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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5752279 | Goalkeeper's glove with finger tip cap(s) A goalkeeper's glove, including inner and upper portions having respectively four inner and upper finger regions and inner and upper hand regions, each upper finger region being connected with a respective inner finger region along their lateral edges, wi... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5745919 | Cut-resistant protective glove with leather sheath A protective glove comprising a cut-resistant glove and a grip enhancing sheath affixed to the cut-resistant glove. The sheath is preferably made of leather and is symmetrical providing a gripping surface that overlies substantially similar portions of a ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5742936 | Tight-fitting garment, notably for sportswear such as diving suits The disclosure is related to tight-fitting garments. It can be applied especially to diving suits as well as to riding boots and dish washing gloves. More generally, the disclosure can be applied to all types of garments whose tight-fit makes it difficult... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5740554 | Device for sanitary tampon removal and disposal This invention comprises a mitten device for sanitarily removing a tampon from a body cavity of an individual and thereafter disposing of the tampon through the solid waste system as opposed to the plumbing system. The mitten is adapted to fit over a hand... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5729831 | Protective glove A protective glove is made of fabric of interwoven metal rings. The metal rings are interwoven in such a way that the fabric is substantially more flexible, without forming folds, in a longitudinal direction (L) than in a perpendicular direction thereto. ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5727257 | Goalkeeper's glove for trapping football A goalkeeper's glove includes a trapping protrusion formed on an inside or palm cover of the glove having a plurality of arcuate extensions gradationally and concentrically formed on the glove adjacent to a palm center of the glove for efficiently catchin... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5720048 | Canine toothbrush in glove form A full glove of water-proof material such as rubber includes a thumb, index and long finger having short firm bristles on the exterior, for brushing canine teeth.... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5720046 | Articles of humanwear merchandise having magnetic structure for producing magnetic healing effects Humanwear merchandise is provided in the form of torso-worn garments, headgear and gear for body appendages. The merchandise includes magnetic structure that corresponds to acupressure points on the human torso, head and body appendages for effecting ther... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5720047 | Sports glove, in particular a goalie glove A sports glove, in particular a goalie glove, of which the outside of the palm material preferably is composed of a foamed latex on a textile support material. Additional impact-damping padding is mounted on the inside of the palm material facing the surf... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5711032 | Locking apparatus for a draw cord A locking apparatus for a cord comprises a sleeve member having a first axial end, a second axial end and a tubular surface therebetween. The first axial end is closed by a disc-shaped member having a first diameter. The tubular surface has an outer surfa... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5711027 | Hand and finger shield A hand and finger shield includes a front wall and a rear wall spaced therefrom between which the fingers of a hand may be inserted. The front and rear wall are interconnected by a bottom wall. At least one intermediate wall extends upwardly from the bott... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5704670 | Glove bag A glove bag includes a glove portion, an enlarged cuff portion, and a sealing strip arranged on an open rear end of the cuff portion. To use, the bag is worn over a hand, and the hand is used to pick up an article. The glove portion provides complete free... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5697104 | Padded glove A padded glove is constructed from pattern pieces, the pattern pieces comprising a back trank having a Standard Dress cut finger section and a Gunn cut section; a palm trank having a Standard Dress cut finger section, a Gunn cut palm section and a wing th... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5697103 | Therapeutic glove A therapeutic glove for exercising the fingers of a hand includes a glove body having finger and thumb portions each with a tip, an anchor rod for each finger and thumb portion, an elastic resistance band extending along the back of each finger and thumb ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5689976 | Reinforced glove and method for forming the same A knitted glove including a thumb and a body, a crotch defined between the thumb and the body, and a thickened knitted portion along at least a portion of the crotch. The present invention is further directed to a method and apparatus for forming such a k... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5691069 | Acrylic emulsion coatings for rubber articles There are provided powder-free polymer coated rubber articles in which at least one surface of the rubber article is coated with a non-tacky acrylic based emulsion copolymer formed by polymerization of at least one low surface energy monomer, at least one... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5685014 | Individual protective gear to guard an upper limb against mechanical risks A knitted individual protective gear such as, a glove, muff or mitt for example, to guard an upper limb against mechanical risks, particularly cutting and/or abrasion, is characterized in that, the yarn (2) of high physical resistance with which the individual... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5682610 | Two-handed receptacle A two-handed glove receptacle for enclosing the left hand of one person and the right hand of another to permit contact of the hands within a common compartment. The receptacle preferably takes the form of a pair of mittens joined together at an opening p... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5680654 | Smoker's glove A glove capable of selectively covering and exposing at least a tip portion of a wearer's first and second fingers while the glove is being worn by the wearer. The first and second fingers of the glove are each provided with a slit through which a wearer'... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5678248 | Mitten with finger breakout A sportsman's mitten which has a flexible hand enclosing glove member that is adapted to enclose and confine a human hand therein in a non-extended closed configuration. An outer-most distal end of the mitten enclosure is slit open to provide an opening f... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5675839 | Push hand covering with removal assist A hand covering for protecting a wheelchair user's hand while engaging a wheel of the chair to rotate or stop the rotation of the wheel. The hand covering is provided with tabs, on the back of the finger portions, under which fingers of the user's other h... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5673435 | Cleaning glove A cleaning glove specifically adaptable for bathing infants is made up of a single layer of fine terry cloth material to define the palmar, back, finger and thumb portions together with an elastic cuff joined to said palmar and back portions to define a w... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5670263 | Treatment of rubber articles Rubber articles e.g. rubber latex gloves have an adherent anti-tack coating comprising a mixture of a) a carboxylated synthetic rubber latex having a minimum film forming temperature (MFFT) of 10° C. or above, with b) a latex polymer having an MFFT below... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5666667 | Grip control glove for a handgun A grip control glove (10) for a handgun (12) comprising a covering (14) for a hand (16) of a person. The covering (14) has a pocket (18) therein, so that a middle finger (20), ring finger (22) and pinkie (24) of the hand (16) are bent back to grasp a hand... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5664260 | Glove and method of making the same An improved glove and method of making same whereby the palm portion has only one continuous seam reconnecting the palmar area after its reduction in dimensions to eliminate wrinkling or bunching thereat as well as connecting the unconnected side between ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5659899 | Method of using a glove to operate a slot machine A slot machine glove is disclosed, which is adapted for use on the hand of a slot machine player. The glove has a front glove portion for covering the palm and the palm side of each digit. The front glove portion is also for extending around the end surfa... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5642527 | Glove sander A glove sander including a glove that has a top section and a palm section. The top section is formed of a flexible fabric that has an abrasive layer and an outer layer, an inner layer, and a lining therebetween. The palm section of the glove is formed of... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5634212 | Double bag mitten for extreme cold temperatures A mitten for maintaining hand warmth in extreme temperature is described as well as a method for manufacturing the mitten without the necessity for molding. The mitten comprises a hand shaped upper outer shell comprising a cuff region and a finger region ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5625900 | High grip glove A glove especially useful in skiing, snowmobiling, and the like with a silicone elastomeric polymer coating that is soft and tacky on at least the palm area of the glove.... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5604933 | Hand and wrist restraint for a patient A hand and wrist restraint for a patient comprising: a glove having an inboard end and an outboard and a central extent positionable over the palm and back of the hand, the glove having a forward extent formed with elongated finger portions having opening... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5598584 | Designer fingernail gloves A designer fingernail glove is provided and consists of a palm portion for covering a palm of a hand of a wearer. A plurality of finger stalls communicate with the palm portion for covering the fingers of the hand. The finger stalls have top openings at t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5575008 | Martial arts training glove A martial arts training glove that provides protection of the trainee's hand from possible hurt during hand strike exercises, including a glove body, wherein the finger and thumb receptacles are truncated. The glove body is provided with one or more seale... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5566405 | Method of manufacturing a hand covering A method for manufacturing an improved hand covering is provided which is defined by mating first and second hand shaped portions seamed one to each other to form a complete hand covering. The hand covering defines at least one finger stall, a thumb stall... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5560044 | Hand covering An improved hand covering is provided which is defined by mating first and second hand shaped portions seamed one to each other to form a complete hand covering. Permanent vertical folds are formed in the hand covering. The vertical folds are oriented par... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5545451 | Flexible rubber article and method of making A multi-layer flexible article includes a first layer of natural rubber, a second layer of natural rubber, polyurethane, poly(acrylamide/acrylic acid) and polyethylene oxide and a third layer of acrylic copolymer and fluorocarbon telomer resin. The articl... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5517693 | Hand covering with palm slot A glove is provided having a slot in a palmar region disposed over a wearer's palm with edges that may be selectively joined to close the slot or parted to open the slot. The slot has a generally L-shaped course extending from a proximal end of the palmar... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5515547 | Mitten-glove combination for the hands A mitten-glove combination for the hands. The palm portion is a full functioning glove, while the back portion serves as a full featured mitten. Web portions are located between the fingers in order to separate the fingers and allow for lateral movement. ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5507043 | Device for shaping and retention of hand coverings A device made of thin, flat, flexible material for shaping various sheet materials into coverings for the human hand. A strap long enough to encircle the smallest circumference of the wrist has means for adjustably fastening its opposite ends. Extending o... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5500956 | Basketball glove An athletic glove especially adapted for handling a basketball includes a palm layer and a top layer sewn together at their lateral edges to provide a substantially partially thumbless, fingertipless, wristless, four fingered glove body construction havin... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5498472 | Non-laminated differential wind barrier fabrics and garments A wind blocking hand covering including a back portion of the hand covering formed of a sandwich of three layers of material joined by binding the three layers to each other along at least one seam. The first layer being an outer fleece layer, the second ... | 03/12/1996 |
