Patents by Inventor Louise P. Christy

Louise P. Christy 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).

  • Sock tabs
    Patent number: 5579541
    Abstract: A pair of socks 11, each sock 11 having a tab 12 attached to it along one edge 13 of the tab 12 with the tab 12 acting as a flap is disclosed. The tab 12 and sock 11 have on their adjacent surfaces, a fastening means comprising a complementary arrangement of hook and pile patches 15a and 15b which are mateable so that the tab 12 is fastened to the sock 11 when the sock is being worn, and wherein the complementary arrangement of hook and pile patches 15a and 15b on each tab 12 and sock 11 is also mateable with the complementary arrangement of hook and pile patches 15a and 15b on the other tab 12 and sock 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventors: Louise P. Christy, Frank Saffioti