SEARCH:      Monitor Keywords |  Custom RSS

Apparel November recently filed with US Patent Office 11/10

20100293691 - Multilayered material sheet for use in soft ballistics: The invention relates to a multilayered material sheet comprising a stack of fibrous layers and one or more substacks of trauma reducing layers, wherein at least one of the substacks is positioned within the stack. The invention further relates to the use of the material sheet in the manufacture of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100293692 - Light occlusive eyelid cover that permits uninhibited sight: An improved sleeping eyelid cover that blocks a significant portion of light from entering a closed eye by way of the eyelid and allows uninhibited sight. The eyelid cover is safe and comfortable and conceived to be used as a sleep aid. The front side (14) and back side (16)... Agent: Av Enterprise, LLC.

20100293693 - Disposable, contoured paper like device to absorb liquid and small solid material from oral discharge: A method and apparatus for an environmentally-friendly disposable product and method that permits a caretaker to easily deploy and accurately position the product with confidence that the product is hygienic, effective in efficiently protecting the caretaker's clothing, and resistant to repositioning. The apparatus for overlaying a shoulder of a user... Agent: Patent Law Offices Of Michael E. Woods

20100293694 - Changing garment for a child: An inventive changing garment is provided herewith. Generally, the changing garment comprises a rectangular piece of fabric having curved ends with an outer fabric layer being made from a waterproof or water-resistant fabric and lined with an inner fabric layer of non-water-resistant or non-waterproof fabric, a fastener for securing one... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20100293695 - Attachment of a hood to a garment: An attachment system to attach a hood to a garment wherein the hood has a first portion to be attached adjacent an upper portion of a wearer's torso on a right side and a second portion to be attached adjacent the upper portion of the wearer's torso on a left... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100293696 - Safety apparatus for a person at an elevated location: A safety apparatus for a person includes a harness and jacket worn by the person. The harness includes a dorsal ring and the jacket includes a dorsal opening aligned with the dorsal ring. A safety line can be attached to the dorsal ring without interfering with the operation of the... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20100293697 - Article of clothing: An article of clothing includes a front portion and a rear portion, the rear portion being substantially enclosed across the torso. A location below the waist includes an opening that more readily allows the wearer to eliminate bodily waste.... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20100293698 - Perforated functional textile structures: The invention provides a functional stretch laminate composite puckered fabric which is robust, laundry-durable and adaptable for securing about any three dimensional body, and a method for forming such puckered fabric. The functional stretch laminate fabric is provided with at least one functional element which can conduct electricity, conduct light,... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20100293700 - \"extenditz\" referred herein as \"removably-attached clothing accessory\", aka \" ... garment accessory\". aka \"accessory\": A removably-attached clothing accessory that can alter or modify the length and/or style and/or appearance of a garment. The accessory may be constructed of varying dimensions, and/or shapes, and of varying and/or combined materials designed to accommodate its application to pants, skirts, shorts, shirts, jackets, coats, brassieres/lingerie, or bathing suits.... Agent: Becky Gillespie & Gina Bass

20100293699 - Decorative jewellery: The present invention provides a jewellery ornament device for decorating the upper torso region of a user, comprising a clip, and a support for a decoration, the support being detachable from the clip, the clip comprising: a first plate connected to a second plate, the plates being adapted to grip... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20100293701 - Pivotal plate suspension system: A pivotal suspension system for protective lower-body protective gear which is constructed from pivotally attached plates which increase the wearer's range of motion in hazardous situations.... Agent: Absolute Technology Law Group LLC

20100293703 - Garment with built-in protecting pads: A garment having one or more built-in protective pads permanently or semi-permanently attached thereto, the pads being energy dissipating, conformable to the surface of the wearer body, durable and washable. The pads may include polyurethane or other similarly propertied cushioning material and may be permanently or semi-permanently fabricated into the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20100293702 - Jacket: A jacket includes a main jacket body configured at respective under-sleeve and side-torso areas with edges spaced apart to form respective openings respectively extending from a terminal portion of the sleeve to bottom portions of the jacket body; and a pair of inner jacket bodies, respectively disposed in the respective... Agent: Margaret Jane Meyer

20100287676 - Welding mask: Disclosed is a welding mask including a mask body for covering an entire face of a wearer having an opening portion corresponding to eyes of the wearer thereof; a rotatable cover rotationally coupled to a front of the mask body upward and downward; a shading filter mounted on the rotatable... Agent: Thomas M. Galgano

20100287677 - Protective cape: The present invention relates to a cape for protecting a user from containments. The cape includes a neck portion adapted to be secured to a neck of the user and a main body portion having opposing front and rear portions extending from the neck portion adapted to cover the user.... Agent: Christopher J. Capelli, Esq.

