Foundation garments inventions 02/09

20090053975 - Brassiere having support bands in back and/or side panels: A brassiere has a pair of breast receiving cups and a first back panel connected to one of the pair of breast receiving cups and a second back panel connected to the other of the pair of breast receiving cups. The first back panel and the second back panel each... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090047866 - Convertible apparel top with swivel straps: The present invention is directed to a convertible apparel top such as a brassiere, tank top, or dress having two straps attached to the garment on at least one end of the strap with a swivel mechanism such as a means for attaching so that the garment may be converted... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20090047867 - Garment supporting apparatus: Garment supporting apparatus for using with a breast-covering garment, comprising a flexible strap and a decorative attachment member.... Agent: Lucy Morello

20090047868 - Suspension-styled brassiere primarily for minimization of intra-breast wrinkling: A brassiere for minimizing the effects of wrinkling in the decolletage of a wearer's body, the brassier having two cups for the wearer's breasts and a central space therebetween, having a pouch wovenly positioned in the central space, the pouch having a suspension-styled stitching assembly for articulating the cups and... Agent: Mitchell A. Stein, Esq. Stein Law, P.C.

20090042477 - Adjustable lift system for bras: A lifting and shaping system for a bra or other garment uses lift platforms shaped to fit into the cups of the bra and formed from thin material. The lift platforms are attached to the garment toward the center of the garment. Connectors having one end attached to the lift... Agent: Robert R. Waters, Esq. Waters Law Office, PLLC

20090042478 - Underwire brassiere: A breast-supporting garment (10) having a pair of centrally joined breast cups (12, 13), each cup having a generally U-shaped underwire (23, 24) extending along a bottom edge and upwardly along inner and outer side edges thereof, each underwire having a substantially straight central section (31, 32), the straight sections... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090036022 - Privacy nursing bra and blanket: A privacy nursing blanket comprising a fabric portion for covering an infant during nursing with fasteners for removably securing to a nursing bra. The blanket may further comprise: a solid fabric portion and a sheer portion on said blanket; fasteners for removably securing to a nursing bra wherein said fasteners... Agent: Plager Law Offices

20090036023 - Danette: bridge of hope bra: The Danette: Bridge of Hope bra is a mastectomy bra that is pre-filled. The bra has two cups separated which is open at the top. The cups will be open at the top for easy access. The cup, depending on the woman's needs can be filled, sewed together, and worn.... Agent: Patricia Bertini