Patents by Inventor Thomas B. Fitzgerald

Thomas B. Fitzgerald 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).

  • GLOVE HAVING REINFORCED FINGERTIPS
    Publication number: 20230077536
    Abstract: A glove has a segment secured to an inside surface of one or more finger and/or a thumb. The segment is fully contained within the distal most portions of the one or more finger and/or thumb and does not overlap with any knuckle of the user's finger. The segment doubles the layer of material of the glove in the pad region of the fingertip to improve wear length or wear resistance of the glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas B. Fitzgerald
  • Glove having reinforced fingertips
    Patent number: 11452321
    Abstract: A glove has a segment secured to an inside surface of one or more finger and/or a thumb. The segment is fully contained within the distal most portions of the one or more finger and/or thumb and does not overlap with any knuckle of the user's finger. The segment doubles the layer of material of the glove in the pad region of the fingertip to improve wear length or wear resistance of the glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Mechanix Wear LLC
    Inventor: Thomas B. Fitzgerald
  • GLOVE HAVING REINFORCED FINGERTIPS
    Publication number: 20190246714
    Abstract: A glove has a segment secured to an inside surface of one or more finger and/or a thumb. The segment is fully contained within the distal most portions of the one or more finger and/or thumb and does not overlap with any knuckle of the user's finger. The segment doubles the layer of material of the glove in the pad region of the fingertip to improve wear length or wear resistance of the glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas B. Fitzgerald
  • Glove illumination system and method
    Patent number: 8038310
    Abstract: An illumination system has a glove and an illumination device. The illumination device may be attached to an upper portion of the glove via first and second fastening materials. The illumination device includes a battery operably connected with a light source through a switch, for illuminating a selected part of a work space. A plurality of pliant support legs of the illumination device extend generally radially outwardly and downwardly, for supporting the housing upon the back of the hand. The first fastening material has a width and a length that are dimensioned so that the illumination device may be removably attached to the glove via the second fastening material to point in any of 360 degrees of rotation, such that the light source directs illumination in a selected direction with respect to the glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Mechanix Wear, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Hale, Thomas B. Fitzgerald, John Caper, Howie Idelson, Janne Levanen