Apparel inventions 12/06

20060288462 - Garments composed of fabric panels incorporating edible cells: A plurality of substantially flexible skeletal members disposed in the form of a portion of a garment fabric panel is disclosed. A plurality of connecting members secure the skeletal member in a configuration corresponding to the shape of the portion of the fabric panel. A plurality of candy members is... Agent: Roger Pitt Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

20060288463 - Body-protecting adhesive-backed fabric pad (\"tibbidy\") for use with garments: An article called a tibbidy is disclosed to be attached to an outer garment and provide comfort and protection to the person wearing the garment when the person chooses not to wear inner- or undergarments beneath the garment. The article is a lightweight flexible fabric pad which is configured to... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20060288464 - Personal protection device: A personal protection device can be used to protect individuals from falls. The device can be linked to a mechanical or electrical device, which triggers deployment of the device when the individual accelerates vertically. In this manner, a falling individual's injuries such as hip fractures, upper extremity injuries, and head... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20060288465 - Hooded garment with built-in skull cap, gloves, and lower face covering with mouth opening: An inclusive hooded garment with skullcap, lower face covering with mouth hole, and glove options. The back of a skull cap is permanently fixed to the garment at the base of the hood by stitching or other fixing method allowing for use of the skull cap alone, the hood alone,... Agent: Scott Delorenzo And Tim Delorenzo

20060288466 - Emergency preparedness vest: An apparatus and method for providing emergency food and water and medical supplies in a body worn garment. The garment has a plurality of pockets labeled with their contents in the form of food and water. Other pockets are labeled with the type of injury the contents are intended to... Agent: Donn K. Harms Patent & Trademark Law Center

20060288467 - Dread cap: A cap to protect hair of a user includes a dome body to protect the hair and an elastic band attached to a periphery of the dome body.... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr

20060288468 - All weather hood and safety helmet liner for use with hearing protection ear muffs: An all weather hood with adjustable cuff openings around each ear to accommodate earmuffs designed to provide hearing protection. Earmuffs are put on first, then the hood is pulled on over them and the ear cuffs are adjusted snugly around each earmuff. Also acts as a liner for safety helmets... Agent: William T. Helwig

20060282931 - Infant bib: The present invention introduces improved protective garments, especially in the form of safer infant bibs. An improved infant bib includes: (a) a central piece of material having right and left side edges of length Y, and configured so to cover the frontal area of an infant's trunk, (b) a pair... Agent: Larry J. Guffey

20060282932 - Convertible swimsuit bottom or pair of briefs: A swimsuit bottom (1) convertible between a bikini style bottom and a G-string style bottom (as seen in the figure). The swimsuit bottom (1) has a waistband (2), a crotch (3), a thong (4) extending between the crotch (3) and the waistband (2), a front covering (5) extending between the... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20060282933 - Easy to don and secure martial arts uniform: A martial arts uniform is disclosed that does not require any tying and is easy to put on and secure. The uniform employs a fastener system that those with limited dexterity can easily use. A jacket includes fasteners (VELCRO®) to replace traditional fabric string ties. A martial arts belt is... Agent: RyderIPLaw, PC

20060282934 - Brassiere cup enhancer for maternity or sports brassieres: A breast enhancer especially for maternity and sports brassieres has a connector at one end joined to a shoulder strap and at the opposite end a connector for engagement with the undercup of the maternity brassiere or a cup of the sports brassiere. The enhancer is in the form of... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20060282935 - Necktie with wearing attachment: A necktie with a wearing attachment is composed of a belt-shaped necktie and a wearing attachment. The wearing attachment contains at least one opening passing through the surface and back of the wearing attachment and the necktie with a wearing attachment is worn by passing the necktie through the opening.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20060282936 - Grip enhancing structure having vacuum adhesion micro, miniature_suction cups and method and apparatus for making same: A vacuum adhesion-gripping surface is provided by an array of miniature suction cups. The surface is provided on a glove or other object for which an improved grip is desired. The miniature suction cups are of very small sizes and high densities. The vacuum adhesion micro suction cups are formed... Agent: Law Office Of Brett N. Dorny

20060282937 - Accessory for a video game system: The present invention provides a cap suitable for being worn over at least one of a wearer's finger and thumb when playing video games. The cap comprises a body portion having an inner surface suitable for facing the wearer's skin when in use and an outer surface comprising a front... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20060282938 - Athletic pants with integral knee support: An athletic pant that includes an area of compressive fabric disposed in a position on either pant leg that will surround the athlete's knee when the pants are worn. The area of compressive fabric in each pant leg also includes a pair of pockets positioned to lie on either side... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20060282939 - Mounting system for accessories on a safety helmet: A fixture secured, securable to or integral with the outer shell of helmet facilitates convenient positional adjustment, attachment and removal of multiple accessories.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20060282940 - Protective garment: The invention pertains to an outer garment for protection against chemical and biological exposures. The garment comprises a membrane and absorbent ply and several throughgoing vents, which pass through all plies. The vents are equipped with separate closing devices for each ply and/or combination of plies, the vents are at... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20060277641 - Hand protector: A hand protector for protecting at least a portion of the edge of a human hand comprised between the thumb and the tip of the index finger and the adjacent areas of the hand. In one embodiment, the hand protector includes a protective surface capable of arching over the edge... Agent: Marc E. Hankin, Esq.

20060277644 - Knee support system: A jacket comprises an exterior layer. The jacket further comprises an inner liner layer that is substantially coextensive with the exterior layer. The inner liner layer has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The inner liner layer exterior surface is secured to the exterior layer along a seam. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060277642 - Rolling knee support with detachable knee pad: A rolling knee support comprises a base with a detachable knee pad. The base includes a knee pad receiving portion and roller attachment portions. Each of the roller attachment portions has a caster mounted thereto. The knee pad is detachably mounted to the knee pad receiving portion. A strap extends... Agent: Barley Snyder

20060277643 - Rolling knee support with detachable knee pad: A rolling knee support comprises a base with a detachable knee pad. The base includes a knee pad receiving portion and roller attachment portions. Each of the roller attachment portions has a caster mounted thereto. The knee pad is detachably mounted to the knee pad receiving portion. A strap extends... Agent: Barley Snyder

20060277648 - Adjustable suitmate mock blouse: A “SuiteMate” mock blouse comprising a panel of decorative fabric that spans the chest area and which attaches at its upper corners to a user's bra straps by Velcro® attachments or fabric clamps, or to the skin by self-adhesive skin attachments. The mock blouse is secured at the lower corners... Agent: Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver Attorneys At Law

20060277645 - Cycling pants: A pair of cycling pants is provided with a pants unit, a pair of shoulder straps and a pair of buckles to form a bib or shoulder strap type cycling pants. The pants unit has a front waist section, a rear waist section configured to form a waist opening together... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20060277646 - Garment with retractable fringes: A garment with fringes includes a pocket for securing a fringe, and a retraction cord terminating in a ring encircling the fringe for pulling the fringe into the pocket during a time when a freely hanging fringe is to be avoided. Preferably, an entrance to the pocket is provided with... Agent: David M. Warren

20060277647 - Performance apparel: A jacket comprises an exterior layer. The jacket further comprises an inner liner layer that is substantially coextensive with the exterior layer. The inner liner layer has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The inner liner layer exterior surface is secured to the exterior layer along a seam. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060277649 - Unisex active wear garment with modified fly-flap: The unisex active wear garment with modified fly-flap and storage pockets is a pair of shorts or pants for the lower body having a crotch opening covered by a completely removable or partially openable pocketed fly-flap. The crotch opening is designed to expose both the male anatomy and female anatomy.... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20060277650 - Protective garment having cuff-forming member: For a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, a protective garment comprises an arm-covering or leg-covering sleeve, which comprises an outer shell, a lining system within the outer shell, a wristlet or an anklet, which is attached non-detachably to the lining system, and a cuff-forming member, which is attached... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20060277651 - Protective garment with curved and protected extremities: A protective garment including a body portion and a curved extremity permanently coupled to the body portion and being shaped and configured to receive a leg or an arm of a wearer therein. The extremity has a seam coupling portions of the extremity together such that the seam thereby directly... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P.

20060277652 - Cycling upper garment: A cycling upper garment is provided at least a pair of ventilation arrangements being constructed such that sufficient ventilation performance can be obtained. The cycling upper garment has an upper garment main body, a pair of sleeves, and a pair of ventilation arrangements. The sleeves are attached to both sides... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20060277653 - Cycling upper garment: A cycling upper garment is provided that enables the wearer's elbows to bend more readily while suppressing the resulting increase in air resistance. The cycling upper garment is provided with an upper garment main body and a pair of sleeves. The sleeves are attached to both sides of the upper... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20060277655 - Hospital gown with enhanced privacy features: A patient gown such as the type utilized in a hospital setting made up of a single one piece front panel section and a single one piece back panel section releaseably connected along a shoulder seam by a plurality of releasable fasteners. The front and back panel sections defining a... Agent: Derek H. Maughan Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20060277654 - Patient gown: A poncho-like patient gown is described. This gown comprises an essentially rectangular fabric sheet having a center aperture. The aperture is adapted to fit over the head of the patient, causing the front and back panels of the sheet to drape downward from the patient's shoulders and cover the torso... Agent: Philip M. French, Esquire

20060277656 - Mitt with chemical resistant liner: A cleaning mitt for cleaning a variety of surfaces comprising of a plurality of sides peripherally joined to create a cavity for ambidextrously accommodating a human hand. The plurality of sides have an exterior surface consisting of a continuous absorbent material and an impermeable interior lining substantially lining the cavity... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20060277657 - Mitt for thumb, index finger, and middle finger: A pair of gloves for keeping fingers clean during the eating of juicy foods includes a left-hand glove having a first pocket for receiving a left thumb, a second pocket for receiving a left index finger, and a third pocket for receiving a left middle finger and a right-hand glove... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20060277658 - Hats bearing related indicia: Caps and hats are constructed to focus attention on one of two somehow related but different subjects. A baseball-style cap may have two identical fixed visors or bills positioned opposite to each other, a harlequin type of color scheme (front versus rear) and permanently affixed front and rear indicia that... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20060277659 - Garment spreader: The present invention provides an apparatus for securing garments in position on a wearer. The apparatus comprises a flexible material secured to the garment so as to provide forces of tension in opposition to the garment. Thus, the garment is secured in position on the wearer. The garment spreader may... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20060277660 - Pant legs with changeable cuffs: The disclosure relates to pants and especially blue jeans that are provided with decorative exchangeable cuffs. The bottoms of jeans made from denim material and other pants have an area that is often hangs in folds or wrinkles over the shoes and is otherwise unsightly. This application provides detachable decorative... Agent: Richard J. Johnson

20060277661 - Maria's sandal hosiery: This nylon has been designed and featured into two (2) sections of the nylon separating the big toe from the remaining fingers making it possible to wear sandals of any kind. Sandal hosiery is not only fashionable, but it warms and eliminates the discomfort of frozen and irritated feet and... Agent: Maria Antonietta Ruiz De Aguilera

20060277662 - Protective element particularly for shorts: A protective element, particularly for shorts, for example for cycling, comprising a support that has, in an upper region, regions that protrude differently and, in a lower region, a layer of material that can be coupled detachably by simple resting on the shorts.... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20060277663 - Front fastening body brief: The front fastening body brief is a body brief made from elasticized material that allows a user to easily release and detach the crotch portion of the body brief in order to be able to use bathroom facilities. The front fastening body brief fastens along the lower abdomen of the... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20060277664 - Multifunctional helmet: The Multifunctional Helmet is a fully modular, mission-tailorable system designed for military and non-military use to further enhance protection and comfort. The Multifunctional Helmet uses advanced human factors methodologies to form a new shape that allows maximum coverage and protection of the head, face, and neck. When fully integrated, the... Agent: Saman R. Akhtar

20060277665 - Safety helmet with a breathing mask: The connection of a breathing mask to a safety helmet provides increased wearing comfort. A fastening mount (12) with circular arc-shaped inner contour (14) is provided, and the bracket for the breathing mask has a projection corresponding thereto. The projection is in contact with the inner contour (14) of the... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20060277666 - Electronic helmet: An electronic helmet is provided that includes a helmet body and an integrated electronic system disposed in the helmet body. In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic system provides the user with a number of convenient functions and is operable from a wireless remote control. The components of the electronic system... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20060277667 - Protective apparel with improved disposal: Described herein is apparel that protects a wearer from an undesirable agent. The apparel employs a transition portal to assist doffing and to reduce the risk of cross-contamination during doffing. The transition portal attaches to the apparel proximate to one end of an aperture, which provides an exit for the... Agent: William J. Plut

