Patents by Inventor Joel D. Melarvie

Joel D. Melarvie 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).

  • Wet suit
    Patent number: 4293957
    Abstract: A wet suit for underwater use is constructed to yield more readily to movements of the wearer by providing one or more longitudinal slits, as for example in the arm and leg portions of the suit, and closing each of these slits with an overlying length of elastic fabric sewn to both slit edges and a sealing flap of waterproof material underlying the slit and sewn to one edge. A similarly sealed slit is provided in the trunk of the suit, and closed by a length of elastic fabric in which a zipper is sewn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Inventor: Joel D. Melarvie