Fingers Patents (Class 2/163)
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Publication number: 20140373251Abstract: According to the various features characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides partially fingered gloves intended to increase the overall performance in sports activities including but limited to golf. Primarily because of its unique finger configurations, and/or grip enhancers, and/or apertures, the present invention makes a glove more operable in various sports activities, including for those who play Golf using the conventional interlocking grip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventor: John C. Ramirez
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Publication number: 20140359915Abstract: A skin care mask glove is disclosed. The skin care mask glove comprises a glove portion. The glove portion includes an opening section, a hand section, a thumb section and a set of finger sections. The opening section includes an opening configured for receiving a hand and a tightening strap for tightening the opening section after a hand is inserted. The thumb section includes a first perforated line and a removable thumb end-portion. Each of the finger sections includes a second perforated line and a removable finger end-portion. The removable finger end-portions are connected via connector fabric. The glove portion is constructed having, among other things, a first outer layer, a first inner layer and a layer of a first skin care product.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Seunghee OH, You Seok PARK
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Publication number: 20140359916Abstract: In various embodiments, a glove enables one wearing the glove temporary unsheathed use of one or more of a thumb and an index finger of a hand of the wearer on which the glove is worn. A slide fastener may run along the glove between a distal portion of the glove's index finger-covering portion and a distal portion of the glove's thumb-covering portion. The slide fastener, when opened over a particular amount, provides an opening in the glove to enable the wearer to extend one or more of the wearer's thumb and index finger outside the glove for temporary unsheathed use of the thumb and/or index finger. When the slide is fastener closed, this causes the glove to cover the thumb and index finger.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventor: Brandon Ly Baunach
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Patent number: 8898848Abstract: A disposable skin cleansing finger sleeve cleans and maintains a clean face, removes facial make up, and applies medicine to the face in the treatment of skin conditions. The skin cleansing finger sleeve includes an elongated body formed from water impermeable material wherein the body has an open proximal end and a closed distal end capable of being removably positioned about a user finger. A viscous skin cleansing agent may be pre-applied (impregnate, coated, soaked, etc.) or applied after-the-fact (applied by the user) to the body for treating the user skin. Advantageously, the finger sleeve is capable of cleaning a user face by applying the skin cleansing agent to the user face and removing facial makeup therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Inventor: Kasia E. Stevens
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Patent number: 8875315Abstract: A garment including a shell adapted to receive a portion of a body of a wearer therein, the shell having an interior surface, an exterior surface and an aperture for receiving the body portion of the wearer and at least one conductive member disposed on the exterior surface of the shell. The at least one conductive member is formed with sufficient conductive mass to generate a signal recognizable by a touch-sensitive device without direct contact of the at least one conductive member with the wearer.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: JMI Sportswear Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Dennis Baacke
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Patent number: 8869806Abstract: A device and method for protecting the nails on a hand or foot from discoloration during a skin tanning process. The device is a one-piece “nail glove” configured to only cover the distal ends of the fingers or toes, while leaving the rest of the hand or foot exposed for the skin tanning process. The glove, which may be produced in the form of a low-cost disposable unit, is made from one or more materials, preferably UV resistant, and in some embodiments also biodegradable. The glove will be applied to the tips of the fingers or toes prior to the skin tanning process, kept on during the skin tanning process, and then removed afterwards. Various low cost materials and methods of producing and dispensing the device are also taught.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Inventor: Denise Cecile Eccher
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Publication number: 20140304886Abstract: Apparatus worn on the fingers similarly to gloves, to enhance grip, particularly suitable as an aid in catching sports balls. The apparatus comprises a sheath for each finger, which may bear a friction enhancing material on an external surface. Each sheath may be internally reinforced by members which are more resistant to bending than the constituent material of the sheath. Reinforcement members may comprise bands which extend circumferentially about sheaths or may extend axially along sheaths. Sheaths may be provided with internal elastic bands which may overlie other bands at acute angles thereto or which do not overlie other bands.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventor: Jamelle Brian Eugene
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Publication number: 20140304879Abstract: Protective element or attachment to place on a glove finger, consisting in a resistant, hard piece with a half-round shape, closed at its end and open at the opposite end and partly on its lateral sides. Moreover, said element has its top part in the shape of an elongated semicircle connected to a half-ring. Additionally, the safety glove having at least one protective element located at the top dorsal part of one of the glove fingers is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventor: Jorge Ruben Sgombich Perez
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Patent number: 8856966Abstract: Embodiments of a scratching device are provided herein. In one embodiment, a scratching device includes a hand cover and a means for scratching disposed proximate a terminal end of the hand cover. The hand cover may be configured as a glove, a mitten, or the like and may further be configured to resemble a human hand, an animal's paw, or an element of nature. The means for scratching generally includes a scratching element that extends from a terminal portion of the hand cover. The means for scratching may further comprise a body coupled to the scratching element and having one or more holes configured for the fingers of the user. Optionally, an insert having one or more holes configured for the fingers of the user may be placed within the hand cover to facilitate control of the means for scratching.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Inventor: Pamela A. Doty
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Patent number: 8856967Abstract: A glove including a wrist region, a palm region, and digit regions. A band zone is defined in a back surface of one or more digit regions and grippingly engages a back of the user's digit received in that region. The band zone includes C-shaped elastomeric bands disposed at right angles to a longitudinal axis of the digit region. Each band extends around less than one half of the circumference of the digit region. The band zone extends from proximate the palm region to an area disposed adjacent a nail of the user's digit. A smooth zone is provided in a surface of the digit region opposite the band zone. The smooth zone is free of elastomeric bands and contacts a front surface of the user's digit. This configuration aids in gripping the user's digit while preserving tactile sensitivity therein when the glove is used for long periods of time.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Summit Glove Inc.Inventors: Baskaran Govindasamy, James L. Hull
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Patent number: 8844080Abstract: A thumb-mountable protective utensil system and kit comprises a protective housing, a utensil mount and one or more utensil elements, each of which may be attachable to and detachable from the mount. The housing includes a cavity configured to generally conformingly receive a tip segment of a human thumb for snug securement of the housing thereto. The system is adapted to provide protection from cuts, and can accommodate a variety of thumb sizes by incorporating one or more shim elements which are capable of being attached to and removed from the housing. Examples of variations on the utensil element may include a spiked utensil, a grater utensil and a peeler utensil.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: CT USA LLCInventor: Gregory Stacy
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Publication number: 20140283279Abstract: A glove for protecting a user's fingertips from coming into direct contact with surfaces that are potentially contaminated with pathogens is made from a material that has long-term, reusable durability and may optionally be treated with an antimicrobial, antifungal and/or antiviral agent. A glove according to the invention may be compact, easy to don and remove, and socially acceptable for everyday public applications such as touching a public door handle or the seat or flush lever of a public toilet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Dustin Pratho, Peggy Clawson
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Publication number: 20140250565Abstract: A transformable glove is formed from multiple panels covering the fingertips, palm, and palm heel of a user. In one version, a back panel is joined to a finger panel, a palm panel, and a palm heel panel along side edges to form a glove, while creating openings allowing fingers to be extended outside the glove as desired. The finger panel combines with the distal end of the back panel to form a finger pocket which can be inverted to allow the fingers to emerge from the glove.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Amphipod, Inc.Inventors: Keith S. Willows, June A. Angus, Antonio Del Rosario
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Patent number: 8776269Abstract: A first member and a second member are overlapped to form an overlapping portion (K) and a region including the overlapping portion is sewn in a zigzag manner. The first member is structured by an outer finger-palm portion (104A) and the second member is structured by an inner finger-palm portion (104B), respectively, and at the overlapping portion (K), the inner finger-palm portion (104B) is overlapped on the outer finger-palm portion (104A) or the outer finger-palm portion (104A) is overlapped on the inner finger-palm portion (104B).Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Matsuoka Glove Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20140189925Abstract: According to the various features characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides partially fingered gloves and the use of said gloves, intended to increase the overall performance in sports activities including but limited to football and golf. Because of its unique finger configurations, grip enhancers, and/or its hand protective properties, the present invention makes a glove now operable on for football quarterback's throwing hand and golfers, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Inventor: John Chevas Ramirez
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Patent number: 8769720Abstract: The present invention provides a glove comprises a main body adapted to receive a wearer's hand and a wrist cuff suspended over the main body. The main body further comprises a plurality of finger parts and a back hand part. The back hand part comprises a first protective panel hingedly connected at one end to the main body so that the first protective panel is suspend over the main body and slidably overlapped with a second protective panel. As the first protective panel slides over the second protective panel following the bending action of the fingers, a coordinated movement of the hand can be achieved. The second protective panel is also hingedly connected to the main body suspended over the main body and the wrist cuff, which allows for more coordinated rotating movement of the hand and the wrist following the bending action of the fingers.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Warrior Sports, Inc.Inventors: Akio Aoki, Jocelyn Ventocilla
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Patent number: 8739315Abstract: A garment including a shell adapted to receive a portion of a body of a wearer therein, the shell having an interior surface, an exterior surface and an aperture is provided. The garment also includes a conductive member having a first end disposed on the interior surface of the shell, a second end disposed on the exterior surface of the shell, and extending through the aperture to connect the first end and the second end where the conductive member enables the wearer to interact with an electronic device having a capacitive-type touch-sensing interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: JMI Sportswear Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Dennis Baacke
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Patent number: 8695120Abstract: The invention is directed to a glove that includes an outer shell having several finger shells. At least one finger shell includes first, second, and third tongues, the first tongue forming the palm portion of the finger shell, and the second and third tongues forming the back and side portions of the finger shell. The tongues are joined together at their adjacent edges. The glove can further include waterproof strips overlapping the adjacent edges and fastened to the edges. The invention is also directed to a method of manufacturing the glove.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Arc' Teryx Equipment Inc.Inventors: Daniel Allan Green, Carl Moriarty
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Patent number: 8656513Abstract: A force attenuation system for a sports glove is disclosed. The force attenuation system includes a pair of foam layers surrounding a fluid-filled chamber. This configuration allows the force attenuation system to reduce forces that a hand experiences when catching a ball with the sports glove.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2008Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Barry Plocher
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Patent number: 8646112Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforcement element for a glove, especially for a goal keeper's glove, which is designed to allow a bending in a first bending direction and to prevent a bending in a second bending direction which is contrariwise to the first bending direction. To prevent reliably that the joints of the fingers are subjected to high forces during fisting of a ball, the invention is characterized in that the reinforcement element comprises two bending elements which extend in a longitudinal direction of a finger, which bending elements comprise a number of blocking elements for the prevention of a bending in the second bending direction, wherein the two bending elements run during regular use laterally beside the finger which is to be protected, wherein the two bending elements are connected to another by at least two connecting bridges. Furthermore, the invention relates to a glove, especially to a goal keeper's glove with such a reinforcing element.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: PUMA SEInventors: Christof Nix, Thomas Schwarz
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Publication number: 20140033396Abstract: A glove for use with a capacitive touchscreen includes a shell and a lining. The shell has a plurality of fingertips such that at least one of the fingertips includes a conductive embroidery on a distal portion of the fingertip. The lining includes a plurality of fingertips corresponding to the fingertips of the shell. At least one of the fingertips of the lining includes a conductive embroidery on a distal portion of the fingertip. The lining is positioned within the shell such that the conductive embroidery of the lining is adjacent to the conductive embroidery of the shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Michelle Renee Hatfield, Tina Bartman Cornish, Megan Markell Mays, Doug Flatt, Marian Ihlenfeldt, Kelly Falkenstein, Eva Lutz, Allan Cheung
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Publication number: 20140026281Abstract: A glove, particularly for golf, is provided with a gusset of expandable material which extends along the finger stalls of the glove from the web between the finger stalls to a selected distance from the distal end of the fingers, the glove having a non-expandable material wrap around the fingers thereby providing an expansion zone that extends along the length of the fingers to a selected distance from the tip end of the distal phalanxes of the fingers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventor: James M. Kleinert
