Patents Issued in July 6, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170188604
    Abstract: Typical digestive enzymes for humans not produced by the body or naturally occurring in foods are provided by SEP, supplements. In many cases the body does not have the capacity of producing the quantity of both digestive and metabolic enzymes as they are needed as described in the above background. People when eating out or traveling forget to pack the enzymes when eating at a restaurant. SEP though available to consumers as orally taken supplements before and after a meal; are often are not taken in a timely manner due to the forgetfulness, lack of supply and or convenience. The current invention could be defined by one embodiment, as the ability to help humans, pets and animals to ingest one or more enzyme source fundamentally embedded in the foods they actually eat and consume. In other words, Food from all food groups as shown in FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaohong Zhang, Michael M. Saigh
  • Publication number: 20170188605
    Abstract: A method for producing powderized cannabis oil, and the resulting powderized cannabis oil, in which concentrated cannabis oil is mixed with and absorbed by a modified starch powder, preferably maltodextrin, in a ratio of at least three grams of starch powder for every one-eighth of a gram of cannabis oil is disclosed. Further disclosed are beverages, baked goods and single-serve beverage brewing cartridges utilizing or incorporating the powderized cannabis oil to create human-consumable products that contain an emulsified, tasteless, and odorless dose of cannabis oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: ERS Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Ross M Franklin, Ed Rosenthal, Rachel M. Franklin
  • Publication number: 20170188606
    Abstract: The present invention provides edible compositions comprising a compound of the present invention, food products comprising such edible compositions and methods of preparing such food products. The present invention also provides methods of reducing the amount of sugar in a food product, and methods of reducing bitter taste in a food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Amy Lancaster, Leonard McDonald
  • Publication number: 20170188607
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method of making a concentrated solution of (S)-1-(3-(((4-amino-2,2-dioxido-1H-benzo[c][1,2,6]thiadiazin-5-yl)oxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)-3-methylbutan-1-one, or a salt or solvate thereof, comprising adding to an aqueous solution: a) a food grade polymer that is soluble in water at or above 0.1% by weight at 20° C. to the aqueous solution; b) a sweetener; and c) (S)-1-(3-(((4-amino-2,2-dioxido-1H-benzo[c][1,2,6]thiadiazin-5-yl)oxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)-3-methylbutan-1-one wherein the concentration of (S)-1-(3-(((4-amino-2,2-dioxido-1H-benzo[c][1,2,6]thiadiazin-5-yl)oxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)-3-methylbutan-1-one, or a salt or solvate thereof, is greater than or equal to 1 ppm, by weight of the total weight of the solution, at 3° C. when the pH is less than or equal to 4 or it is greater than or equal to 7 ppm, by weight of the total weight of the solution, at 25° C. when the pH is less than or equal to 4. Further provided herein are solutions and beverages prepared by the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Pascal BEAUSSOUBRE, Wolfgang FIEBER
  • Publication number: 20170188608
    Abstract: A facility for thawing or tempering frozen food products, including: a chamber for receiving the products to be thawed or tempered, a fan for establishing a forced air flow in the chamber at a speed greater than or equal to 5 ms?1, a heater for heating the products present in the chamber, including at least one of a device for injecting or creating steam in the chamber, a device for spraying, showering or misting hot water or water at room temperature, a device for mixing air on a hot heat exchanger or a heating resistor, and a high-frequency electromagnetic system, a device for cooling the air in the chamber including at least one of a device for injecting cold air via a dedicated inlet, a device for mixing air on a cold heat exchanger, and a device for misting, showering or spraying cold water in the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: LUTETIA
    Inventors: François DEUMIER, Frédéric CECILIA, Philippe LONGO
  • Publication number: 20170188609
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing a composition comprising fructan and sucrose, comprising the step of incubating a composition comprising fructan and sucrose, preferably inulin and sucrose, with at least one yeast selected from the group consisting of Saccharomyces, and Kluyveromyces. Incubation with these yeasts results in the breakdown of free sugars such that purified fructan compositions are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: COSUCRA GROUPE WARCOING S.A.
