Patents by Inventor Frank J. Michels

Frank J. Michels 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: 4649574
    Abstract: A highly dependable, symmetrically neat, non-abrasive, quick releasing-closing and selectively adjustable garment closure device useful on sporting trousers, such as martial art pants or Gi pants, comprising a pair of juxtapositionable, somewhat triangularly-shaped flap panels respectively secured along opposing side areas of a trousers rear-enclosure segment and extending a lateral distance sufficient to generally overlap at least a substantial portion of a trousers front-enclosure segment. A distal end of each flap panel is provided with a strip of Velcro-type hook material, with a first flap panel having its strip on an outer surface thereof and a second flap panel having its strip on an inner surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Inventor: Frank J. Michels