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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363660 | Work glove having handling tool This patent discloses a work glove to retrieve, manipulate, and hold small metal articles. The work glove may include a palm protector, a thumb cover, an index cover, a middle cover, a ring cover, and a pinky cover. Each cover may allow a portion of the thumb and th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341962 | Less irritant or inflammatory glove and method for producing the same Provided is a less irritant or inflammatory glove in which irritation and inflammation are to be reduced when using the glove made from latex, nitrile, PVC, or the like in the field of medicine, physical and chemical research, industry, or the like by utilizing anti... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329442 | Elastomeric gloves having improved donnability An elastomeric glove that contains a donning layer containing waterborne polyurethane and a lubricant formed from a silicone emulsion is provided. It has discovered that the application of a waterborne polyurethane donning layer and silicone emulsion lubricant to th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7310825 | Garment element with an access opening In a garment element, for example a cuff for a sleeve, an access opening is defined between an overlap section extending between two attachment sections, the overlap section being formed of interleaving fabric ends suitably stiffened to provide a self-sealing functi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290291 | Mitt An improved mitt for cold weather use is configured to provide a variety of modes of wear. The mitt is convertible between a fully closed position for covering the hand and fingers and open positions for exposure of the thumb and/or finger(s) or the entire hand. An ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278170 | Glove apparatus and method A glove apparatus having a front shell for fielding a ball and a back shell joined to the front shell. The front and back shells cooperate to define a finger region, a heel region, and a thumb region. The ball glove provides more comfort and control than previous gl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7234170 | Heat/cold resistant protective hand covering An ambidextrous protective hand covering monolithically formed from a heat/cold resistant flexible silicone material, the opposing interior and exterior surfaces of which each include a plurality of integrally-formed raised nodules that are positionally off-set rela... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229346 | Finger-mounted tool device A finger-mounted tool device includes a finger-gripping sleeve formed of a hollow body tube and an abrading member. The hollow body tube is formed of a spirally wrapped progression of a spring material to provide an expanding and gripping nature and is bi-directiona... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225474 | Two sided work glove A two sided work glove assembled by the stitched union of several patterned pieces including a thumb enclosure piece or pieces, a middle fingers piece and a palm portion. The glove may include a cuff. The glove is easily adapted for different specific uses by the ad... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210171 | Cleaning glove A cleaning glove includes a waterproof glove having at least one finger stall and a thumb stall, a mounting plate attached to the thumb stall, an artificial thumbnail connected to the mounting plate, a first scouring surface positioned on a thumbward side and an out... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207894 | Golf club gripping aid and method of use thereof A golf grip, device and method are described to hold a golf club shaft in a manner to avoid pinching the golf club shaft between the fingers and the thumb of the dominant hand. A device of the present invention, in one form, is a golf glove which includes a joining ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191472 | Cold proof glove and glove provided wear A cold proof glove characterized in that a receiving bag portion is provided in a hand back portion of a glove member, a mitten type cover member for covering substantially all of the glove member from its finger tip to its bottom portion is arranged and received in... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7159246 | Glove with high tactile portion A protective glove configured to cover the hand of the user is provided. The glove includes a first portion that is configured for tightly fitting on at least a portion of the hand of the user. A second portion is contiguous with the first portion and is also config... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7047671 | Disposable shoe insert A disposable shoe insert having a soft, durable, resilient, absorbent and “high coefficient of friction” surface in contact with the human foot is provided. The material in contact with the foot comprises of a nonwoven material that has a static of dynamic coeff... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048884 | Production of gloves and other articles of flexible polymer material A process for producing an article in a flexible foamed polymer material, including treating a former with a coagulant; dipping the treated former in a latex foam mixture to form a layer of the mixture on the former that includes air cells; curing the layer to gel t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041367 | Glove having improved donning characteristics An elastomeric article includes a substrate body formed from an elastomeric material. The substrate body has a first surface, and a donning layer overlying at least a portion of the first surface. The donning layer is formed from a modified vinyl acetate polymer. | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013486 | Ball glove formed with abrasion resistant material A ball glove including a front glove portion, a back glove portion, at least one abrasion resistant segment, and a webbing. The back glove portion is coupled to the front glove portion to define a hand cavity and to form first, second, third and fourth finger stalls... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993793 | Grasping-enhanced industrial glove A grasping-enhanced industrial glove comprises an inner cotton layer having a finger portion; a sheet of net layer being seamed to the finger portion; the net layer being adhered with thick rubber material by placing the inner cotton layer in a hand mold and soaking... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6931665 | Vapor permeable retroreflective garment The disclosure describes vapor permeable retroreflective material for use on protective garments. The material may be formed in a non-continuous pattern that provides a high-level of retroreflective brightness, yet also provides adequate permeability to prevent expo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912731 | Non-slip glove A non-slip glove for all types of weather is disclosed where emory cloth is employed as an exterior friction material to prevent and substantially eliminate slipping from the surface of a moving object as well as handles of golf clubs and baseball bats. The glove ha... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912732 | Composite glove structure A rappeller's glove, that is adapted to be used as a pair on both hands of a person who is rappelling. The rappeller's glove is made up of a portion of film form material that covers the user's palm; digit portions extending outwardly from the palm portion, and pref... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904615 | Method for defining a frictional interface A friction control article including a backing layer having a first surface with an array of at least 100 upstanding stems per square inch and a second surface. At least a portion of the upstanding stems is an elastomeric material and the stems have an aspect ratio ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6874165 | Modified NBR gloves A glove formed by a formulation of nitrile butadiene rubber latex material added therein with a thickening agent of carboxymethyl cellulose in latex material for making a NBR glove having a tensile strength of 18˜30 Mpa (2,611˜4,351 psi) as measured according to A... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6845519 | High breathability cyclist hand glove A high-breathability hand glove for use over a bicycle handlebar by a cyclist, said glove including an exposed perforated palm area (12) and a few cushioning pads (16, 18) surrounding said palm area, said cushioning pads (16, 18) being closedly ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6745403 | Glove with improved grip A glove comprising a palm; a thumb; at least one finger; and a plurality of suction devices attached to the palm, at least one finger, or both the palm and at least one finger, where said suction devices have a Shore A durometer of from about 20 to about 90. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6675392 | Grip-enhancing glove The control-enhancing material of the present invention includes a plurality of recesses, such as suction cups, positioned on the palm portion of the bowling glove. The areas covered by the control-enhancing material include the underside of the index fin... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6591427 | Protective garment and process for its production A protective garment such as a glove is knitted from a yarn comprising a heat-resistant core and a core covering comprising a carbon based yarn. The knitted garment is treated (e.g. by heating) to at least partially decompose the carbon based yarn to form... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6526593 | Glove with improved grip A glove comprising a palm; a thumb; at least one finger; and a plurality of suction devices attached to the palm, at least one finger, or both the palm and at least one finger, where said suction devices have a Shore A durometer of from about 20 to about ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6460191 | Sticky paws An over-sized, adhesive decorative paw-shaped animal hair removal glove, which has greater manipulability, control and a greater cleaning coverage area as its over-sized design provides space within the glove not only for the thumb but, also for partial f... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6427248 | Grip-enhancing glove The control-enhancing material of the present invention includes a plurality of recesses, such as suction cups, positioned on the palm portion of the bowling glove. The areas covered by the control-enhancing material include the underside of the index fin... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6415446 | Protective glove A protective glove comprising a first portion for covering the palm-side of a wearer's hand and a second portion that is attached to the first portion and which covers the back side of the wearer's hand. The first portion is comprised of a single, seamles... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6397394 | Tool gripping assembly A tool gripping assembly for making it easier and more comfortable for a user to hold a tool especially a dangerous tool such as a welding torch. The tool gripping assembly includes a glove having a wrist portion and a hand portion including a thumb membe... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6395656 | Protective glove with multiple layer construction A multi-layer protective glove fabric comprises a base cloth layer, a second stretchable cloth layer overlying the base layer, a third latex layer coated on the base layer and a fourth wax layer over the third latex layer to prevent the latex coating laye... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6378137 | Powder-free medical gloves A powder free medical glove having an outer side a silicon treated surface and the inside of cross linked coagulated glove bonded with a layer formed of an anti-blocking composition. The anti-blocking composition comprises of a polymer or copolymer mixed ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374417 | Food handling glove A glove structure is fittable to the hand of a user, and includes an outer surface of which presents a series of tiny protrusions, or teeth, on the fingers and palm area of suitable profile to hold a piece of meat or other cooked food product in place, pa... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6301715 | Glove for pilots A glove is provide having a first piece of material for covering a front of a hand and a second piece of material for covering a back of a hand. The first piece of material is formed in the shape of a hand having fingers and extends more than half way aro... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6254947 | Flexible plastic articles bearing polymeric slip coatings and having raised/recessed roughness on their surfaces The invention relates to an article, in particular a glove, a condom, or the like, which is comprised of a flexible rubber and/or plastic, is embodied having at least one section of the surface intended contact or rest against human skin, which article is... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6192543 | Cleaning mitt apparatus A cleaning mitt that provides a mild cleaning surface and a more abrasive cleaning surface. Water-absorbent material is preferably provided with these surfaces to hold water and cleanser during use. The mitt is particularly well suited for cleaning automo... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6143416 | Polyurethane thin-walled articles with a rough surface, and method of producing the same A method of forming a thin-walled article, namely a surgeon's glove, having an outer grip coating of a first elastomer on a high modulus polyurethane substrate, wherein the outer coating has a rough surface to provide surface grip and the polyurethane sub... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6126671 | Grasping devices and articles Grasping devices and articles exhibit enhanced gripping or holding power to a variety of surfaces, including surfaces that are slippery or otherwise difficult to hold. The invention involves in some aspects the discovery and use of gripping materials that... | 10/03/2000 |