    Inventors: Robin Denis, Alain Durieux, Christian Fougnies
  • Publication number: 20170188610
    Abstract: A reduced sugar presweetened ready to eat breakfast cereal is prepared by coating dried cereal base pieces or food pieces with a reduced-sugar composition comprising maltotriose, maltotetrose in full or partial substitution for sucrose, and a high potency sweetener. The reduced-sugar coating can have a sucrose content of less than 70%, yet provides taste, texture, appearance, and bowl life that mimics presweetened R-T-E cereals having a coating with more sucrose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Barrie R. Froseth, Christine Nowakowski
  • Publication number: 20170188611
    Abstract: A system for cooking pieces of protein may include a flour applicator that receives the pieces of protein in an uncooked state and applies a coating of flour to outer surfaces thereof; a batter applicator that receives the pieces of uncooked protein coated with the flour from the flour applicator and applies a batter made from high-gluten flour to the coated outer surfaces thereof; a packaging machine that receives the pieces of uncooked protein coated with the batter made from the high-gluten flour from the batter applicator and seals the pieces of protein in plastic pouches; and a heating unit that receives the sealed plastic pouches containing the uncooked protein coated with the batter from the packaging machine and cooks the battered protein pieces in the plastic pouches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Sugar Creek Packing Co.
    Inventors: Mark Auernheimer, Zachary Shepard, Jeffrey D. Cowles
  • Publication number: 20170188612
    Abstract: This document relates to ground meat replicas, and more particularly to plant-based products that mimic ground meat, including the fibrousness, heterogeneity in texture, beefy flavor, and red-to-brown color transition during cooking of ground meat. For example, this document provides meat replicas that include proteins that are selected based upon the temperature at which they gel and/or denature to mimic the behavior and qualities of meat during cooking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Ranjani Varadan, Sergey Solomatin, Celeste Holz-Schietinger, Elysia Cohn, Ariel Klapholz-Brown, Jennifer Woan-Yi Shiu, Aniket Kale, Jessica Karr, Rachel Fraser
  • Publication number: 20170188613
    Abstract: Meat crisps and methods of producing the crisps are provided. The meat crisp is a crunchy meat product comprised of at least ground meat or whole muscle meat pieces. Generally the meat is dehydrated and the crunchy meat crisp has a water activity (Aw) of about 0.3 to about 0.6. The meat crisp also may have a moisture percentage of about 4.5% to about 15%, a crisp thickness of about 0.025-in. to about 0.25-in., and a crispness value of less than 731 kg·seconds such that the meat crisp has an appearance, texture, flavor, eating quality, and/or mouth feel similar to other snack chips such as potato or corn chips. The meat crisp may be produced by slicing a cooked meat log and then dehydrating the cooked slice. Alternatively, the meat crisp may be produced by forming thin raw meat films or sheets that are subsequently cooked and dehydrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Alba Yesenia Rosales, Jose Alfredo DeLaTorre, Tracy Rene Matteson
  • Publication number: 20170188614
    Abstract: A process for the application of a predetermined amount of oil to food pieces comprises: (a) providing or receiving a plurality of cut or shaped food pieces; (b) applying an oil-water emulsion to the food pieces for a time sufficient to provide a predetermined amount of oil to the food pieces and so that the food pieces have an initial moisture level after applying the oil-water emulsion; and (c) reducing the initial moisture level, in the absence of frying in oil, to a moisture level of from about 0.2 to about 80% by weight to provide a cooked food product, comprising said predetermined amount of oil, wherein step (c) does not comprises frying the food pieces in hot oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jamshid Ashourian, Steven Phelps
  • Publication number: 20170188615
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a raw food product with particles of ground roasted sesame seeds dispersed in sesame oil, the raw food product including particles having an average size of between about 15 ?m to about 40 ?m, being thixotropic, with a viscosity, of between about 700 cps to about 2,500 cps, being maintained as a single liquid phase for a time period of at least six months when stored at room temperature, the method including hulling sesame seeds by stirring sesame seeds, suspended in an aqueous media, at a velocity of less than 400 rpm, to obtain sesame kernels, roasting the sesame kernels to obtain roasted kernels, and subjecting the roasted kernels to two or more milling stages in a ball mill device to obtain the raw food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Rushdi Food Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Ibrahim BASHIR
  • Publication number: 20170188616
    Abstract: A cannabinoid-enriched supplement includes a cannabinoid, an emulsifier, and a gelatin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony James Alfiere, Stephen M. Katz, James T. Sharkey
  • Publication number: 20170188617
    Abstract: A product for infant formula with improved nutritional value and digestive properties than currently available infant formulas, which is comprised of at least one of either powdered goat milk or pasteurized liquid goat milk; the powdered or liquid goat milk is diluted with water; a probiotic; a carbohydrate; Omega 3 vitamins; a mono-saturated fat; a natural source of iron, folic acid, B vitamins, and vitamin E; and, a natural source of lauric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Cari Genea Crossley
  • Publication number: 20170188618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the formation of emulsions using small amphipathic molecules, such as peptides which self-assemble to form an interface between at least two substantially immiscible liquids. The emulsions may find application is a variety of technological fields, such as in food, cosmetics, life style products, coating, catalysis, encapsulation, drug delivery and/or cell assays. There is also provided a method of making such emulsions, as well as methods of tailoring the stability of the emulsions for particular applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Rein ULIJN, Tell TUTTLE, Ines MOREIRA, Gary SCOTT, Paul John MCKNIGHT, Martin Edwin RUCK
  • Publication number: 20170188619
    Abstract: Apparatus for the separation of agricultural or vegetable product, with a fixed structure having two parallel horizontal side members, a plurality of cutting modules equipped with a common rotating shaft having a plurality of rotating blades in fixed position along its length, said shafts being parallel to each other and mounted above conveying means suitable to carry the products placed thereon toward said rotating blades, a plurality of positioning ramps mounted in a position corresponding to a respective rotating blade and having a shape elongated in the direction of movement of said conveying means and almost flattened and oriented vertically, the elongate upper edge of which is oriented downward toward said conveying means with an inclination such that the height of said edges increases in the feeding direction of the conveying means, so that the clusters of products placed on said conveying means are carried toward said ramps, the respective upper edge of which determines the point of intersection of th
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: UNITEC S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luca BENEDETTI
  • Publication number: 20170188620
    Abstract: Static plant for preparing feed mixes for ruminant livestock, having a conveyor unit for conveying the feed mix ingredients, chain and/or screw feeders, feeders with weight sensors and supplementary conveyor belt, silos of solid ingredients, and silos of liquid ingredients, independently supplying two or more high-capacity mixers, via the conveyor unit by a dual flow, the mixers including weight control means, laser sensors and strain gauges. The invention allows for mixing to be controlled with increased accuracy and, consequently, improving the quality of the mix, using fully automated continuous operating cycles, the resulting mix being discharged onto any type of known device using discharging means, for its distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: GRUPO TATOMA, S.L.
    Inventors: Fernando TORRES ASO, Ramon MALLADA ALBIOL
  • Publication number: 20170188621
    Abstract: A device for the controlled delivery of a single service portion of buttered flavored toppings is disclosed. The device comprises a three ounce plastic vessel or bottle, wherein the bottle has a top that screws on to the bottle and wherein the top has a restricted nipple with a covering cap, wherein the nipple is configured to allow the user to apply the butter topping when desired. A method for the controlled delivery of single service portion of buttered flavored toppings is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Eric Evan Etter
  • Publication number: 20170188622
    Abstract: A container for a smokeless tobacco product includes a liquid-permeable pouch and a capsule coupled to the liquid-permeable pouch and containing an additive. The capsule releases the additive in response to a trigger condition associated with use of the smokeless tobacco product. The additive may comprise a flavorant configured to enhance the flavor of the smokeless tobacco product during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
    Inventor: Vinson D. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20170188623
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing standardized cannabis cigarettes that may comprise drying harvested cannabis plants at room temperature with a humidity of between approximately 45% and 75%; plant material, including at least one of stems and seeds, may be removed to produce a refined cannabis. The method may further include chopping the refined cannabis into cannabis particles with a median value of particle area between approximately 1.5 mm2 and approximately 4.5 mm2. The cannabis particles may be homogenized to produce a blended cannabis. One or more cannabis contact points of a commercial cigarette rolling machine may then be lubricated to preventing the adherence of cannabis resin to the cannabis contact points. The method may further include packing the blended cannabis into a paper rolling tube at a packing pressure of approximately 40 psi to approximately 120 psi to form the standardized cannabis cigarette assuring the controlled delivery of cannabinoids during combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Jason Cranford
  • Publication number: 20170188624
    Abstract: A cigarette tube injector includes a pocket casing and a cigarette filling arrangement. The pocket casing has a tobacco cavity defining a top opening for disposing tobacco leaves at the tobacco cavity, and a feeding opening for a cigarette paper tube alignedly supporting thereat. The cigarette filling arrangement includes a feeding pusher slidably supported at the pocket casing to move along a transverse direction thereof for pushing the tobacco leaves at the tobacco cavity, and a slide spoon slidably coupled at the pocket casing at an injection direction to align with the feeding opening, wherein the feeding pusher is moved toward the slide spoon for pushing the tobacco leaves to the slide spoon, such that the slide spoon is slid for feeding the tobacco leaves at the tobacco cavity into the cigarette paper tube through the feeding opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Fan Bao
  • Publication number: 20170188625
