Patents by Inventor Luz A. Quiroga

Luz A. Quiroga 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: 11825889
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a medical garment that resembles a shirt. The medical garment includes a body that includes a front portion attached to a back portion by one or more non-partable seams. The medical garment includes first and second sleeves on opposite sides of the medical garment. The first and second sleeves are coupled to the front portion and the back portion of the medical garment. The medical garment includes a partable seam having a zippered opening formed in the medical garment that extends from a collar area of the medical garment toward a bottom part of one of the sleeves where the sleeve attaches to the body. The partable seam also includes a zipper to close the zippered opening and hold the zippered opening in a closed position. The medical garment is configured to expose the patient's chest area when the zippered opening is in an open position, and resembles a standard shirt when the zippered opening is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Emilio Nares Foundation
    Inventors: Luz A. Quiroga, Corina Elizabeth Quiroga Banzer
  • Publication number: 20230085316
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a medical garment that resembles a shirt. The medical garment includes a body that includes a front portion attached to a back portion by one or more non-partable seams. The medical garment includes first and second sleeves on opposite sides of the medical garment. The first and second sleeves are coupled to the front portion and the back portion of the medical garment. The medical garment includes a partable seam having a zippered opening formed in the medical garment that extends from a collar area of the medical garment toward a bottom part of one of the sleeves where the sleeve attaches to the body. The partable seam also includes a zipper to close the zippered opening and hold the zippered opening in a closed position. The medical garment is configured to expose the patient's chest area when the zippered opening is in an open position, and resembles a standard shirt when the zippered opening is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: The Emilio Nares Foundation
    Inventors: Luz A. Quiroga, Corina Elizabeth Quiroga Banzer
  • Patent number: 11528948
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include a medical garment for exposing a person's upper torso and a method of making the garment. The garment can resemble a shirt, in that sleeves may extend to about the elbows or wrists, the garment may extend down to the waist, and other than one or more flaps configured to open to expose an upper torso the medical garment is substantially free of openings. The garment may include a body with a front portion attached to a back portion by non-partable seams. The sleeves can be coupled to the front and back portions. The flap(s) may include a partable seam that extends from a top portion of the body toward but not substantially beyond a bottom part of the sleeves where they attach to the body. The flap(s) may also include a fastener to hold the partable seam in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Emilio Nares Foundation
    Inventors: Luz A. Quiroga, Corina Elizabeth Quiroga Banzer
  • Publication number: 20200375282
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include a medical garment for exposing a person's upper torso and a method of making the garment. The garment can resemble a shirt, in that sleeves may extend to about the elbows or wrists, the garment may extend down to the waist, and other than one or more flaps configured to open to expose an upper torso the medical garment is substantially free of openings. The garment may include a body with a front portion attached to a back portion by non-partable seams. The sleeves can be coupled to the front and back portions. The flap(s) may include a partable seam that extends from a top portion of the body toward but not substantially beyond a bottom part of the sleeves where they attach to the body. The flap(s) may also include a fastener to hold the partable seam in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: The Emilio Nares Foundation
    Inventors: Luz A. Quiroga, Corina Elizabeth Quiroga Banzer
  • Patent number: 10779590
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a medical garment that resembles a shirt. The medical garment includes a body that includes a front portion attached to a back portion by one or more non-partable seams. The medical garment includes first and second sleeves on opposite sides of the medical garment. The first and second sleeves are coupled to the front portion and the back portion of the medical garment. The medical garment includes a flap formed on the front portion and configured to open to expose a portion of a person. The flap includes a partable seam that extends along a top of the body and a portion of a side of the body down to but not beyond a bottom part of the first sleeve where the first sleeve attaches to the body. The flap further includes a fastener to hold the partable seam in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Emilio Nares Foundation
    Inventors: Luz A. Quiroga, Corina Elizabeth Quiroga Banzer
  • Publication number: 20180168249
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a medical garment that resembles a shirt. The medical garment includes a body that includes a front portion attached to a back portion by one or more non-partable seams. The medical garment includes first and second sleeves on opposite sides of the medical garment. The first and second sleeves are coupled to the front portion and the back portion of the medical garment. The medical garment includes a flap formed on the front portion and configured to open to expose a portion of a person. The flap includes a partable seam that extends along a top of the body and a portion of a side of the body down to but not beyond a bottom part of the first sleeve where the first sleeve attaches to the body. The flap further includes a fastener to hold the partable seam in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Luz A. Quiroga, Corina Elizabeth Quiroga Banzer
  • Patent number: 9901129
    Abstract: A medical garment for accessing a patient's chest area, which includes a front portion, a back portion, and at least one sleeve. A flap is formed by two partable seams on the front portion at a shoulder region and the sleeve, with fasteners attached to the flap, back portion, and sleeve to hold the flap in the closed position. The medical garment is configured to expose the patient's chest area when the flap is in the open position, and resembles a standard t-shirt when the flap is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventors: Luz A. Quiroga, Corina Elizabeth Quiroga Banzer
  • Publication number: 20130191959
    Abstract: A medical garment for accessing a patient's chest area, comprising a front portion, a back portion, and at least one sleeve. A flap is formed by two partable seams on the front portion at a shoulder region and the sleeve, with fasteners attached to the flap, back portion, and sleeve to hold the flap in the closed position. The medical garment is configured to expose the patient's chest area when the flap is in the open position, and resembles a standard t-shirt when the flap is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Luz A. Quiroga, Corina Elizabeth Quiroga Banzer