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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090056002 | Shock Absorbent for Protective Pad and Protective Pad and Protective Clothes Using the Same The invention seeks primarily to provide a means capable of securely protecting physical parts such as the lumbar part and femur part from a shock even imparted intensively to a narrow area of the physical part to be protected, and secondarily to provide a shock absorbe... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090044319 | Spray Coated Foam Protective Athletic Garment A protective athletic garment for use in contact sports is formed by first forming a layer of foam. All or a portion of the foam is then compression molded to a desired shape. A layer of a durable coating is then applied to the compression foam to a desired thickness. T... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090031466 | Protective infant crawling chaps This invention relates to a pair of protective crawling chaps for a crawling infant or an infant beginning to walk. The chaps are worn directly over an infant's legs or over clothing and provide protection from abrasions, dirt and wear and tear when crawling on various ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090025114 | Core assembly for an athletic protective pad A core assembly for an athletic protective pad is provided. The core assembly comprises a backing member and a deflection shield overlaid on the backing member. The backing member includes a plurality of backing pieces that are assembled together. The deflection shield ... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090013451 | Abrasive Resistant Garment A protective undergarment having reinforced areas in particular locations, such as the knees and seat. The garment is made of an abrasive resistant fabric, such as aramid fibers, in particular, Kevlar, and is preferably made in a woven or knitted pattern so as to be sof... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080306423 | Combined ankle brace and soccer shin sleeve This invention is an ankle brace combination apparatus, designed for use in playing the game of soccer. The brace combination comprises a foot and ankle support unit having a single open resilient stirrup for the foot, ankle, and lower shin; a dual support strap structu... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080289073 | Flexible knee pad with rotating knee support cushion A flexible knee pad of the kind to be worn over the knee of a workman who must kneel down for long periods of time while working on a work surface. According to a preferred embodiment, the flexible knee pad includes an upper knee support cushion against which the workma... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080244801 | SPORT SOCK WITH INTEGRAL SHIN GUARD A sport sock with an integral shin guard has a series of inflatable bladder elements positioned next to and affixed to an inner surface of the sock material to overlie the shin of a wearer and perform a guard function when inflated. The bladder elements are inter-connec... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080222765 | Warming apparatus for motorcyclist An apparatus for warming a motorcyclist is provided. The apparatus includes a body that has an outer surface. The body has a shin portion and an adjacent lateral cnemis portion. The body has an end located at the lateral cnemis portion. The body has an upper edge and a ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080222766 | Athletic protective padding An athletic protective pad having first and second layers of breathable fabric and a foam body having a layer of perforated foam. The layer of foam is preferably closed cell foam with spaced apart perforations therethrough. The foam body is sandwiched in a secure or per... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080216203 | Leg Garment A leg garment comprising a garment insert having a first material, a front portion, an inseam portion, and a seat portion adapted to cover at least a portion of a wearer's right hip and a portion of a wearer's left hip. Included in the garment insert is a fastening syst... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080201814 | PROTECTIVE PADS HAVING CUSTOMIZABLE FLEXIBILITY A protective padding system is provided in which a padding member has one or more cavities formed therein. The padding member preferentially flexes at the cavities. An insert is adapted to selectively engage and fit into the cavity. When engaged, the insert reinforces t... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080189822 | Personal Protection Device The invention regards a method for manufacturing a personal protection device for protecting a part of a body of a user. The device is manufactured by providing an image of the shape of the body part to be protected, based on the image of the body part, milling out a mo... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080178361 | PROTECTIVE KNEE COVERING A protective knee covering which provides motion guidance and orthotic support for a knee. The protective knee covering is made from a layer of rigid material, such as a plastic or a composite material. A central portion of the protective knee covering covers the knee c... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080178360 | LEG GUARD A leg guard for a baseball catcher includes asymmetrical knee and shin portions. The knee and shin portions include a rigid plate attached to pad. The knee portion has medial extensions of both the plate and pad to provide additional protection to the medial side of the... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080155863 | Protective gaiter A protective gaiter having a closed state and an open state. In the closed state the gaiter includes an essentially frustoconical shaped body. The gaiter includes an at least partially elastic upper edge forming a small diameter upper opening in the closed state, and a ... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080134403 | Hip Protector A hip protector comprises a padded region and an adhesive region surrounding the padded region, and a template, the template comprising a first element for alignment with an anterior superior iliac crest, a second element for alignment with a substantially vertical axis... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080127394 | PROTECTIVE GARMENTS A garment having a cushion material, such as neoprene applied to be inserted into a pocket of the garment.... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080120757 | Tights Tights restrain the knees from wobbling motions, stabilize running motions and can be comfortably worn for a long time without causing fatigue. The tights include front parts 2 for covering the front side of the body between the waistline and the front sides of t... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080120756 | Protective Article A protective article comprising: a leg protective segment extending at least over a portion of the shin of the wearer; a midfoot protective segment extending over at least a portion of the dorsal side of the wearer's midfoot, wherein the midfoot protective segment is at... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080115248 | Kneepads attachable to pants fabric with locking clips A knee pad with locking clips adjustable straps clip onto the pants of the wearer at the sides of the knees, with no uncomfortable strap encircling the leg. Clip lock rings slide over spring clips to lock them, thereby retaining the knee pad attached to the pant leg und... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080078007 | CORE FOR PROTECTIVE LEG GEAR A core for a protective leg gear includes a rear pad and a front pad. The rear pad is integrally molded in a single mold from a semi-rigid lightweight material, and has a leg portion and a foot portion integrally connected to each other at an angle with respect to one a... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080072359 | KNEE PAD CONSTRUCTIONS Protective knee pads are comprised of a first shell member which fits over the patella and knee joint and a second member which is attached to the lower thigh and pivotally engaged with the knee pad shell so that they may articulate one with respect to the other while p... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080072367 | Garment For Sporting Activity Garment (10) for sporting activity, in particular a suit for motorcyclists, which is made of breathable fabric in selected regions and comprises a protective shield (40). At least the bottom portion (44) of the shield is removably inserted underneat... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080052800 | Wearable holder pad for a mobile computing device Described is a pad for interposition between a limb of a user and an apparatus to be attached to the limb. The pad comprises a first cushion element extending along a first portion of a first side of the pad and a second cushion element extending along a first portion o... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080051686 | WALK SUPPORTING DEVICE A walk supporting device includes a seating member on which a user is seated in a straddling manner and a pair of left and right leg links that support the seating member from below. Each of the leg links is coupled to the seating member to freely swing in a horizontal ... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080000002 | Garment for protecting a part of an extremity A protective garment for protecting a part of an extremity such as a shin or knee from injury due to impact, comprising a protective body of impact-absorbing material encased in a band of fabric for holding the protective body substantially adjacent to the part of the e... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070294799 | Odor Protector for a Shin Guard A shin guard odor protector generally comprised of an absorbent pad, a protective barrier material, and a fastening system designed to be temporarily attached to a shin guard such that it absorbs the wearer's perspiration, protects the shin guard from that perspiration,... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070250977 | Leg protector with adjustable foot and toe guard A catcher's leg protector having an adjustable foot and toe guard includes a shin guard for covering a wearer's shin, a foot and toe guard for covering a portion of a wearer's foot, and an adjustment mechanism for moving the foot and toe guard relative to the shin guard... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070214538 | Hockey shin guard A protective sports pad having a substantially rigid outer shell, a padding layer connected to the shell in spaced apart first locations, and at least one suspension member connected to at least one of the padding layer and the shell along spaced apart second locations.... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070180594 | Protective leg covering The present invention includes a protective device for the lawn or landscape worker that protects the lower leg. This device clips onto the hem of the user's short pants and wraps around the user's lower leg. It is secured to the leg with straps and fasteners. This devi... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070157355 | Engineered toweling The present invention is directed to articles of manufacture for drying or wiping a surface or protecting a surface from soiling. In one embodiment, a seat cover is described. In another embodiment, a fishing chap is described. In still another embodiment, a wiping and ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070124843 | Protective Device A protective device is disclosed that may have the configuration of a leg protector, for example. As a leg protector, the protective device includes a knee portion, a first thigh portion, and a second thigh portion. The first thigh portion is positioned adjacent the kne... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070050876 | Masonry leg guard An apparatus for protecting a mason or a stone worker's leg and clothing while working. The apparatus comprises a leg guard having a predetermined configuration. Such leg guard includes at least one layer having a predetermined shape and being formed from a first predet... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20060191051 | Thigh protector for use with a pneumatic tool A thigh protector is provided that includes a reinforcement material; a vibration resistant material attached to a first side of the reinforcement material; and a impact resistant material attached to a second side of the reinforcing member. ... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060179538 | Protective shin guard A protective guard for reducing injury to a shin of a person is provided. The protective guard includes an elastomeric substrate having a pocket disposed therein. A central core is carried by the pocket of the elastomeric substrate. The central core includes a plurality... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060150293 | Lower body garment with integral back support A garment comprising first and second lower leg portions each having a distal and a proximal end, each lower leg portion including an anchor disposed proximate the distal end thereof, a first keeper fixed to the first lower leg portion proximate the proximal end thereof... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20060130208 | Impact device and method An impact device and method for use in incapacitating an opponent. The device mounts on the lower part of the leg and is used by kicking the opponent with the impact device. A police version of the device has a rounded surface for exerting a measured blow on the opponen... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060107433 | Protective device An energy absorbing device suitable for wearing by humans, or for use in a prosthetic device or robot is provided. The device including support structures which may conform to the contours of limbs, and have the capability of being removeably attached to the limbs. Plat... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20060096000 | Protective gear Protective gear for a wearer's body such as the joint of a limb, that has an attachment system with few components, and integrated with the protective gear. The attachment system uses straps that can be adjusted by a wearer once during a first use and, after removal, re... | 05/11/2006 |
