Patents by Inventor Lawrence W. Schmalz

Lawrence W. Schmalz 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).

  • TROUSER WITH EXPANSIBLE WAIST AND HIDDEN WAISTBAND OPENING
    Publication number: 20090320182
    Abstract: A trouser is provided with an extensible waistband wherein a rearward waistband portion has an open side seam into which is disposed a slidable tail end of a forward waistband portion. This forward waistband is stitched to an inner elastic member which is stitched, in turn, to the rearward waistband portion proximate said open side seam. The waistband is expansible by way of the elastic stretch in the inner elastic member, but the tail end of the forward portion slides within the open seam and an open portion of the rearward waistband. There is no bulky material at the open seam and the relative movement of the forward waistband is not visually significant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: The Fechheimer Brothers Company
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Schmalz, John Michael Karnes