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of manufacturing a web which is striped with add-on material, comprising: a first slurry supply which forms a sheet of base web and moves the sheet along a first path; a second slurry supply; and a moving orifice applicator operative so as to repetitively discharge the second slurry upon the moving sheet of base web. The moving orifice applicator includes a chamber box arranged to establish a reservoir of the second slurry across the first path, an endless belt having orifice groups, the endless belt received through the chamber box, and a drive arrangement operative upon the endless belt to continuously move the orifices along an endless-path and repetitively through the chamber box. The orifices communicate with the reservoir to discharge the second slurry as bands of add-on material to the base web. Orifices within the orifice groups can be spaced relative to one another to define bands of add-on material having a relative minimum in thickness or to define spaced apart bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: John F. Cunningham, Marc W. Rose, Thomas A. Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20170188626
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, methods of forming such devices, and elements of such devices. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides devices configured for vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition that is stored in and/or transported to a heater by a porous monolith, which can be, for example, a porous glass or a porous ceramic. A heater can be in a heating arrangement with an external portion of the porous monolith or can be substantially internal to the porous monolith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Michael F. Davis, Ercilia Hernandez Garcia, Sawyer Hubbard, Percy D. Phillips, James William Rogers, Stephen Benson Sears, Andries Don Sebastian, Karen V. Taluskie
  • Publication number: 20170188627
    Abstract: A control body is coupled or coupleable with a cartridge that is equipped with a heating element and contains an aerosol precursor composition, the control body and cartridge forming an aerosol delivery device. The control body includes a control component to control the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition. An input device including a capacitive sensor is configured to detect a user input. And the input device or control component controls operation of at least one functional element of the control body, cartridge or aerosol delivery device in response to the user input so detected. In another aspect, a cartridge may include a input device including a capacitive sensor to detect a user input, and operation of functional element(s) may be controlled in response to thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Rajesh Sur
  • Publication number: 20170188628
    Abstract: A vaporizer for thermally vaporizing solid or liquid carrier materials is taught. The vaporizer includes a support member, and an air heating assembly carried by the support member. The air heating assembly includes a radiating element having a central tubular member with an upper end wall defining a reservoir for liquid carrier materials and a lower end wall spaced apart from the upper end wall defining an air chamber therebetween. A chamber element is received about the radiating element to close the air chamber and direct airflow therethrough. A heating element is carried within the tubular member of the radiating element. A hand piece including a vaporization chamber is couplable to an exit aperture of the chamber element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Adam Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20170188629
    Abstract: An aerosol-forming member comprising a sheet of material configured to wick and to heat a solution is disclosed. The sheet of material comprises a non-planar inner major surface having a capillary structure configured to emit vapor during use, and an outer major surface that is configured to emit less vapor than the inner major surface during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: BATMark Limited
    Inventors: Colin John DICKENS, Rory FRASER, Helmut BUCHBERGER
  • Publication number: 20170188630
    Abstract: An aerosol-forming member comprising a sheet of material configured to wick and to heat a solution. The sheet of material has a first section and a second section. The first section extends at an angle relative to the second section, wherein the first section is configured to be heated relative to the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: BATMark Limited
    Inventor: Helmut BUCHBERGER
  • Publication number: 20170188631
    Abstract: Disclosed is an anti-leakage liquid storage device for electronic cigarette, including a cylindrical liquid storage cup, at least two locking members arranged at an inner wall of a liquid outlet end of the liquid storage cup, a liquid percolation piece having a plurality of liquid percolation holes and having a circular edge which engages with an internal circumferential surface of the liquid outlet end of the liquid storage cup, and a filter piece with one side thereof abutting against the liquid percolation piece; wherein the other side of the filter piece abuts against an annular pressing plate, the annular pressing plate has a circular edge which engages with the internal circumferential surface of the liquid outlet end; the annular pressing plate is locked by the at least two locking members and tightly presses the filter piece and the liquid percolation piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Guangrong LIN
  • Publication number: 20170188632
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette has a housing (2) formed by a plurality of thin rolled up layers with one or more grooves (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g), on an inside or outer surface of the housing (2). The housing (2) allow an opening to be formed to allow battery (3) gases to escape, avoiding over-pressurizing the housing (2), in the event of a battery (3) failure. The housing (2) may have a thickness of about 0.06 mm to about 2.5 mm. The layers may be bonded together by adhesives. The housing (2) may be formed around components of the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Lik HON
  • Publication number: 20170188633
    Abstract: A multi-part aerosol-generating assembly system has a mouth end and a distal end, and includes a first part having a housing and a power supply disposed in the housing. The system also includes a second part releasably connectable with the first part. The second part includes a heating element and a liquid transfer element. The heating element is operably coupled to the power supply when the second part is connected with the first part. The system further includes a third part releasably connectable with the second part. The third part includes a reservoir containing a liquid aerosol generating substrate. The liquid aerosol generating substrate is in fluid communication with the liquid transfer element when the third part is connected with the second part. The system further includes a cover disposable over the third part. The cover is releasably securable in a position relative to the third part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Eric FORCE
  • Publication number: 20170188634
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a heating element coupled to a controller, wherein the controller is programmed to actuate the heating element through: a first thermal cycle in which a temperature of the heating element is raised to a first temperature to form an aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in proximity to the heating element; a second thermal cycle in which the temperature of the heating element is raised to a second temperature, higher than the first temperature, to thermally liberate organic material adhered to or deposited on the heating element; and the second thermal cycle automatically when the aerosol-forming substrate is removed from contact with the heating element. A method of controlling an aerosol-generating device having a reusable heating element is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
    Inventors: Julien PLOJOUX, Olivier GREIM
  • Publication number: 20170188635
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a reservoir containing an aerosol-forming substrate. The system also includes first and second heating elements and first and second liquid transfer elements. The first and second heating elements are spaced apart from the reservoir. The first and second liquid transfer elements are configured to deliver aerosol-forming substrate from the reservoir to the heating elements. The first liquid transfer element has first and second end portions and a portion between the first and second end portions at the first heating element. The second liquid transfer element has first and second end portions and a portion between the first and second end portions at the second heating element. The portion of the first liquid transfer element at the first heating element may extend in a first direction. The portion of the second liquid transfer element at the second heating element may extend in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Force, Yonglu GUO, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20170188636
    Abstract: An exemplary heating assembly includes a liquid conducting and heating body and an inductive coil corresponding to the liquid conducting and heating body. The liquid conducting and heating body includes a micro-porous ceramic main body and a metallic powder evenly distributed in the ceramic main body. The inductive coil is configured for generating high frequency magnetic field in response to an alternating current, so that eddy current and heat are generated in the liquid conducting and heating body. The liquid conducting and heating body is configured for absorbing tobacco liquid and heating the tobacco liquid to form aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: YONGHAI LI, ZHONGLI XU, SHUYUN HU
  • Publication number: 20170188637
    Abstract: A men's brief is provided which protects penile impact experienced by athletes during exercise and sport activities. The brief is made from cotton or similar fabric and has a penile pouch for accommodating the penis and an opening through which the pouch can protrude. A male fastener is provided on the outer tip of the pouch which can be fastened to one or more female fasteners provided near the waistband of the brief.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Sammy Black Marji
  • Publication number: 20170188638
    Abstract: There is provided a bra comprising a left bra cup and a right bra cup, and the left bra cup and the right bra cup each having an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer and the inner layer of a bra cup are attached to each other partially so as to form an opening or cavity between the outer layer and the inner layer, and a monitor configured to collect body data of a wearer of the bra is inserted through the opening and positioned between the outer layer and the inner layer. The monitor is embedded within the bra cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Zhenqiang LIU
  • Publication number: 20170188639
    Abstract: Provided are a variety of body supports for supporting a body portion, for example, for supporting a chest in a donned configuration. In some examples, the body support includes a first support panel having one or more first tongues projecting outwardly therefrom, a second support panel having one or more second tongues projecting outwardly therefrom, a connecting section, joining the first support panel to said second support panel in longitudinal spaced relationship along an imaginary longitudinal mid-line of the body support, the first tongue and the second tongue being on opposite transverse sides of a mid-line of the body support, a first fastener and a second fastener. The body support may further include a doffed configuration in which the first support panel and the second support panel are non-contiguous with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: EZBRA ADVANCED WOUND CARE LTD.
    Inventor: Efrat ROMAN
  • Publication number: 20170188640
    Abstract: A cardiopulmonary protective garment for providing limited protection from lightning is fabricated of a waterproof/breathable fabric, such as a Gore-Tex® laminate or equivalent. The garment keeps a wearer's body dry and supports a lightning flashover event when moist or wet on the outside, protecting the cardiopulmonary system. Strips of an electrically conductive fabric, such as Shieldex® or equivalent, can be attached in various arrangements on a posterior outer surface of the garment for igniting a rapid flashover. The conductive strips also provide attractive design details. In some embodiments, an inner heat shielding and flame resistant layer, made of a fabric such as NOMEX® or equivalent, can increase protection against burning caused by lightning and a flashover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Dan SCHLAGER
  • Publication number: 20170188641
    Abstract: A garment related to leg protection for hazardous activities. Darts and pleats sewn or otherwise constructed into such a garment to improve fit and contouring. The garment may comprise a belt assembly providing improved comfort and reduced fatigue and injury with pivot points adjacent a wearer's hips. The belt assembly may have a shape to mimic that of a human pelvis. Such a shape may facilitate the transfer of weight more directly onto the wearer's bone structure with less strain on the wearer's muscles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Jason Eric Bell
  • Publication number: 20170188642
    Abstract: A user adaptable garment is based upon a flexible tubular body, generally of a cloth construction, which can be configured into a number of forms. By using pairs of matching clasps and clasp receptacles, preferably of a toggle design, a user can pull lower edge of the garment to an upper edge. The garment can be held in this position by securing the clasps with the corresponding clasp receptacles. By folding parts of the garment in different patterns, by rotating the garment, or through a combination of similar steps, the garment can function as a sleeveless top, a cape, a throw, a shawl, a halter and a number of other items as imagined by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Lauren Gregersen-Brown
  • Publication number: 20170188643
    Abstract: A high visibility sleeve for increasing identification and accuracy of hand signals used in low light and poor visibility conditions. The sleeve has an elongated body having a first portion and a second portion. The sleeve further has a plurality of reflective strips positioned on a front face of the first end and a reflective indicia positioned on the rear face of the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Robert J. Peifer
  • Publication number: 20170188644
    Abstract: A knit cap having a generally domed knitted crown and a sweatband having front and back arcuate portions attached to an interior surface of the knitted cap by stitching the front arcuate portion of the sweatband to a front portion of the crown, and by further stitching the back arcuate portion of the sweatband to a back portion of the crown, the sweatband having no stitching or other attachment to the crown at first and second side portions of the knitted cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Mario E. S. Foresta, Donovan W. Duschane
  • Publication number: 20170188645
    Abstract: Technologies are described for methods and devices for positioning spectacles. The headgear has a first extending portion configured to extend under a chin, a second extending portion configured for extending about a forward portion of a head, and a third extending portion configured for extending about a reward portion of the head. A first opening is in the second extending portion or third extending portion and a second opening is in the second extending portion or third extending portion. The first opening is to receive a first eyeglass temple on a first side of the head and the second opening is configured and disposed to receive a second eyeglass temple on a second side of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Saul D Moreno, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170188646
    Abstract: A helmet chin guard is applicable to a helmet with a visor. The chin guard includes a main body, a mini projection unit and a control unit. The main body has multiple connection sections detachably connected with the helmet. The mini projection unit serves to receive video information output from the control unit and project the video information onto the visor. By means of the helmet chin guard, a rider can watch the video information on the visor to enhance safety in riding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Younger Liang
  • Publication number: 20170188647
    Abstract: A helmet supported by a vertical extension, extending from the rear-center of the helmet to the rear-center of shoulder pads or shoulder harness. The fixed in-place helmet is supported above the wearer's head, without relying upon the wearer for support, and permits the wearer to move his head in all directions. Shock absorbing material is provided between a portion of the space between the top of the head and the inside of the helmet, leaving sufficient room for head motion. The vertical extension resists elongation or compression along the vertical axis when impacted, but undergo flexure displacement in any lateral direction, followed by shape recovery after impact. The vertical extension may be adjustably attached to either the helmet or the shoulder pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Joshua A. Blecherman, Sol Blecherman
