/or milk pumping from either breast, and has the capacity to engage in said events simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Deeanne Akerson, Garret Akerson
  • Patent number: 10231491
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a multi-layered nursing garment. The multi-layered nursing garment includes breasts support having a pair of breast cups, shoulder straps and a chest band. Each breast cup is comprised of two or more layers. Further a clasp for attaching an outer removable layer with a shoulder strap and a clip is configured for attaching another, inner layer. The invention provides a number of combinations of clips, clasps, and layers but which a breastfeeding woman can selectively open the nursing garment to accomplish breastfeeding and/or milk pumping from either breast, and has the capacity to engage in said events simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventors: Deeanne Akerson, Garret Akerson
  • Publication number: 20190037931
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a multi-layered nursing garment. The multi-layered nursing garment includes breasts support having a pair of breast cups, shoulder straps and a chest band. Each breast cup is comprised of two or more layers. Further a clasp for attaching an outer removable layer with a shoulder strap and a clip is configured for attaching another, inner layer. The invention provides a number of combinations of clips, clasps, and layers but which a breastfeeding woman can selectively open the nursing garment to accomplish breastfeeding and/or milk pumping from either breast, and has the capacity to engage in said events simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Deeanne Akerson, Garret Akerson
  • Publication number: 20180064178
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a multi-layered nursing garment. The multi-layered nursing garment includes breasts support having a pair of breast cups, shoulder straps and a chest band. Each breast cup is comprised of two or more layers. Further a clasp for attaching an outer removable layer with a shoulder strap and a clip is configured for attaching another, inner layer. The invention provides a number of combinations of clips, clasps, and layers but which a breastfeeding woman can selectively open the nursing garment to accomplish breastfeeding and/or milk pumping from either breast, and has the capacity to engage in said events simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Deeanne Akerson, Garret Akerson
  • Publication number: 20180064177
    Abstract: A nursing garment computing system includes a nursing garment having a pair of breast cups with an electronic sensor to indicate the status of a breast in the pair of breast cups and a computing device to record the sensor data indicative of whether the breast cup is open or closed. The data can be electronically sent to an external device such as a cell phone or personal digital assistant to keep track of which breast cup has been opened for breastfeeding event, time between breastfeeding event, amount of time for breastfeeding from each side of the breast, a record of which side was nursed last, and a record of which side was nursed first during the last breastfeeding event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Deeanne Akerson, Garret Akerson