Patents by Inventor Eric C. Gilmore

Eric C. Gilmore 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).

  • Garment including a garment port
    Patent number: 10894176
    Abstract: A garment having an inner surface and an outer surface for use with a safety strap, the garment comprising a collar configured to at least partially encircle an upper portion of the garment, a garment port arranged on or adjacent to the collar forming a channel between the inner surface and the outer surface of the garment, the garment port having at least three sides, one of the sides being open to form the channel, a flap coupled to the collar and configured to move between a closed configuration covering the port and allowing passage of the safety strap through the channel between the inner surface and the outer surface of the garment and an open configuration allowing removal of the safety strap through the open side of the port, and a closure device arranged with the flap and configured to maintain the flap in the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Derrick, Eric C. Gilmore
  • GARMENT INCLUDING A GARMENT PORT
    Publication number: 20200078616
    Abstract: A garment having an inner surface and an outer surface for use with a safety strap, the garment comprising a collar configured to at least partially encircle an upper portion of the garment, a garment port arranged on or adjacent to the collar forming a channel between the inner surface and the outer surface of the garment, the garment port having at least three sides, one of the sides being open to form the channel, a flap coupled to the collar and configured to move between a closed configuration covering the port and allowing passage of the safety strap through the channel between the inner surface and the outer surface of the garment and an open configuration allowing removal of the safety strap through the open side of the port, and a closure device arranged with the flap and configured to maintain the flap in the closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher P. Derrick, Eric C. Gilmore