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Publication number: 20140020152Abstract: A glove has a glove body and multiple pinching elements. Each pinching element is formed on an upper end of the glove body. The glove is advantageous in the pinching elements securing a warmth-keeping effect while a user is wearing the glove, which can be achieved when the pinching element is closed and when dexterous finger operation is required to operate a 3C touch panel, turn a knob or press a button, the fingers are partially exposed by pushing through the pinching elements without taking off the glove. After the required operation is completed, the pinching elements can be recovered to their original position for attaining the warmth-keeping purpose of the glove.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventor: CHIN-CHOU YANG
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Patent number: 8631513Abstract: Screen covers, devices, systems and methods of using the covers. The screen cover can have dome shaped front configuration and capital A rear side configuration that can be formed from a pliable material having a waterproof coated surface. The screen cover can have a closed front side, closed top, closed sides and an elastic band across the back having openings above and below the band. The screen cover can be disposable or reusable. Methods of using and removing the screen cover include removing the cover without contaminating the other hand that removes the cover.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Inventor: Nailah Sakin
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Patent number: 8601614Abstract: A strengthening glove comprising a glove which includes finger coverings, a thumb covering and a wrist cover; a finger attachment fastened to the finger coverings and the thumb covering; a finger guide attached to a base of the finger coverings; a wrist strap wrapped around the wrist cover, where the wrist strap secures the glove on the hand; a resistance strap, one for each finger covering and the thumb covering, where the resistance strap includes an elastic strip attached to a finger grip portion at one end and a wrist grip portion at an opposing end; wherein the resistance strap attaches to the glove by the finger grip portion engaging the finger attachment, the elastic strip passing through the finger guide and the wrist grip portion engaging to the wrist strap. The resistance strap creates tension against a backside of the hand to strengthen the hand during movement.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Inventor: Clinton Scaff
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Publication number: 20130318684Abstract: A disclosed glove may be used in combination with the hand grip of a vehicle, to be gripped by the hand of a user. The glove includes a gripping surface for gripping the hand grip and a first gripping element located on at least part of the gripping surface, with the first gripping element including one part of a hook and loop fastener system. The hand grip includes a second gripping element located on at least part of the hand grip, the second gripping element including the other part of the hook and loop fastener system. The arrangement and construction is such the first and second gripping element combine to provide increased friction between the glove and the hand grip. The glove may be particularly suitable for preventing, or reducing the effect of, arm pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Rockafellas LimitedInventors: Paul David MINTOFT, Peter Angus BARRETT, Dawn Marie MINTOFT
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Patent number: 8595866Abstract: A fishing finger protection apparatus is disclosed that provides protection for an index finger of an angler during casting with a spin reel fishing rod. The finger protection apparatus includes a finger guard, a strap and a wrist band. The finger guard receives a distal end portion of the index finger of the angler in an approximately form fitting relation. The finger guard includes a first portion, opposing sidewalls and a back portion. The first portion protects the palmar side of the index finger and the sidewalls protect the sides of the index finger. The back portion can stretch to accommodate the size of the finger of the angler. The strap connects the finger guard and the wrist band.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Inventor: William Pelinsky
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Publication number: 20130305430Abstract: A glove comprising a glove body made from fibers; and a plurality of convexities fixed at least on the palm side area of the external surface of the glove body, the convexities comprising a base material made of a rubber or a resin, and a filler contained in the base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventor: Katsuhito TOMONO
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Publication number: 20130291281Abstract: A glove for gripping a small object is disclosed. A glove for gripping a small object comprises: a glove main body comprising a finger portion for covering a finger; and a thimble portion comprising a thumb thimble portion and a forefinger thimble portion. Each of the thumb thimble portion and the forefinger thimble portion comprises a first layer facing the back of a hand and a second layer being opposite to the first layer. A front side of the first layer and a front side of the second layer are adhered to each other and form an edge line. A rear side of the thimble portion is open to be mounted on the finger portion. A right-and-left center line of an outer surface of the first layer of the thumb thimble portion and a right-and-left center line of an outer surface of the first layer of the forefinger thimble portion are aligned with each other within an error margin of about 0 mm to about 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Young Tae Lee, Jun Hyeok Lee