20100287678 - Methods and systems for protecting clothing from dyes: A method and system is provided for substantially protecting a piece of clothing from staining by dyes that may transfer and stain from another piece of clothing. The method and system include a multilayered sheet of protective guard that has substantially dye proof outer layer that adheres to a piece... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper LLP (us)

20100287679 - Sewn product and clothes: A sewn product comprises fabrics having conductive yarns inserted each in a warp direction and a weft direction and disposed in a lattice at intervals, wherein at least two stitches in at least one place of seam are provided with a stitch interval of not more than 5 mm, and... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20100287680 - Llightweight, durable apparel and laminates for making the same: Laminates are described having a durable outer film surface for use in making lightweight liquidproof articles, including articles of apparel, such as outerwear garments. A method of making the laminate and a lightweight outerwear garment having an abrasion resistant exterior film surface is described.... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20100287681 - Releasable vest: A releasable vest having a front panel; front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one waist belt element attachment opening formed through the waist belt... Agent: Peter A. Shaddock Ii Bowman Green Hampton & Kelly, PLLC

20100287682 - Soccer glove: The invention relates to an athletic glove for supporting a hand of a wearer. The soccer glove improves performance through the use a three dimensional finger cap which forms at least a portion of at least one digit of the wearer's hand. The athletic glove also comprises an open wrist... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20100287683 - Reversible pocket wrap: A reversible pocket wrap is a garment comprising a pocket and a band on a loop. The reversible pocket wrap is made of a base piece of stretchable material such that the reversible pocket wrap fits well to a subject around body parts. The pocket is preferably in square shape... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20100287684 - Universal camera mount for baseball cap: The present invention is a cap with a standard camera or camcorder mounting system. In some embodiments the cap includes a washer, nut and 0.25 inch diameter 20 thread count per inch bolt or screw. In some other embodiments the ¼″ diameter, 20 threads per inch bolt or screw is... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20100287685 - Universal camera mount for baseball cap: The present invention is a cap with a standard camera or camcorder mounting system. In some embodiments the cap includes a washer, nut and 0.25 inch diameter 20 thread count per inch bolt or screw. In some other embodiments the ¼″ diameter, 20 threads per inch bolt is attached to... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20100287686 - Pedicure sock: The present invention relates to a sock for use during and after a pedicure comprising: a bootie portion, where said bootie encloses the heel, sole and portion of the top of the foot; a drawstring enclosed around the perimeter of the insertion opening of the bootie portion; a plurality of... Agent: Law Office Of Jerry D. Haynes , P.a

20100287687 - Safety helmet structure and processing method thereof: A safety helmet structure and a processing method thereof. The safety helmet includes a first section, a second section and an extension section defined between the first and second sections. The first section is sprayed with a figure. A decorative section or a figure layers is adhered to the second... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20100287688 - Protective hood having a shielded elastomeric gasket/seal for sealing engagement with the face piece/mask of a self-contained breathing apparatus or respirator: A protective hood (18) of a protective garment (16) is provided for use with a face piece or mask (12) worn by a user. The hood (18) includes an outer shell (30) having a peripheral edge (20), and a gasket (22) that extends from the peripheral edge (20) to an... Agent: Honeywell/wood Phillips Patent Services

20100287689 - Protective garments and accessories: The present invention provides a protective fabric or garment comprising an insulator base layer, a protective layer attached to a body side of the insulator base layer, and one or more protective components attached to selected areas of an outer side of the insulator base layer, wherein each protective component... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20100287690 - Compression garment combined with a customer fitted protective athletic shield: A combination of a compression garment and a custom fitted armor plate is disclosed that protects a specific body part of a wearer. The compression garment is formed with at least one compartment for receiving and supporting the custom fitted body armor plate against the wearer's body part to be... Agent: Stanley C. Kanavage

20100281592 - Leg protector and protective skirt including a leg protector: A protective skirt for use in martial arts provides leg protectors for providing protection to the thighs of the user in the event of a full-forced attack to the thighs. The leg protectors are removable elements allowing the skirt to be used with out the leg protectors. Alternatively, the leg... Agent: Clark Hill PLC

20100281593 - Protective sports garment: A protective trouser sports garment is made of an elastic fabric both in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction, and has respective longitudinal reinforcements both in the front part of the garment intended to act on the quadriceps muscles and in the rear part of the garment, intended... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20100281594 - Knee protection device and method: A knee protection apparatus has a knee protecting portion affixed atop one or more fixator struts which surround the side of a user's lower leg, and descend behind the leg near the Achilles tendon area of the wearer and continuing into the user's shoe where a heel cup grasps the... Agent: Calhelha & Doyle LLC

20100281596 - Child garment and restraining device: A garment and restraining device is provided comprising an attachment for attaching a leash or tether and a tether attached to the attachment of the garment for controlling or restraining a child.... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20100281595 - Garment with pocket: A garment, for example, an undergarment, that includes a pocket is described. The pocket is positioned on the interior of the garment and can be positioned against the wearer's body. The pocket is generally aligned with the centerline of the wearer's body. In an example, the garment includes a body... Agent: Clise, Billion & Cyr, P.A.

20100281597 - Partial garment lift/quick-access system: A partial garment lift/quick-access system for installation in an upper body garment for wearers who have a need for immediate and unobstructed access to the waist/belt line to retrieve essential items. The quick-access system allows the wearer to immediately expose an item at the waist/belt line, for complete and unobstructed... Agent: James Anthony Lang

20100281598 - Breast feeding cover: Presented is a nursing cover with a neck strap which attaches the cover to a nursing mother's neck. The cover body of the device covers the nursing mother's front torso, and specifically covers a nursing infant. The cover includes structure which holds the cover slightly away from the nursing infant,... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20100281599 - Glove having a flexible cuff with integral vent: A glove comprising a hand portion having a palm portion and an opposing back side portion, the back side portion including a plurality of protective portions formed therein, the palm portion and opposing back side portion defining a cavity, a cuff portion, a band disposed on and outward of the... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20100281600 - Support hat: A support hat for maintaining a person's head upright. The support hat is comprised of a fabric cap for snugly engaging the person's head and a support strap passes through spaced openings in the back of the cap, and the strap has two tether ends that extend from the spaced... Agent: Floyd B. Carothers Carothers And Carothers

20100281601 - Convertible garments: A convertible garment with legs (4,5) that can be shortened. The legs (4,5) extend to below knee length and each have a bottom hem end (6,7). Releasable seams (9,10) extend from each hem (6,7) along an inner leg side of the legs (4,5). Leg attachment devices (30) are provided on... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz

20100281602 - Sock with grip: A sock for helping to retain a pant leg in position on a leg of a wearer of the sock, includes a leg portion that extends along the leg of the wearer and over the pant leg, the leg portion having a grip on its inner surface for gripping the... Agent: Kane Kessler P.C.

20100281603 - Fixing structure for safety helmet fastening strap: A fixing structure for safety helmet fastening strap, including a frame body mounted under a bottom of a helmet shell. The frame body has multiple fixing seats each of which is formed with a passage and an opening through which a fastening strap can pass. The fixing seat has arms... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20100281604 - Bicycle helmet adjustment mechanism: A helmet adjustment mechanism is adapted to adjust the size of a helmet having first and second retention members (e.g., plastic straps) movable with respect to each other. The adjustment mechanism includes an actuating member (e.g., a pinion) coupled to at least one of the retention members and movable (e.g.,... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20100281605 - Ear muffs: Ear muffs including a pair of arm members, each arm member provided with a noise suppression portion mounted rotatably thereto adjacent a first end of each arm member and having a first portion of an attachment system located at a second opposite end of each arm member, the first portion... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20100281607 - Protective rib and lower back pads with release mechanism: This invention concerns improved protective rib and lower back pads (2) for protecting an individual wearing the protective rib and lower back pads (2) against impact to the ribs and/or lower back region of the human body. The improvement comprises protective rib and lower back pads (2) with release mechanism... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20100281606 - Protective shoulder pads with release mechanism: This invention concerns protective shoulder pads (2) having a release mechanism (7). The shoulder pads (2) protect an individual wearing the protective shoulder pads (2) against impact to the superior, anterior, posterior and/or lateral regions of the shoulder and upper arm. Release mechanism (7) allows the protective shoulder pads (2)... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20100275337 - Helmets for protection against rifle bullets: A helmet shell is formed having an outer section of fibrous layers, a middle section of fibrous layers and an inner section of fibrous layers. The outer section layers contain high tenacity abrasive fibers in a resin matrix. The middle section layers contain high strength polyolefin fibers and are in... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20100275339 - Body cover wrap: The present application is directed to garments that provide a covering for skin imperfections on a body portion of a wearer. One embodiment discloses a single stretchable fabric panel having a first end and a second end joined together to form a hollow cylindrical configuration. In this configuration, the garment... Agent: The Law Office Of David P. Hendricks, PLLC

20100275338 - Shape changing material: An apparatus may be configured with one or more sensors arranged to detect a first shape-related parameter, one or more control elements arranged to provide a force, and circuitry operably connected to the one or more sensors and the one or more control elements to determine the force provided to... Agent: The Invention Science Fund Clarence T. Tegreene

20100275340 - Baby balancer: An article of clothing for an infant may include a first sheet section which may include an exterior surface for the article of clothing, a middle sheet section to cooperate with the front seat section to cooperate with the front sheet section to form a body channel for the body... Agent: Kerwin Wilson

20100275341 - Knitted glove having a single layer with a plurality of yarns: A seamless, single layer, multi-yarn glove or glove liner is disclosed. The glove or glove liner includes a first type of yarn and a second type of yarn that is different from the first type of yarn. The glove or glove liner has a single layer that includes the first... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20100275342 - Knitted gloves having a single layer with a plurality of yarns: A seamless, single layer, multi-yarn glove or glove liner is disclosed. The glove or glove liner includes a first type of yarn and a second type of yarn that is different from the first type of yarn. The glove or glove liner has a single layer that includes the first... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20100275343 - Cannula attaching apparatus, hat having means for attaching cannula and method thereof.: An attaching apparatus and method that is adaptable to a pre-existing hat for holding the cannula of an oxygen user while he or she is mobile, and a hat that is capable of easily and removably attaching a cannula and can be desirably worn in public.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20100275344 - Resilient band for article of apparel: A resilient band for use with articles of apparel, the band is formed with a first fabric operably secured to a strip of more resilient material that is preferably a second fabric such as powermesh or the like. The band is formed by stretching the first fabric and resilient material... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C (nike)

20100275345 - Suspenders: Suspenders used for supporting a lower body garment that are easy to manage while sitting on a toilet are disclosed. The suspenders contain two shoulder straps, a front horizontal strap and a rear horizontal strap that attach to the shoulder straps. A person who needs to sit on a toilet... Agent: Steven H Greenfield

20100275346 - Lipowear: Contemplated padded undergarments are form-fitted and have a higher than normal ratio of waist circumference to leg circumference and include a padded area that covers substantially the entire contact area of buttocks and legs with a chair when a person wearing such undergarment is sitting on the chair. Such undergarments... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20100275347 - Helmet system: A helmet system that employs an outer shell and a unitary inner shell formed with compatible grooves and ridges respectively. The outer shell is formed with a switch. The outer shell and inner shell are further secured together via magnetic force or a system of springs and levers in conjunction... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20100275348 - Mirror position adjuster: A mirror arrangement for a rear view mirror system in an article of headgear comprises first, second and third mirrors, the first mirror, in use, being adjacent the eyes of the user and the second mirror being located between the first and third mirrors, wherein the first mirror is mounted... Agent: Jackson Walker, L.L.P.

20100275349 - Athletic undergarment and protective cup assembly: An athletic undergarment and a protective cup assembly is provided. The undergarment includes a cup pocket for holding the protective cup over the groin of the wearer. The cup includes an attachment location in a lower portion to secure a first end of a strap. The cup pocket defines a... Agent: Tsircou Intellectual Property Law

20100275351 - Impact protection device: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an impact protection device including a base member, a cushioning layer secured to a peripheral edge of the base member and an impact shield operatively attached to an outer surface of the base member. The impact shield may be deflectable and/or moveable relative... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property

20100275350 - Jock support short: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a jock support short including a short member and an integrally-formed jock support member. The integral jock support member includes a pocket portion attached to a front portion of the short, which is configured to house a protective groin cup. At least two... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property