Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120124716 | CLOTHING SUCH AS SHORTS Clothing such as shorts is capable of preventing seamlines between the left and right edges of a back body and the left and right edges of a front body respectively as well as the edges of back high-thigh-size portions of high-thigh size portions from adversely affectin... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120036614 | Apparel Incorporating Tensile Strands An article of apparel may include a waistband for extending around a waist of the wearer. The waistband may have a first layer and a second layer that lay adjacent to each other, and the waistband may have a plurality of strand segments located between the first layer a... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120030861 | GARMENT FOR AIDING IN WALKING OF PET A garment that includes a garment structure, a plurality of loop members, and first, second and third pocket assemblies. Each loop member is coupled to a waist portion of the garment structure and remains attached thereto in response to the application of a leash force ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120023643 | CLOTHING HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE AND REVERSIBLE SECTIONS A lower body garment such as shorts or pants are separable into two complementary halves, each including a decorative element. The garment can convert into two distinct and unique wearable garments. A lower body garment can also include independently reversible compleme... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120010582 | LOW-PROFILE WASHABLE GARMENTS FOR CAPTURING BODILY FLUIDS Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved garment for capturing bodily fluids. In particular, embodiments of the present invention provide a garment including a main garment body configured to be worn by a wearer and a capturing panel having a receiving s... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110219520 | "Ice-N-wear" & "heat-N-wear" biker shorts The new features that my invention consist of on biker shorts is a (7″/13″) inside support hip pocket that will allow a (4″/10″) ice or heat pack be inserted on the left or right hip inside the biker shorts, that will be fasten by a 4½″/⅝″ Velcro strap. W... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110209267 | TECHNICAL GARMENT A technical pant garment 10 having an inner short 11 and an outer short 12. The inner short 11 is formed to tightly fit a wearer of the garment 10 and the outer short 12 is connected to the inner short 11 to fit loosely a... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110190856 | Garment and Method for Treating Fatty Deposits on a Human Body A garment for treating white and brown fat areas on a human body employs a wearable garment with pockets for holding cooling inserts in positions to cool fat of a wearer. The pockets are configured at predetermined locations on a wearable garment adjacent to areas of th... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110167537 | PANTS WITH INVISIBLE QUICK ACCESS OPENING A pair of pants (1) having an invisible quick access opening (2) along a center seam (10) of the pants. The opening extends along the center seam between a right leg (5) and a left leg (6) of the pants. The opening can be opened or shu... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110131705 | GARMENT HAVING SUPPORT A garment including a body of fabric having a waistband and at least two seams that extend from the waistband and a support structure that is connected to the at least two seams and the waistband is provided. The support structure further includes a pocket and a tape co... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110088137 | Revesible Garment with Warming Side and Cooling Side A reversible garment with a warming side and a cooling side is comprised of a double knit fabric including a first face and a second face. The garment is reversible such that either face may be worn on the exterior of the garment. When the first side of the garment is w... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110078840 | APPAREL HAVING POCKETS PERMITTING ACCESS BENEATH APPAREL LAYER The clothes, apparel, or garment, whether it be pants, jeans, trousers, shorts, a skirt, a dress, a shirt, a hat, socks, sweatshirt, jacket, bikini, swim suit, bra, or any other possible item of clothing that has, or could have a pocket as part of the clothing, whereby ... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110041226 | COMPRESSION GIRDLE WITH HAMSTRING SUPPORT SYSTEM A compression sport pant compliments the pelvic region and legs and supports the hamstring muscles of a wearer. A neoprene liner in the back of a leg portion and in contact with the associated leg of the wearer holds natural body heat next to the wearer's skin. A stretc... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110009793 | Garment with Adjustable Compression An adjustable compression garment comprises a first fabric portion that is moveable relative to a second fabric portion. At least the first fabric portion is comprised of a stretchable material that provides a degree of compression to a human body. A fastening arrangeme... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100313336 | INTEGRATED DUTY GEAR SUPPORT TROUSERS A duty gear support trousers having a waist portion with a plurality of ergonomically shaped pads positioned within a hem around an interior surface of the waist portion and a plurality of vertically opening loops spaced around an exterior surface for removable placemen... | 12/16/2010 |
| 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 hous... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100269243 | PANT GARMENT HAVING AN OPENING FOR FEMALE URINATION Running shorts, active wear, pants, or another garment to be worn by a woman that allows urination while standing without removal or lowering of the garment. The garment has overlying flaps and may have a flap frame.... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100235964 | RIGHT-AND-LEFT-SEAM OPENING MEDICAL-PATIENT SHORTS AND METHODS OF USE A pair of medical-patient shorts that are opened entirely at the right and left outside seams, while allowing the rear, front, and crotch seams to remain intact, is disclosed. The shorts include the use of a stuttered series of hook-and-pile patches that largely define ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100205709 | ANTI-MICROBIAL COMPOUNDS USED IN GARMENTS FOR WATER BASED ACTIVITIES The invention includes compounds used to manufacture garments for use in water based activities that comprise a rubber, synthetic rubber, or neoprene compound. The compound comprises primarily polychloroprene or other suitable polymers and at least one metal of nanopart... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100166832 | Silver coated nylon fibers and associated methods of manufacture and use Silver coated nylon fibers are disclosed that can be used to make fabrics that are silver coated on one side of the fabric. Silver coated nylon fabrics provide an antimicrobial surface which remains on the surface and retains its antimicrobial characteristic until destr... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100125926 | Protective swimwear garment/undergarment This garment, undergarment and/or short is used as swimwear for any wearer from infant through adult, male or female. This garment, undergarment and/or short is used for but not limited to babies, children, adults, swimmers, beachgoers, sunbathers, surfers, bodyboarders... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100095433 | HOCKEY SHORT WITH INTEGRAL GARTER The present invention is a short member including garters that extend through sleeves positioned on the front of the short member. The integral jock support member may also include a pocket portion attached to a front portion of the short, which is configured to house a... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100088803 | DEVICES FOR USE DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY A garment to be positioned about one or more body portions of a person performing a physical activity comprises a garment region having a garment region elasticity and a training region having a training region elasticity, the garment region stretching a greater distanc... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100043123 | PANT FOR A HOCKEY PLAYER A pant for a hockey player. The pant comprises an inner pant and an outer shell releasably connected to a waist portion of the inner pant and wherein the inner pant has several protective pads, a pocket for receiving a cup for protecting the genital area of the player a... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100037369 | MUSCLE SUPPORT GARMENT AND METHOD A muscle support garment and method for applying compressive forces to muscles within a treatment area are disclosed. A band of stretchable wrap material is secured to the garment and is wound in an overlapping spiral manner on the inside of the garment, encircling the ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100031414 | Method and Device for Tending or Treating Body Tissue or for Shaping the Figure The invention concerns a method for tending human tissue, the method including the steps of having a body part of a person covered with watertight foil; having the body part wrapped in an elastic element, the elastic element enveloping the watertight foil, and the elast... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090320174 | Apparel With Reduced Friction Zones An article of apparel may include a base layer and a cover layer. The cover layer may be stitchlessly-secured to an exterior surface of the base layer and positioned to extend along a side area and from a pelvic region to a leg region of the base layer. A width of the c... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090300826 | Shorts for Male A shorts S for a male, the shorts having a front opening portion 100 where a pair of cloth members 4, 4′ are overlapped, the front opening portion being capable of forming an opening 101 allowing insertion of a penis P for urination. Of respective... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090270822 | Holder The present invention is a solution for continence problems. A supporting structure can be in the form of a modified jock strap or biker's shorts. It includes a male version (bag) and a unisex version (wicking pad). The male model can do alright with gravity alone. The ... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090210996 | LOWER GARMENT ASSEMBLY WITH SUSPENDER DEVICE A lower garment assembly includes a lower garment, a suspender device for suspending the lower garment, and attachment elements provided on an inner surface of the lower garment in alignment with a crotch section of the lower garment. The suspender device includes a wai... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090144873 | 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 eit... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090049576 | Clothing such as shorts or bathing suit Continuousness and stability of an effect of preventing hip hemlines from rising in walking or a crouching posture are improved. A clothing has: a front body 11 and back body 12 which are stretchable; and a gusset 13 which is disposed between an inn... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090038046 | Water Shorts Incorporating A Stretch Textile An article of apparel, which may be a pair of water shorts, includes a first textile and a second textile. The first textile forms a majority of an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface of the apparel, and the first textile exhibits at least thirty percent s... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090031477 | Transformable Womens' Trousers Transformable womens' trousers which, comprised of an upper part with means to fasten a belt around a user's waist, and having a zipper on its lower hem region with which to join other parts corresponding to the trouser legs, with side zippers that allow its extension i... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090007314 | SHORTS COMPRISING A WAISTBAND WITH A SELF-GRIPPING STRIP Shorts comprising a rear face and a front face (10, 12) having a fly (18). The shorts further include a waistband (20) integral with the front and rear faces, the waistband extending between first and second ends (20a, 20b | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080271226 | Garments in Order to Lift the Buttocks The invention relates to a garment which is intended for the lower part of the body, such as trousers or shorts that are fitted to the waist or hip, which lifts the user's gluteal region in order to improve the appearance thereof while simultaneously providing a high de... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080263742 | Lower body garments with secured tunnel pocket system The invention provides a lower body garment comprising an interior layer comprising an elastic material to be worn around a wearer's leg, an outer shell, and a tunnel pocket system positioned between the outer shell and interior layer. The tunnel pocket system defines a... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080216212 | Carpenter pants A work garment including a waist portion having a predetermined plurality of belt loops. A pants panel portion having a right leg portion and a left leg portion is attached to such waist portion for covering a predetermined portion of such wearer. There is a plurality o... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080209610 | Player's Outfit The invention relates to a player's outfit for teams playing ball games, especially soccer, rugby, handball, or basketball. Said outfit comprises a top part and shorts, the top part and the shorts being embodied as a single piece. In order to obtain an increased level o... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080201830 | ARTICLE OF CLOTHING WITH EFFECTS OF BACK PAIN EXERCISE An article of clothing has a main body formed of high-tightness, main-body knitting fabric made of power net. The article of clothing includes front and back support pieces disposed around the waist and having no elasticity in a longitudinal direction thereof. The front... | 08/28/2008 |
