Patents by Inventor Richard Abdilla

Richard Abdilla 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).

  • Method and apparatus for gauging body size
    Patent number: 7415773
    Abstract: A plurality of body sizers comprise sample garments for temporary wear made of a different material to a corresponding plurality of garments for long-term wear. Each of the garments for long-term wear is made to a predetermined size based on the size of a respective one of the body sizers. The most appropriately sized one of the garments for long-term wear may be selected by gauging which of the body sizers is the best match to the actual size of at least part of a person's body. A body sizer comprises a sample garment for temporary wear formed into a single integral piece and comprises means for indicating a plurality of different predetermined sizes on which the sizes of a corresponding plurality of garments for long-term wear are based.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: RLJ Design Limited
    Inventors: Richard Abdilla, Lara Rudd
  • Method and apparatus for gauging body size
    Publication number: 20060254067
    Abstract: A plurality of body sizers comprise sample garments for temporary wear made of a different material to a corresponding plurality of garments for long-term wear. Each of the garments for long-term wear is made to a predetermined size based on the size of a respective one of the body sizers. The most appropriately sized one of the garments for long-term wear may be selected by gauging which of the body sizers is the best match to the actual size of at least part of a person's body. A body sizer comprises a sample garment for temporary wear formed into a single integral piece and comprises means for indicating a plurality of different predetermined sizes on which the sizes of a corresponding plurality of garments for long-term wear are based.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Richard Abdilla