Patents by Inventor Gerhard Fildan

Gerhard Fildan 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).

  • Reversible press button garment closure
    Patent number: 6260242
    Abstract: A reversible press button closure for shoulder straps of brassieres or back band connectors has soft attachment pieces secured to the garment and connected by pins and lugs with male and female ring members which are molded from a harder plastic and define the press button assembly. The male and female members match in appearance when they are interconnected so that the connector has the same appearance from both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Fildan Accessories Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Fildan, Karl Wanzenböck
  • Reversible press button garment closure
    Patent number: 6260243
    Abstract: A reversible press button closure for shoulder straps of brassieres or back band connectors has hard attachment pieces secured to the garment and connected by pins and lugs with male and female ring members which are molded from a softer plastic and define the press button assembly. The male and female members match in appearance when they are interconnected so that the connector has the same appearance from both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Fildan Accessories Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Fildan, Karl Wanzenböck
  • Brassiere underwire with extended sewing flange
    Patent number: 6186862
    Abstract: A brassiere underwire is formed with a sewing flange only along the outer side thereof and extending from locations spaced from the tips continuously around the outer side of the underwire bight. At a central zone flexibility can be increased by providing holes in the sewing flange and/or by making the sewing flange narrower. The underwire is stitched through the sewing flange in forming the brassiere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Hidden front-closure brassiere
    Patent number: 6149496
    Abstract: A concealed front closure brassiere in which the closure has two closure members one of which is formed with the tongue while the other is formed with an eye in which the tongue is engaged with a snap fit. The closure members having sewing flanges which are coplanar and through which the flaps are stitched to the closure member so that their edges abut in the closed state of the closure. When the tongue is locked into the eye, inner surfaces of the eye and the tongue are flush with one another on the common plane of the brassiere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Needle wire for an underwire brassiere
    Patent number: 6066027
    Abstract: A brassiere of the underwire type has a "U" shaped stitched sheath beneath each cup of an open "U" configuration and into which a "C" shaped underwire with inwardly bent ends is inserted so that, in spite of the fact that the respective underwire assumes a "U" configuration of the sheath, the springy ends of the underwire tend to produce a roundness illusion of the cup. The wire has a circular cross section with a diameter of 1.5 to 2.5 mm and is composed of polyamide so as to be flexible in all directions and has flanges at its ends through one of which the wire is stitched to retain it in the respective sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Brassiere-strap slide
    Patent number: 6059634
    Abstract: A brassiere slide has a groove along the body side flank of each limb which delimits a pair of longitudinal edges which are engaged by the strap as it passes along one flank behind the crossbar and then along the other flank also with similar edges. In this system, there is a reduced tendency for the slider to shift autogenously along the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Brassiere-strap slide
    Patent number: 6056625
    Abstract: A brassiere slider has its crossbar recessed below the planes of edges of the longitudinal limits which limits sliding of the frame on a strap. The recessed configuration of the crossbar makes the assembly flatter and also increases the security against slide movement of the slider on the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Pin and eye assembly for brassieres
    Patent number: 6056624
    Abstract: A pin-and-eye connection is used to apply decorative members or stays or underwires, especially the foundation garments, utilizing a member which is stitched to the garment and preferably a cover member which conceals that stitching. Where the base is used as a decorative member, it can be provided with a circumference of pearl like formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Flat slide assembly for lingerie
    Patent number: 6056626
    Abstract: An extremely flat slide for brassiere straps has a cross bar offset to one side so that the strap loop around it lies wholly within the thickness of the slide. The strap section which passes through the ring affixed to the brassiere cup is attached to the slide, e.g. at the sewing flange or via a weld at a welding flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Brassiere frame members
    Patent number: 6019662
    Abstract: An underwire for an underwire brassier has a metal wire bow provided at one end with a stitching flange and preferably formed at the other end with an elastomeric tip. A double-cup frame for the underwire brassiere has an inverted U-shaped bridge piece whose shanks receive the ends of plastic coated underwires. The shanks are connected unitarily by a bight which is flattened and can be grooved to increase flexibility. Upon twisting of the bight, the two underwires can be superposed, thereby increasing the flexibility of the frame and a brassiere in which the frame is incorporated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Front closure for a brassiere
    Patent number: 6009604
    Abstract: A front closure for a brassiere has male and female parts which have frame portions through which fabric parts of the respective cups can pass for attaching these cup portions to the closure members. The male member has a bar received in a trough or channel of the female member and is locked in place releasably by a partial rotation of the male member about the axis of the bar. The bar can be inserted at least in part transversely to the channel or trough when the plane of the male member is transverse to the plane of the female member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Shoulder strap connector for brassieres, lingerie and bathing suits
    Patent number: 5964642
    Abstract: A shoulder strap connector for a garment has a first oval or circular member connected to one of the shoulder straps and a second oval or circular member connected to the other shoulder strap and provided with a hook engaging the first member so that the straps can be joined in an X pattern when desired. The hook projects inwardly substantially to an extension of the inner periphery of the second member and in any event lies inwardly of an extension of the outer periphery of the inner member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Needle wire for an underwire brassiere and brassiere-fabrication method
    Patent number: 5951365
    Abstract: A brassiere of the underwire type has a "U" shaped stitched sheath beneath each cup of an open "U" configuration and into which a "C" shaped underwire with inwardly bent ends is inserted so that, in spite of the fact that the respective underwire assumes a "U" configuration of the sheath, the springy ends of the underwire tend to produce a roundness illusion of the cup. The wire has a circular cross section with a diameter of 1.5 to 2.5 mm and is composed of polyamide so as to be flexible in all directions and has flanges at its ends through one of which the wire is stitched to retain it in the respective sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Brassiere front closure
    Patent number: D440905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Fildan Accessories Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Fildan, Karl Wanzenböck
  • Hook for lingerie
    Patent number: D440906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Fildan Accessories Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Fildan, Karl Wanzenböck
  • Press-button terminus for a brassiere underwire
    Patent number: D413549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Closure for an underwire brassiere
    Patent number: D414719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Strap hook
    Patent number: D426173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Strap hook
    Patent number: D433964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Inventor: Gerhard Fildan
  • Reversible press button closure for shoulder strap or back band of brassieres
    Patent number: D433965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Fildan Accessories Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Fildan, Karl Wanzenbock