Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20120030864 | POCKET SYSTEMS FOR GARMENTS A pocket system for an athletic garment according to embodiments of the present invention includes a center pocket and first and second pockets each having an outer, inner, top, and bottom edge. The top edges are open, while the inner, outer, and bottom edges are closed... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110277220 | L n B Personal Pocket The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modific... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110203033 | Retractable Pocket Security Device Facilitating Attachable Utility Pockets Retractable Pocket Security Device for pockets to retain the contents against loss or unauthorized removal. The device consists of a vertical pocket covered by a fabric flap affixed to button/snap/Velcro which covers said pocket when engaged in front position (security ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110056001 | POCKET FLAP A selectively attachable/detachable pocket flap includes a base member and a flap member. Respectively straight edges of the base and flap members are joined together to establish a hinge line so the members can each be rotated about the hinge line to establish a potent... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110030126 | GARMENT POCKET FOR CARRYING AN OBJECT IN A CONCEALED STATE A garment pocket configured to carry, in a concealed and readily-accessible state, a handgun or other object is disclosed. The garment pocket has a receiving zone where the handgun or other object can be carried. The relative position of the receiving zone can be adjust... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110016615 | Pockex-pockets with physical and radio frequency security A pocket or pouch that can be securely attached to the inside of an outer garment that will provide physical and RFID security for documents such as passports and credit cards that are increasingly using active RFID, that also will be user friendly and comfortable for t... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100313324 | COVERALL CONVENIENT TO ACT A coverall is convenient for a worker to act, and can be easily distinguished at night, with a convenience for a worker in doing a job. The coverall includes an upper clothes part, waist part and lower clothes part. The coverall has a shape wrapping an upper body of wor... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100242147 | GARMENT FOR PERSONAL AIR-CONDITIONING An item of clothing for personal air-conditioning which has at least one three-dimensional air-flow guiding structure. The air-flow guiding structure is an air-impermeable woven spacing fabric. At least one pocket exists to accommodate an air-pumping device. The pocket ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100175168 | REMOVABLE POCKET OVERLAYS, POCKET DESIGNS, FABRIC OVERLAYS AND USES THEREOF Removable fashion overlays for clothing are described herein that comprise: a) at least one piece of fabric overlay material; and b) at least one coupling apparatus, wherein the fabric overlay material is designed to be applied to a piece of clothing using the at least ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100083422 | GARMENT WITH REMOVABLE POCKET A garment in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a removable and replaceable pocket with a unique design that can be removed and replaced with a pocket of a different design.... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100077530 | DETACHABLE TRAVEL POCKET An upper garment includes a generally tubular panel having first and second opposite openings along a longitudinal axis of the garment and covering at least a waist section of a wearer s body. The panel is adapted to be tuck into a lower garment worn, at least along a w... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100071110 | WRAP AROUND GARMENT WITH POCKETS In an embodiment, a garment with pockets may be provided for wearing around the waist when additional carrying space is needed. In some embodiments, the garment may be shaped similar to a long sleeve shirt, sweater, or the like, and may be tied around the waist. In some... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100044249 | Apparel item and method of making and using same A novelty apparel item generally includes a perspiration barrier having a moisture resistant, skin compatible adhesive on one of its surface areas that facilitates attaching the pocket construction to a desired skin area of a user and a water resistant adhesive on oppos... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100000003 | UPPER GARMENT WITH POCKETS An upper garment with a travel pocket includes a panel covering a part of a wearer's body and a first pocket positioned on the panel generally below a waist line of the wearer. The first pocket is accessible to the wearer from a first top side of the first pocket, where... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090320183 | Pocket adapted for music players A breast pocket adapted for use with a music player to be worn with shirts or jackets on the breast side of a shirt or jacket. The shirt pocket is a layer of fabric with a shirt orifice. The shirt orifice is sized to approximate the operational surface of a music player... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090282600 | MULTI-POCKET SYSTEM FOR PANTS A multi-pocket assembly attachable to a garment and more particularly to a multipocket system for pants that allows easy access even when a user is in a seated position. One embodiment provides has a first pocket structure having an interior access opening with means fo... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090158502 | GARMENT WITH REMOVABLE PANEL FOR FORMING A POCKET A garment is provided with a removable pocket formed by a removable panel. The removable panel has at least a portion of its outer perimeter folded about itself, and an upper edge and a lower edge extending from the upper edge. A first coupling mechanism extends continu... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090158500 | Cuff for storing object around wrist A method of making a cuff by obtaining a piece of flexible material in the shape of a rectangle having first and second longitudinal edges, front and back faces, and first and second latitudinal edges; folding over the first and second latitudinal edges to meet the para... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090094725 | Clothing for Use With Personal Electronic Listening Devices An article of clothing for supporting a personal electronic listening device comprised of: at least one pocket on the clothing, each pocket having at least one pocket aperture to allow an earpiece cord of the personal electronic listening device to pass from inside the ... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090055996 | I-Pocket A pocket made of a cloth/water resistant/water proof material that may be attached via the accompanying fastening system (i.e. hook and loop, iron on, etc.) anywhere and to any surface a person desires. The pocket may be affixed or portable at a person's discretion. It ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090031468 | Reversible Sweatshirt with Secure Pocket Slot and Secure Interior Pocket Pouch and Method for Embroidering Same Reversible sweatshirt has a pair of contiguous configurations, each of which may have distinct coloration and distinct embroidery and a secure pocket slot, the application of such embroidery is facilitated through a secure pocket slot having a secure interior pocket pou... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090025117 | GARMENT POCKET FOR CARRYING AN OBJECT IN A CONCEALED STATE A pocket for a garment is disclosed. The pocket comprises a first layer and a second layer, which is attached to the first layer to form a partially enclosed space. The partially enclosed space comprises a region defined by (1) a first line corresponding substantially t... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080289082 | Clothing Garments with Removable Pockets or Pocket Panels Clothing garments having detachable, interchangeable pocket panels or pockets are disclosed. The pocket panels or pockets can have a variety of different designs and/or color schemes. The pocket panels or pockets may be removably attached to one or more pocket regions o... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080222780 | Dual hip cell phone and CD player pocket The nature of this invention is a pocket for a cell phone/s or portable CD player that fits snug against the hip, has a secure closure and is quickly accessible. Loss or breakage of the delicate plastic clip that hold the cell phones in place will not occur. Millions of... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080196147 | Mascot Storage Type Shorts The present invention provides mascot type storage shorts that are compact at time of carrying, enable sanitary storage, and have excellent fashionability. The present invention is configured such that a mascot-shaped body (3) is sewed or otherwise attached to an... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080163443 | Fabric rectangle with pendent compartment and carrier made therefrom A pocket pendent from a rectangular fabric such as a towel provides means for storage of small objects, such as soap. The rectangle with the pendent pocket may also have side closure means on the rectangle so placed that a carrier can be formed from said rectangle and t... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080163407 | HAT ASSEMBLY A hat assembly which includes a hat dimensioned to be worn on a person's head. A container having a pocket dimensioned to receive personal items, such as keys or credit cards, is detachably secured to the hat.... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20070271684 | Detachable clip-on waistband extender A clip-on waistband extender for engaging an eye slot member and a waistband hook member of a garment to increase a fastened distance between the eye slot member and the waistband hook member of a waistband section of the garment to provide comfort to the wearer. The cl... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20050125880 | Self-opening vent or pocket An article with a flexible substrate has a pocket or vent opening with a resealable closure such as a zipper, snaps, or hook and loop fasteners, which is operable between a closed position, in which the opening in the substrate is closed, and an open position, in which ... | 06/16/2005 |