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Publication number: 20130283498Abstract: A glove includes a main body that defines an interior space that is operable to receive at least a portion of the hand of the wearer. The main body includes an opening that divides the main body into a first portion and a second portion. The glove also includes a hook-and-loop fastener that includes a hook member and a loop member. The hook member and the loop member are operable to removably attach to each other. One of the hook member and the loop member is operably supported on the first portion of the main body, and the other of the hook member and the loop member is operably supported on the second portion of the main body. At least one of the hook member and the loop member is divided into a plurality of respective sections that are separated at a distance from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy J. Hewitt, Matthew A. Rhoades
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Publication number: 20130276207Abstract: Gloves, including athletic gloves, may include: (a) a front member, e.g., made from leather; (b) a rear member made from a mesh material (e.g., stretchable mesh) engaged with the front member for covering a back of a hand, wherein the rear member includes at least one support member fused to the mesh material of the rear member, wherein the support member is formed from a material (e.g., a TPU) that is less stretchable than the mesh material to which it is fused; (c) a thumb element engaged at least in part with the front member; (d) a closure system; and/or (e) one or more elastic components extending along a wrist area. The support member(s) may form at least one continuous, unbroken path across the rear member. When multiple support members are present, they may partially overlap. Also, methods for making such gloves are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Darien Curl, Carl L. Madore, Marci S. DuChene
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Publication number: 20130269084Abstract: A glove provides high palm shear force and reduced finger shear force when pulling elongated articles such as a rope, a rod, and the like. A high shear material is applied to a glove palm and a low shear material is applied to inner glove finger surfaces. The fingers are still used to grasp the elongated article, but the shear pulling force on the fingers is reduced and the shear pulling force on the palm is increased. In one embodiment, the high shear material on the palm is a silicone material and the low shear material on the inner finger surfaces is a ballistic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventor: Charles Ray
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Publication number: 20130263356Abstract: Glove structures may include front and back portions. A knuckle support assembly may be attached to the back portion. The knuckle support assembly may include a knuckle support member having at least one cutout coincident with at least one metacarpalphalangeal joint and a flexible member extending across the at least one cutout. The knuckle support member may have a greater flexural stiffness than the back portion. The material of the knuckle support member may be more elastically stretchable than the material of the back portion. The material of the flexible member may be more elastically stretchable than the material of the back portion. The knuckle support member may be molded to the flexible member. Alternatively, the knuckle support member and the flexible member may be fuse bonded to one another. Methods for making such glove structures are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Chip Jones, Darien Curl, Marci S. DuChene, Carl L. Madore
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Patent number: 8549668Abstract: A glove is disclosed that includes abrasion-resistant finger elements on the inner surface of the glove, including in the finger stalls. The finger elements include abrasion-resistant elements that define extended channels between them. The finger elements are composed of an abrasion-resistant material.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Inventors: John H. Anderes, Jr., Jamie Wornson
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Patent number: 8539614Abstract: A billiard glove and a method of forming a billiard glove including a first finger sheath, wherein the first finger sheath is configured to cover at least a portion of a first finger, a second finger sheath, wherein the second finger sheath is configured to cover at least a portion of a second finger; and a strip having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion is affixed to the first finger sheath and the second portion is attached to the second finger sheath.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Inventor: Nancy L. Cote
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Publication number: 20130227760Abstract: Handwear articles, such as gloves, mittens and other multi-digit embodiments of handwear, are provided. Articles of the invention are especially suited for such tasks as window cleaning, and comprise one or more low-friction areas suitable for slidably using a shafted tool therewith. High-friction areas are also provided to assist in controlling tools. Handwear of the invention are thus especially useful with respect to handling tools, tool shafts, and any implement where control of the tool shaft and the tool are desirable. Articles of the inventions may also comprise one or more attachment surfaces or fastener pads adapted and arranged such that pairs of the handwear can be utilized or connected together, and such that articles of the invention can be easily attached to many objects having complementary attachment elements to allow the handwear, and the wearer, to operate efficiently in conjunction with many tools, articles, devices and surfaces, and in many environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Inventor: Paul Mahon
