Patents by Inventor Merida Miller
Merida Miller 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).
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Patent number: 11925223Abstract: A garment or article of clothing made of a resilient/elastomeric material includes at least a waist portion, a first leg portion, and a second leg portion. The waist portion further includes a pocket on the rear of the garment, where the pocket is defined by a backing panel, a first flap, and a second flap. The first flap is at least partially disposed over the second flap to secure contents between the backing panel and the second panel, and thus, within the pocket. When the waist portion is stretched, the tensile forces imparted onto the waist portion by the resilient/elastomeric material causes the first flap to at least partially overlie the second flap. The pocket is sized and shaped to receive smartphones and other small personal items, such as keys, money, credit cards, identifications, etc.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.Inventors: Jason Berns, Merida Miller
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Patent number: 11737499Abstract: A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be positioned along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion includes a cup for supporting a wearer's breast. The cup comprises a fabric layer and a printed layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and a second side opposite the first side. The printed layer is deposited on the fabric layer and forms a discontinuous layer defining covered fabric areas and noncovered fabric areas exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is different than an elastic modulus of the noncovered fabric areas. The printed layer is deposited on the fabric layer in a pattern configured to provide the cup with an elastic modulus gradient.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.Inventors: Merida Miller, Jason Berns
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Publication number: 20220400779Abstract: A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be positioned along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion includes a cup for supporting a wearer's breast. The cup comprises a fabric layer and a printed layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and a second side opposite the first side. The printed layer is deposited on the fabric layer and forms a discontinuous layer defining covered fabric areas and noncovered fabric areas exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is different than an elastic modulus of the noncovered fabric areas. The printed layer is deposited on the fabric layer in a pattern configured to provide the cup with an elastic modulus gradient.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Merida Miller, Jason Berns
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Patent number: 11464262Abstract: A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be position along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion comprises a fabric layer and a discontinuous polymer layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and second side opposite the first side. The polymer layer is deposited on the second side of the fabric layer. The polymer layer forms covered fabric areas where the polymer is applied to the fabric layer and noncovered fabric areas where the polymer is not applied to the fabric layer. The noncovered fabric areas provide openings in the discontinuous polymer layer, thereby exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is greater than the noncovered fabric areas.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.Inventors: Merida Miller, Jason Berns
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Publication number: 20220095722Abstract: A garment or article of clothing made of a resilient/elastomeric material includes at least a waist portion, a first leg portion, and a second leg portion. The waist portion further includes a pocket on the rear of the garment, where the pocket is defined by a backing panel, a first flap, and a second flap. The first flap is at least partially disposed over the second flap to secure contents between the backing panel and the second panel, and thus, within the pocket. When the waist portion is stretched, the tensile forces imparted onto the waist portion by the resilient/elastomeric material causes the first flap to at least partially overlie the second flap. The pocket is sized and shaped to receive smartphones and other small personal items, such as keys, money, credit cards, identifications, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Jason Berns, Merida Miller
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Patent number: 11224258Abstract: A garment or article of clothing made of a resilient/elastomeric material includes at least a waist portion, a first leg portion, and a second leg portion. The waist portion further includes a pocket on the rear of the garment, where the pocket is defined by a backing panel, a first flap, and a second flap. The first flap is at least partially disposed over the second flap to secure contents between the backing panel and the second panel, and thus, within the pocket. When the waist portion is stretched, the tensile forces imparted onto the waist portion by the resilient/elastomeric material causes the first flap to at least partially overlie the second flap. The pocket is sized and shaped to receive smartphones and other small personal items, such as keys, money, credit cards, identifications, etc.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.Inventors: Jason Berns, Merida Miller
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Patent number: 11021819Abstract: A garment is configured to be worn on a part of the body. The garment includes a fabric panel, a first material, and a second material. The garment includes an inwardly facing side, which faces toward the part of the body when the garment is worn, and an outwardly facing side, which faces away from the part of the body when the garment is worn. The first material is applied to the outwardly facing side to form a first unit of a first pattern, and the second material is applied to the inwardly facing side to form a second unit of a second pattern. At least one portion of the first unit is repeated to cover at least one first region of the fabric panel, and at least one portion of the second unit is repeated to cover at least one second region of the fabric panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Under Armour, IncInventors: Merida Miller, Maxi Roberts
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Publication number: 20200345081Abstract: A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be position along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion comprises a fabric layer and a discontinuous polymer layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and second side opposite the first side. The polymer layer is deposited on the second side of the fabric layer. The polymer layer forms covered fabric areas where the polymer is applied to the fabric layer and noncovered fabric areas where the polymer is not applied to the fabric layer. The noncovered fabric areas provide openings in the discontinuous polymer layer, thereby exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is greater than the noncovered fabric areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Merida Miller, Jason Berns
