Patents by Inventor Rick Droppo

Rick Droppo 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).

  • Expandable shirt collar
    Patent number: 6874164
    Abstract: An apparatus for increasing the comfort and flexibility of a shirt collar has an extender tab that is coupled to a collar band with an elastic material that can expand to compensate for shrinkage of the collar due to laundering or an increase in the neck size of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Forsyth of Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Droppo, Harris Hester
  • Expandable shirt collar
    Publication number: 20040181845
    Abstract: An apparatus for increasing the comfort and flexibility of a shirt collar has an extender tab that is coupled to a collar band with an elastic material that can expand to compensate for shrinkage of the collar due to laundering or an increase in the neck size of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Rick Droppo, Harris Hester