Patents by Inventor Vanessa L. Lucas Gaus

Vanessa L. Lucas Gaus 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).

  • Single-piece pad insert for bras
    Patent number: 11918058
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a bra system comprising a single-piece pad insert and a bra having a front portion with a pocket in communication with a pocket space formed between two textile layers used to form the front portion of the bra. The single-piece pad insert is used to provide shaping, modesty and support. When desired, a wearer can insert the pad insert into the bra by way of the pocket opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Vanessa L. Lucas Gaus, Nicole Rendone
  • SINGLE-PIECE PAD INSERT FOR BRAS
    Publication number: 20220304396
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a bra system comprising a single-piece pad insert and a bra having a front portion with a pocket in communication with a pocket space formed between two textile layers used to form the front portion of the bra. The single-piece pad insert is used to provide shaping, modesty and support. When desired, a wearer can insert the pad insert into the bra by way of the pocket opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Vanessa L. Lucas Gaus, Nicole Rendone
  • Single-piece pad insert for bras
    Patent number: 11406141
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a bra system comprising a single-piece pad insert and a bra having a front portion with a pocket in communication with a pocket space formed between two textile layers used to form the front portion of the bra. The single-piece pad insert is used to provide shaping, modesty and support. When desired, a wearer can insert the pad insert into the bra by way of the pocket opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Vanessa L. Lucas Gaus, Nicole Rendone
  • Upper-torso garment with three-dimensional knit structures
    Patent number: 11142854
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Vanessa L. Lucas Gaus, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Samantha E. G. Woodard, Jesse L. Burton
  • UPPER-TORSO GARMENT WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL KNIT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20200109496
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Vanessa L. Lucas Gaus, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Samantha E.G. Woodard, Jesse Burton