  • Publication number: 20170188648
    Abstract: A helmet for reducing impact-related head trauma and pathology, including acute concussive and chronic sub-concussive injury, the helmet having a plurality of tensile and compressive layers configured to disperse, spread and absorb the kinetic energy of an impact force through a network of interlayer and intralayer structural motifs. The plurality of layers include a “shell layer”, preferably as a unibody construct, having a resilient framework of anastomosing reticulations defined by slots or cutouts so as to be capable of flexing cooperatively during an impact and recovering. The shell layer serves as a support for an exterior layer, generally an ordered layer of “scales” attached to the outside surface, each scale being mounted so as to resiliently yield, resist stretch, and cooperatively flex with shell members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Geoffrey Paul Larrabee
  • Publication number: 20170188649
    Abstract: A protective helmet for rotational energy management may include an outer protective shell including an outer surface and an inner surface, a portion of which may be spherically shaped. An inner protective shell may be disposed within the outer protective shell and include a spherically shaped outer surface oriented towards the inner surface of the outer protective shell. A surface area of the outer surface of the inner protective shell may be less than a surface area of the inner surface of the outer protective shell. A first elastomer member may extend through a first channel through the outer protective shell and the inner protective shell. A boundary nub may include a spherical shape and be integrally formed with the inner protective shell at a front lower edge of the inner protective shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Scott R. Allen, James R. Penny, Alexander J. Szela, Julio Valencia, Christopher T. Pietrzak
  • Publication number: 20170188650
    Abstract: A cover covering an object includes an inner surface of the cover facing the object and spaced from the object, and an outer surface of the cover opposite the inner surface. A local energy absorber is operatively attached to the inner surface of the cover. The local energy absorber includes an energy absorbing core layer operatively attached to the inner surface of the cover and a frangible face sheet layer attached to the energy absorbing core layer facing the object. The frangible face sheet layer is to initiate fracture of the frangible face sheet layer during an impact applied to the outer surface defining an impact event having a duration of less than 20 milliseconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Louis G. Hector, JR., Nilesh D. Mankame, Hanif Muhammad, Anil K. Sachdev
  • Publication number: 20170188651
    Abstract: A protective hood (10) is provided for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker, and includes a crown portion (12), a head portion (14), a face opening (16) defined by a peripheral edge (18), and front and rear drapes (20,22). At least some of the parts (12,14,18,20,22) are formed from a knit material and at least other of the parts (12,13,18,20,22) are formed from at least one layer of woven material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Brust, Jon Allen, Alan W. Schierenbeck
  • Publication number: 20170188652
    Abstract: A head garment for privacy and methods of using the same are disclosed. The head garment has a frame including an elongated member, the frame including a loop portion that extends upward and forward from a rear portion that includes a tail, the loop portion including a rim, a veil having a rear portion that is connected to the rear portion of the frame and a front portion that is connected to the rim. The tension in the portion of the veil that spans between the connection to the rear portion of the frame and to the rim provides support for the rim, and the front portion of the veil extends beyond and drapes downward from the rim. The head garment is usable with a ventilation system and/or an electronic device and may be folded for stowing in a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: John H. Dick
  • Publication number: 20170188653
    Abstract: A shoe structure having a lace capable for penetrating through itself mainly comprises a lace and a sole. The lace has a front end and a rear end. The lace includes at least one long weaving section weaved with one layer and at least two short weaving sections weaved with two layers for each. Each short weaving section has a gap. The lace has at least two gaps. The sole has a fastening portion arranged at each side thereof. It is characteristized in that a cover portion is formed by winding around the front end to penetrate through one gap of the lace, and a stop portion is formed by winding the front end with a loop to penetrate through the other gap, and then the front end and the rear end are fastened to the fastening portion of the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: CHUN-TENG HSIEH, TSUNG-YU HSIEH