Patents by Inventor Michele M. Hoover

Michele M. Hoover 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: 8850616
    Abstract: An exterior layer is fabricated of a moisture transferring material having inner and outer surfaces. An interior layer is fabricated of a moisture transferring material having inner and outer surfaces adjacent to at least a portion of the exterior layer and forming a periphery. A chamber is formed between the interior layer and the exterior layer. An intermediate layer is within the chamber at a central location in pressure contact with the interior layer. The intermediate layer has inner and outer surfaces. The intermediate layer is fabricated of a moisture trapping and containing material. Stitching couples the interior and exterior layers adjacent to the periphery. The stitching also couples the intermediate layer to the interior and exterior layers at a fixed location within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventors: Michele M. Hoover, Joseph Brooke Hoover
  • Patent number: 8661567
    Abstract: An interior layer has inner and outer surfaces. The interior layer is fabricated of an elastic sweat transferring material. An exterior layer is positioned overlying the interior layer. The exterior layer has inner and outer surfaces. The exterior layer is fabricated of an elastic sweat transferring material. A chamber is formed between the interior layer and the exterior layer. An intermediate layer is provided within the chamber in pressure contact with the interior layer. The intermediate layer is fabricated of a sweat-trapping and containing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventors: Michele M. Hoover, Joseph Brooke Hoover