20060277668 - Medical apparel with differentiating identifiers: Described herein is apparel that protects a wearer from an undesirable agent. The apparel employs a transition portal to assist doffing and to reduce the risk of cross-contamination during doffing. The transition portal attaches to the apparel proximate to one end of an aperture, which provides an exit for the... Agent: William J. Plut

20060277669 - Chest protector: The chest protector is formed as a two-layered shield of conformal configuration serving as impact resistant means and which is enclosed in a fabric cover that includes edge marginal regions extending beyond the periphery of the layered shield, so as to terminate in a continuous welt. Rigid fasteners join the... Agent: Belasco, Jacobs & Townsley LLP Howard Hughes Center

20060272067 - Modular mask system: A modular mask system comprises a frame for fitting over a user's head, and a set of interchangeable mask components. Each interchangeable mask components can be removeably attachable to the frame. Each of the interchangeable mask components is one of a top panel, a side panel assembly, an eyepiece and... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20060272068 - Catching tool for baseball or softball: In a catching tool for baseball or softball, a lining leather including at least a back-side leather and a palm-side leather is inserted into a surface leather including at least a back leather and a ball-receiving leather, and the lining leather has inner-side finger stalls defined by peripheral edges of... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20060272069 - Wraparound swimsuit: A swimsuit especially adapted for use by elderly and physically challenged women includes a one-piece body having an upper wraparound portion and a lower trunk portion. The upper portion includes first and second panels or flaps that overlap one another and include free ends that are secured to the body... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060272070 - Clean room overall and a method for dressing and undressing the same: A clean room overall (1), to be worn to minimize contamination by particulate material from the body to the clean room and/or from the clean room to the body. The overall (1) covers the body at least from the neck (2) down, the arms at least down to the wrists... Agent: James C. Lydon

20060272071 - Garment having improved contact areas: A garment which resists sliding of protective pads during use includes a fabric with high-friction areas. The high-friction areas include numerous gripping members made of a second material with high-friction and adapted to exert a frictional force on, for example, a protective pad.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060272072 - Article of manufacture, more specifically, a basketball training glove: An article of manufacture, more specifically, a basketball training glove, with a primary element that is a physical aid to train and reinforce proper ball handling technique, such as an element in the palm of the glove that makes it impossible for a ball handler to palm a basketball, enforcing... Agent: Michael Dwayne Murphy

20060272073 - Modified head covering: The modified head covering has a cap portion that resembles typical head caps, as well as a pouch portion attached to the rear of the cap. This head covering allows a user having long hair to safely conceal his or her hair within the pouch portion at the rear of... Agent: T. Ling Chwang

20060272074 - Hat retaining device: A device for retaining a hat on a wearer's head comprising a first attachment member, a second attachment member and a strap. Wherein each attachment member comprises a securing member and a locking member, the securing member having a pin for coupling with the locking member, such that the first... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20060272075 - Adjustable garment waistband and method of manufacture: A figure defining and contouring garment, which outlines and defines a wearer's body contours in a fashionable and comfortable manner, includes a waistband coupled to a body with a rear tunnel that extends along the inside rear of the garment from the lower rise or crotch area to the waistband... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20060272076 - Garment strap assembly and pants holding method: A garment strap assembly used to hold up an individual's pants by attaching one end of the strap assembly to the waist and then holding the opposite end of the strap in an extended position under the wearer's upper garment. The strap assembly includes an elastic strap with an alligator-style... Agent: Dean A. Craine, P.s.

20060272077 - Protective mask drinking tube coupling device and method of use: A coupling device is provided for allowing one wearing a protective mask to drink fluids from a standard drinking fluid container. The device includes a punch at one end, a central body, and a capture port at the other end of the central body. The punch punctures a wall of... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20060272078 - Apparatus and methodology to mitigate fogging on dual lens sports goggle: A dual pane lens assembly is provided which is adapted to be installed into a frame of a goggle. The dual pane lens assembly may include an outer lens, an inner lens positioned proximate the outer lens, and a gasket disposed between the outer and inner lens which adheres the... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker