Patents by Inventor Lane F. Smith

Lane F. Smith 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).

  • Gaiter-sock combination
    Patent number: 6651257
    Abstract: A combination of a gaiter member (24) attached (26) to a sock member (22) in various embodiments creates a gaiter-sock combination, which simply and efficiently provides barrier protection to a lower body extremity. The gaiter portion (24) may protect a sock portion (22), or the inside of a boot or shoe (32), or various combinations of them, from debris, insects, arachnids, thorns, burrs, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventor: Lane F. Smith
  • Gaiter-sock combination
    Publication number: 20020120977
    Abstract: A combination of a gaiter member (24) attached (26) to a sock member (22) in various embodiments creates a gaiter-sock combination, which simply and efficiently provides barrier protection to a lower body extremity. The gaiter portion (24) may protect a sock portion (22), or the inside of a boot or shoe (32), or various combinations of them, from debris, insects, arachnids, thorns, burrs, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventor: Lane F. Smith
  • Gaiter-sock combination
    Patent number: 6381756
    Abstract: A combination of a gaiter member (24) attached (26) to a sock member (22) in various embodiments creates a gaiter-sock combination, which simply and efficiently provides barrier protection to a lower body extremity. The gaiter portion (24) may protect a sock portion (22), or the inside of a boot or shoe (32), or various combinations of them, from debris, insects, arachnids, thorns, burrs, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Lane F. Smith