Patents by Inventor Linda S. Heitzman-Powell

Linda S. Heitzman-Powell 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: 5127109
    Abstract: A special elastic pantyhose construction particularly suitable for corpulent women, wherein a single pair of pantyhose leg apparel is provided with a substantially concealed anti-chafing thigh shield portion, so formed as to extend upward from each opposing inward thigh region thereby merging at the crotch area in one essentially contiguous saddle-like formation; said saddle or thigh shield being constructed principally of natural cotton so as to be comfortably absorbent of common body perspiration, while most compatible with the skin; including a preferred embodoiment whereby the saddle is sewn integrally into an otherwise conventional pantyhose, or alternate embodiments whereby the saddle is set forth as an insert portion of the pantyhose; the preferred embodiment substantially concealing the presence of the cotton thigh shield saddle by virtue of the contiguous coverage of the internal applique arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Inventors: Linda S. Heitzman-Powell, Edna M. Heitzman
  • Patent number: 4865380
    Abstract: A speciality convenience device comprising a U-shaped framework of rigid-tubing, serving to both house and support an extensible flexible-gooseneck member capable of being manually omni-adjusted into any desired positional attitude; the device being substantially flat between legs of said U-frame so as to be easily installed upon an existing automobile's or spectator-bench's seat back, while thus held captive thereto by presence of the user's own back resting thereupon; the user being either an adult or juvenile by virtue of a special U-frame width-adjustment provision which includes a co-operative sizing-adjustment of the back-spanning fabric covering; the covering including a pocket-like formation thereto also facilitating a convenient stowing place for the gooseneck's detachable sunshield member, including provision of a sunshield folding capacity, as well as an optional attachable child's activity-center thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Inventors: Linda S. Heitzman-Powell, Edna Mae Heitzman