Patents by Inventor Earle W. Rearwin

Earle W. Rearwin 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).

  • Elasticized knitted band
    Patent number: 4872324
    Abstract: A turned welt-type knitted waistband for use in pantyhose and like garments, wherein selected periodic courses in an annular region of the inward welt ply have an uncovered elastomer filament in alternate knit and float stitches for partial exposure of the float stitches for intermittent frictional contact with a wearer's body or another undergarment to assist in retaining the waistband place when worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Assignee: It's A Peach, Inc.
    Inventors: Earle W. Rearwin, Gayle L. Rearwin
  • Panty-type garments with security pocket
    Patent number: 4852188
    Abstract: A security pocket formed at the waistband of a woman's pantyhose or like undergarment for the secure storage of valuables, e.g. a credit card, currency, keys, or identification. The pocket includes an interior flap for retaining such stored items within the pocket. The flap may be knitted with an uncovered elastomer yarn partially exposed at a surface of the flap facing the body of the garment to provide frictional adhering contact therewith for added security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: It's A Peach, Inc.
    Inventors: Renee H. Marsh, Regina H. Henderson, Earle W. Rearwin