Patents by Inventor Dennis De

Dennis De 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).

  • Pair of socks or stockings that can be removably connected to one another and have an improved durability
    Patent number: 10194699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pair of knitted socks or stockings which can be removably connected to one another, in which a first attachment part is firmly attached to one of the two socks or stockings in order to receive a second complementary attachment part in a removable manner, the attachment part being firmly connected to the other of the two socks or stockings, wherein the knitted fabric of the socks or stockings has a stitch density of at least 2000 SD at least in the attachment region of the respective attachment part and is knitted using a reinforcing thread which is not visible from the outside of the socks or stockings and has a tear resistance which corresponds to at least the average tear resistance of the tear resistances of the ground thread, the plating thread and the reinforcing thread of the knitted fabric, none of the threads having a tear resistance of <10 cN/tex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Dennis De
  • PAIR OF SOCKS OR STOCKINGS THAT CAN BE REMOVABLY CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER AND HAVE AN IMPROVED DURABILITY
    Publication number: 20110126344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pair of knitted socks or stockings which can be removably connected to one another, in which a first attachment part is firmly attached to one of the two socks or stockings in order to receive a second complementary attachment part in a removable manner, said attachment part being firmly connected to the other of the two socks or stockings, wherein the knitted fabric of the socks or stockings has a stitch density of at least 2000 SD at least in the attachment region of the respective attachment part and is knitted using a reinforcing thread which is not visible from the outside of the socks or stockings and has a tear resistance which corresponds to at least the average tear resistance of the tear resistances of the ground thread, the plating thread and the reinforcing thread of the knitted fabric, none of the threads having a tear resistance of <10 cN/tex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventor: Dennis De
  • Pair of separably joined socks or stockings
    Patent number: 5970524
    Abstract: A pair (1) of socks or stockings (2,3) may be joined together in a detachable fashion using a set heat-resistant, transparent fastening elements (4,5), in order to avoid sorting of the socks or stockings, e.g., after washing. Each of said fastening elements is firmly attached to a stocking or sock, preferably at its leg portion (6), in an area of the sock or stocking having a mesh density of at least 2000 MD, preferably at least 4000 MD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Inventors: Bernard Becker, Dennis De