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Patent number: 10681941Abstract: A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be position along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion comprises a fabric layer and a discontinuous polymer layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and second side opposite the first side. The polymer layer is deposited on the second side of the fabric layer. The polymer layer forms covered fabric areas where the polymer is applied to the fabric layer and noncovered fabric areas where the polymer is not applied to the fabric layer. The noncovered fabric areas provide openings in the discontinuous polymer layer, thereby exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is greater than the noncovered fabric areas.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.Inventors: Merida Miller, Jason Berns
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Patent number: 10575601Abstract: A garment or accessory includes a fabric portion including an opening and a zipper arrangement to selectively close the opening. The zipper arrangement includes a first toothed portion fixedly coupled to the fabric portion along the at least one opening, and a second toothed portion fixedly coupled to the fabric portion along the opening. The zipper arrangement also includes two sliders. Each slider is slidably received on each of the first toothed portion and the second toothed portion so as to selectively engage the first toothed portion with the second toothed portion and disengage the first toothed portion from the second toothed portion. The zipper arrangement also includes at least one stop formed by the first toothed portion and the second toothed portion such that the first toothed portion is non-releasably engaged with the second toothed portion at the at least one stop.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.Inventors: Alisa Esposito, Merida Miller
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Publication number: 20190350281Abstract: A garment or article of clothing made of a resilient/elastomeric material includes at least a waist portion, a first leg portion, and a second leg portion. The waist portion further includes a pocket on the rear of the garment, where the pocket is defined by a backing panel, a first flap, and a second flap. The first flap is at least partially disposed over the second flap to secure contents between the backing panel and the second panel, and thus, within the pocket. When the waist portion is stretched, the tensile forces imparted onto the waist portion by the resilient/elastomeric material causes the first flap to at least partially overlie the second flap. The pocket is sized and shaped to receive smartphones and other small personal items, such as keys, money, credit cards, identifications, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Jason Berns, Merida Miller
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Patent number: 10398183Abstract: A garment or article of clothing made of a resilient/elastomeric material includes at least a waist portion, a first leg portion, and a second leg portion. The waist portion further includes a pocket on the rear of the garment, where the pocket is defined by a backing panel, a first flap, and a second flap. The first flap is at least partially disposed over the second flap to secure contents between the backing panel and the second panel, and thus, within the pocket. When the waist portion is stretched, the tensile forces imparted onto the waist portion by the resilient/elastomeric material causes the first flap to at least partially overlie the second flap. The pocket is sized and shaped to receive smartphones and other small personal items, such as keys, money, credit cards, identifications, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.Inventors: Jason Berns, Merida Miller
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Patent number: 10226081Abstract: A size adjustment arrangement for a garment comprises a base member, a ratchet member, a line, a spool, and an actuator. The line is wound on the spool with the line extending through at least one channel in the garment. The actuator is selectively rotatable in a first direction and a second direction without activation of any release mechanism. When a first force is applied to rotate the actuator in the first direction, the line is wound upon the spool. When a second force is applied to rotate the actuator in the second direction, the line is unwound upon the spool. The ratchet member and the spool are blocked from rotation when neither the first force nor the second force is applied to the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.Inventors: Jason Berns, Merida Miller
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Publication number: 20180352873Abstract: A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be position along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion comprises a fabric layer and a discontinuous polymer layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and second side opposite the first side. The polymer layer is deposited on the second side of the fabric layer. The polymer layer forms covered fabric areas where the polymer is applied to the fabric layer and noncovered fabric areas where the polymer is not applied to the fabric layer. The noncovered fabric areas provide openings in the discontinuous polymer layer, thereby exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is greater than the noncovered fabric areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Merida Miller, Jason Berns
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Publication number: 20180325196Abstract: A garment is configured to be worn on a part of the body. The garment includes a fabric panel, a first material, and a second material. The garment includes an inwardly facing side, which faces toward the part of the body when the garment is worn, and an outwardly facing side, which faces away from the part of the body when the garment is worn. The first material is applied to the outwardly facing side to form a first unit of a first pattern, and the second material is applied to the inwardly facing side to form a second unit of a second pattern. At least one portion of the first unit is repeated to cover at least one first region of the fabric panel, and at least one portion of the second unit is repeated to cover at least one second region of the fabric panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Merida Miller, Maxi Roberts
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Patent number: 10051896Abstract: A brassiere includes a back portion, a front portion coupled to the back portion at side areas, straps coupled to the front portion and the back portion, and cup panels included on the front portion and extending to the straps. Each of the cup panels includes a fabric layer and a polymer layer applied to the fabric layer. The polymer layer includes at least one continuous region and at least one discontinuous region. The at least one discontinuous region includes a plurality of openings in the polymer layer. The elastic modulus of the cup panel varies between the at least one continuous region and the at least one discontinuous region.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.Inventors: Merida Miller, Jason Berns
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Patent number: D816293Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.Inventors: Merida Miller, Nicole Parisi, Elyse Alligood, Jeanne Foley
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Patent number: D831304Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.Inventors: Merida Miller, Nicole Parisi, Elyse Alligood, Jeanne Foley
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Patent number: D857337Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.Inventors: Merida Miller, Nicole Parisi, Elyse Alligood, Jeanne Foley
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Patent number: D936334Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.Inventors: Merida Miller, Nicole Parisi, Elyse Alligood, Jeanne Foley