Patents by Inventor Edith Sullivan

Edith Sullivan 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: 4651447
    Abstract: A jogging shoe includes a shoelace of folded-over retroflective fabric or tape terminated at each end with a firm tip of diameter less than that of the lace openings in the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Inventor: Edith Sullivan
  • Patent number: 4443056
    Abstract: A pair of retroreflective strips each having an outside retroreflective surface and an inside nonretroreflective surface are stitched together with thread at one end. A strip of hooks is stitched to one inside surface and a strip of loops is stitched to the other inside surface around the edges of the respective strips to form a hook and loop fastener for detachably securing the strips around an item to enhance the visibility of the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Inventor: Edith Sullivan
  • Patent number: 4365354
    Abstract: A retroreflective strip on the outside of a garment encircling a body limb is formed with a pocket formed by another strip of retroreflective material outside the first strip with opposed Velcro fasteners selectively closing the pocket opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Inventor: Edith Sullivan
  • Patent number: 4223408
    Abstract: Athletic shorts are arranged with front and back panels cut in a peculiar pattern and joined to a pair of briefs by an elastic waistband with the front panel overlapping a portion of the back panel so as to relieve tension of the shorts on the rectus femurs and vastus lateralis muscles of the legs of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1980
    Inventor: Edith Sullivan