Patents by Inventor Nancy Ganz

Nancy Ganz 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: 5954564
    Abstract: A body shaping undergarment is disclosed. A plurality of fabric panels are fixed together to form the undergarment and define a first leg opening, a second leg opening and a waist opening. An elastic waist band is disposed around at least a portion of the circumference of the waist opening, and a first and a second elastic leg band are respectively disposed around at least a portion of a circumference of the first leg opening and the second leg opening. A pair of elastic buttock support panels are fixed to the undergarment and disposed so that each elastic buttock support panel elastically supports a respective buttock of a wearer. The pair of elastic buttock support panels is integrally fixed to a same fabric panel of the plurality of fabric panels, and each one of the pair of elastic buttock support panels is integrally fixed to a respective same fabric panel of the plurality of fabric panels as a the first elastic leg band and the second elastic leg band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Warnaco, Inc.
    Inventor: Nancy Ganz
  • Patent number: 5902170
    Abstract: An undergarment is disclosed having a front fabric panel and a back fabric panel fixed together to form an undergarment having a hollow tubular shape. The undergarment is open at a top end to define an open waist opening and open at a bottom end to define an open hip opening. The front fabric panel has a width longer than a width of the back fabric panel. An elastic waist band having a width of at least one and one-half inches is disposed around the circumference of the waist opening. The elastic waist band has an elasticity effective to constrain and shape the waistline of a wearer. A pair of elastic leg straps are disposed at the hip opening. Each elastic leg strap has a first end fixed to the front fabric panel and a second end fixed to the back fabric panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Warnaco Inc.
    Inventor: Nancy Ganz
  • Patent number: D414624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Warnaco Inc.
    Inventor: Nancy Ganz
  • Patent number: D415368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Warnaco Inc.
    Inventor: Nancy Ganz
  • Patent number: D419795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Warnaco Inc.
    Inventor: Nancy Ganz