Apparel inventions 12/07

20070294798 - Wrist-napkin (wrist-nap): The wrist-nap or wrist-napkin was invented to make it easier to wipe your mouth when holding hand held food and prevent the user from having to set food down, wipe hands with a napkin and then secondly wipe face and mouth. The wrist-nap allows user to skip the step of... Agent: Christan York

20070294802 - Amusing mask having composite formative variability function: An amusing mask having composite formative variability function, which particularly integrates planar printed patterns with a three-dimensional form and produces variability therefrom, and is applicable for application in an air filter respirator. The present invention is configured to utilize the principle of closing and opening of the upper and lower... Agent: Che-wen Lin

20070294805 - Knee pad: A knee pad for attachment to a person's knee cap and an adjacent portion of the person's lower leg, comprising a cushioning pad that includes a forward section and a rearward section. The forward section has a knee well for receiving the person's knee cap and the knee well is... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070294807 - Segmented belt assembly: A circumferential band which circumnavigates a portion of the human body. The band has a number of band segments with a first and second band segment and a number of intermediate band segments. Each band segment has a membrane, a first end and a second end. A male clip is... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20070289044 - Personnal communication device: The present invention provides a communication device for use in coaching and sports events. The invention includes, in one embodiment, a waterproof radio receiver embodied in a helmet.... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20070289045 - Garment and load attachment system: A garment with a load attachment system. The garment has a plurality of spaced apart rows of loop members. The attachment device includes a clip member with an arm having fingers at opposite ends thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the fingers and arm define generally oppositely opening slots. A load... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP

20070289046 - Patient gown facilitating frontal access: An embodiment of the present invention provides a patient gown, comprising a robe having a main opening at a back of the robe. At least one side of a front upper portion of the robe is releasably attachable to a corresponding side of a back upper portion of the robe... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070289047 - Adherable garment pads: A garment pad kit for coupling a garment pad (20A, 20B, 120A, or 120B) to a garment (11 or 102) is provided. The garment pad kit includes a garment pad (20A, 20B, 120A, or 120B) having a body portion (23 and 123) having an adhering surface (19, 21, 119, and... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070289048 - Goggles: Goggles are provided having a lens cup with a seal portion extending around its peripheral rear edge. The seal portion is adapted to seal against the face of a wearer of the goggles via a face contact surface. The face contact surface is preformed to follow substantially the contours of... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070289049 - Dazzle protection unit for a portable dazzle protection device: A dazzle protection unit (1) for a portable dazzle protection device that includes an optical dazzle protection filter (3) and at least one sensor (5) for the sensing of incident light and for controlling the translucency of the filter (3). In doing so, the dazzle protection unit (1) includes a... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070289050 - Integrated protective ensemble: An integrated ensemble for personal protection and comfort. The integrated ensemble may generally include one or more multifunctional layers. Each layer may include functionality directed to provision of specific types of protection and/or personal comfort. A liner may be generally capable of providing immersion protection, cooling, and cold weather protection.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070289051 - Protective device: A protective device, in particular of a type suitable for use during sports activities to protect in case of knocks, falls and impacts in general, comprises at least one substantially rigid main protective element, apt to be applied at a region to be protected, at least one substantially rigid ancillary... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070283478 - Hat: A hat has a head-covering part; a forward extension extending forwardly from said head-covering part; and an additional element extending substantially downwardly from said extension so as to at least reduce falling of light radiation onto user's eyes.... Agent: Ilya Zborovsky

20070283479 - Training trousers: The invention relates to training trousers, for use particularly in training improving muscular condition, to increase the stress of the training and including additional weights. The additional weights are attached to the trousers (1), essentially in the form of sheet-like parts (3) that conform to the shape of the wearer's... Agent: Joel D. Skinner, Jr. Skinner And Associates

20070283482 - Stationary guard and brace for a baseball cap-type visor: A visor guard and brace adapted to shape and protect the visor of a baseball cap is provided. The brace preferably comprises a rigid “U” shaped plate slid over the edge of the visor, although the brace may alternatively be flat or define a shallow curve. The brace releasably attaches... Agent: Tim Cook

20070283483 - Therapeutic sock for diabetics: A sock for diabetics that is anti-microbial and allows for wound detection is provided. The sock has a colored cuff section, a colored calf section attached to the cuff section, a colored ankle section attached to the calf section, and a foot section. The foot section has a colored top... Agent: Mark S. Leonardo, Esq. Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP

20070277277 - Wetsuit with flush resistant through shoulder entry system: A low profile, flush resistant, through shoulder entry system for a wetsuit is disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, the wetsuit has a stretchable entryway formed through a head-opening portion with a head flap pivotally secured to the body of the wetsuit. The head flap pivots to define an open position... Agent: Ipsolon, LLP (nike)

20070277279 - Finger mounted rock climbing implement: Disclosed is a finger worn implement with a brush, or other cleaning implement, that allows rock climbers to easily clean accumulated chalk from the areas around rock climbing holds. The implement included a cot with attached upper and lower bands that are secured to the finger of a user. A... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20070277289 - Neck warmer: A neck warmer is provided with a subset of indicia from a character's face to provide the appearance of a complete character face when worn by a child. The neck warmer appearance provides the advantage of encouraging children to wear outdoor protection garments such as the neck warmer by creating... Agent: Patent Department Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP