Patents by Inventor Meryl J. DesForges

Meryl J. DesForges 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).

  • Protective bra cage device for laundering delicate undergarments
    Patent number: 6234368
    Abstract: A device for protecting a brassiere and other delicate undergarments during laundering includes a pair of domed or hemispherically shaped shells adapted to assemble together over a cup of the brassiere as a protective covering for the cup. The outer shell has a circularly shaped first rim portion and a hemispherically shaped first dome portion larger than the cup of the brassiere that extends to the first rim portion. The inner shell has a circularly shaped second rim portion and a hemispherically shaped second dome portion that extends to the second rim portion, said second dome portion having a size adapted to fit within the first dome portion of the outer shell with the first and second rim portions in concentric relationship and the cup of the brassiere disposed intermediate the first and second dome portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Inventors: Meryl J. DesForges, David O. Howells
  • Protective bra cage device for protecting a brassiere in a washing machine
    Patent number: 5971236
    Abstract: A device for protecting a brassiere in a washing machine includes a pair of hemispherically shaped shells (preferably injection molded polypropylene material) adapted to assemble together over a cup of the brassiere as a protective covering for the cup. The outer shell has a circularly shaped first rim portion and a hemispherically shaped first dome portion larger than the cup of the brassiere that extends to the first rim portion. The inner shell has a circularly shaped second rim portion and a hemispherically shaped second dome portion that extends to the second rim portion, said second dome portion having a size adapted to fit within the first dome portion of the outer shell with the first and second rim portions in concentric relationship and the cup of the brassiere disposed intermediate the first and second dome portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: The Bravo Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Meryl J. DesForges, Robin A. Blench
  • Delicate undergarment laundering cage
    Patent number: D475821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Meryl J. DesForges