Patents by Inventor Marilyn E. McCafferty

Marilyn E. McCafferty 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: 5836019
    Abstract: A sock having a neck featuring an internal pocket, wherein the sock is completely normal in appearance and requires no unusual manipulations. A generally conventional sock body is composed of a neck portion and a foot portion, wherein the neck portion is preferably composed of a stretchable fabric for elastically engaging the wearer's leg. An inner neck member is connected with the neck portion by a sewing seam, preferably at the demarcation between the neck and foot portions of the sock body, thereby forming an annular pocket. The inner neck member is preferably composed of the same material and has the same appearance as that of the neck portion. The neck portion terminates remote from the foot portion at am outer mouth. The inner neck member terminates remote from its connection to the neck portion at an inner mouth, wherein the inner mouth is located within the neck portion. One or more articles may be inserted into the annular pocket anywhere around the circumference of the neck portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Inventor: Marilyn E. McCafferty