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Publication number: 20130219584Abstract: A glove construction and/or kit may be used to outfit an electronic device so that the user thereof may more easily carry or transport the device. The glove construction comprises a flexible, load-bearing, strap-like material member having a glove length and a glove width. A series of finger-receiving sleeves extend widthwise intermediate the glove length. The ends of the material member are outfitted with a first set of fasteners matable with a second set of fasteners outfitted upon the electronic device. The first and second sets of fasteners are matable and together form a fastener interface for removably attaching the glove construction to the electronic device. The glove construction and the fastener interface are supportable of the device weight, and thus enable the user to manually carry the electronic device via the glove construction by inserting a series of fingers into the finger-receiving sleeves and lifting the combination therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Inventors: Kevin T. Atwood, Jennifer M. Atwood
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Publication number: 20130205469Abstract: A seamless knitted glove that includes a knitted ridge is disclosed. Methods for forming the glove are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: Ansell LimitedInventor: Ansell Limited
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Patent number: 8505115Abstract: A sewn glove is provided which can be put on a hand and used without providing an uncomfortable feeling and in which fingers can be greatly (deeply) bent. The sewn glove includes a finger pocket formed by sewing a finger-back member for covering a back surface of a finger and a finger-palm member having a width wide enough to cover a palm surface and right and left sides of the finger. The finger pocket is bent toward a palm side. A finger-palm member (12) is divided into divided finger-palm members (12X, 12Y, 12Z) at positions corresponding to interphalangeal joints of the finger. Each divided portion edge of each of the divided finger-palm members (12X, 12Y, 12Z) is a cut edge (15a, 15b) extending to cover from the left side of the finger through the palm surface of the finger to the right side of the finger.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Matsuoka Glove Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20130198921Abstract: An adjustable garment that forms a hand sheath with at least one fingerlike extension, and operable to adjust in length through various means for providing various amounts of protection to the hand against radiation. The adjustable garment includes a body portion configured to be operable to at least partially cover a hand. The body portion includes a body proximal end and a body distal end. The body proximal end includes a body aperture configured to at least partially allow a hand to pass through. Each extension can be manipulated, pushed, or pulled to expose additional areas of each finger. For example, a lateral force presses the extension proximal end towards the body portion, thereby at least partially exposing the at least one finger. The lateral force pressing against each extension serves to deform the size and dimensions of the flexible extension to deform, stretch, or twist.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2013Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventor: Mark Plumer
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Patent number: 8495764Abstract: An ambidextrous glove that includes a thumb region, an index finger region, a middle finger region, a ring finger region and little finger region all aligned along a common axis. The index finger region is rotated through ninety degrees relative to the orientations of all of the middle, ring and little finger regions to provide for easier insertion of a hand into the glove. A textured pattern is provided on the surfaces of the glove used to grip objects. The pattern is one of a raised fan shape and raised diamond shape.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Summit Glove Inc.Inventor: James L. Hull
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Patent number: 8490217Abstract: A glove has a top panel and a bottom panel that together form a main glove body. Fingers, including an index finger and other fingers, extend from the main glove body, each of the fingers having a top side and a bottom side corresponding with the top panel and bottom panels of the main glove body. A thumb extends from the main glove body. A region, at a juncture of the index finger and the main glove body on or adjacent the top panel and/or the thumb, has an insulating pad covering a portion of the region.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Mechanix Wear, IncorporatedInventor: Kenny Safford
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Patent number: 8490215Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforcing element for an article of clothing, in particular for a goalkeeper glove, that allows a bending in a first direction, but resists bending in a second direction. The reinforcing element includes at least one bending area that has a curvature with a shape that allows bending of the reinforcing element in the first direction and blocks a bending of the reinforcing element in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Detlef Mueller, Dirk Meythaler
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Publication number: 20130174319Abstract: A hand pad for use with a touch screen of an electronic device comprising a pad body and a finger holder mounted on a surface of the pad body, such that the pad body could follow a pen holding hand to move on the touch screen through the finger holder. The surface of the hand pad in contact with the touch screen is configured to enable a smooth motion of the hand pad over the touch screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Inventor: Ka Wang CHOW
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Patent number: 8458817Abstract: The glove includes a base portion having a palm side and a back side adapted to cover a hand, the base portion having integral finger segments and also including detachable finger segments to extend from the base portion. The base portion includes base mounts encircling finger openings on an interior side and the detachable finger segments include finger mounts encircling the detachable finger segments on an exterior side. The detachable finger segments extend through finger openings of the base portion and the finger mounts interlock with the base mounts to secure the detachable finger segments to the base portion. The mounts, when in the connected state, are located on an interior side of the base portion to restrict visibility of the mounts and also restrict accidental engagement with foreign objects. The mounts each comprise a halved ring-structure having elastic elements connecting opposing halves for diametric adjustment of the mounts.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Inventor: Jonathan J. Babb
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Publication number: 20130139294Abstract: A glove or partial glove comprising a palmar portion and a dorsal portion comprising one or more finger/thumb extensions, the portions joined together at a sealed seam, the seam positioned such that the seam on each of the finger/thumb extensions is positioned adjacent the dorsal aspect of the user's finger/thumb with the palmar aspect extending over the fingertip in a hood-like configuration. The glove portions may comprise a shear-thickening-fluid (STF) treated textile base, including a multi-ply construction in which each ply comprises an STF-treated textile base. The glove may comprise an integral pathogen barrier, such as a coating that is impervious to blood and bloodborne pathogens, and may have one or more features that aids donning and/or provides an adjustable fit. The glove or partial glove may be a first glove in a glove system including at least a second, latex glove to be worn over the first glove.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE TECHNOLOGY PARKInventors: Kathleen Zetune, Richard Dombrowski, Jonathan Day, Norman J. Wagner
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Publication number: 20130139293Abstract: A pattern for the fingers of a glove assembly that provides better grip for the user's hands comprising a plurality of contour curved shape finger portions. Each of the plurality of contour curved shape finger portions conforms to the natural curved or vented shape of a user's fingers. The plurality of contour curved shape finger portions includes an index finger portion, a middle finger portion, a ring finger portion and a little finger portion. The plurality of contour curved shape finger portions of the front palm portion is shorter in length than the plurality of contour curved shape finger portions of the back palm portion. Each of the plurality of contour curved shape finger portions includes a horizontal stitch. The plurality of contour curved shape finger portions include a plurality of contour curved stitches to facilitate the bending of the fingers of the user when gripping an object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Inventor: KENZO TAKASHIMA
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Patent number: 8448265Abstract: An athletic glove for use in handling a ball includes a single layer of elastic material forming a body that generally conforms in shape to a human hand. The body has four finger portions, a thumb portion, and an outer surface including a palmar side and a dorsal side. The palmar side and the dorsal side each include at least one breathable portion including a plurality of randomly disposed micropores. The four finger portions each include at least one longitudinal slit on the palmar side that provide for direct tactile stimulation of a hand through the glove.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Inventor: Frank S. DuPont
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Publication number: 20130104285Abstract: The seamless knit glove has electrically conductive finger regions, either defined by pads or thread. The glove is worn by a user to enable operation of a capacitive touch screen on an electronic device. The seamless knit glove finger sleeves, anterior palm side and posterior “back side” are knit as a unitary structure which has a high degree of stretch. The glove needs no finger-linking operation to attach the sleeves to the anterior and posterior glove regions. In one, electrically conductive yarn is deployed over at least an anterior tip region of the thumb and the index finger sleeve to enable the user to activate a capacitive touch screen of an electronic device. The user's electrical skin condition is transferred via the conductive threads to the capacitive touch screen. In another, a multiplicity of printed-on conductive ink pads is disposed over the anterior surfaces of the thumb and index sleeves.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventor: Mike Nolan
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Publication number: 20130074242Abstract: A thin flexible glove that includes a fabric support liner, crush-resistant fingertips, and an elastomeric or polymeric shell disposed thereon and manufacturing methods for making the glove.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Ansell LimitedInventor: Ansell Limited