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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142256 | Breast saver: an ergonomic dynamic bra with combo cups An ergonomically constructed dynamic bra includes smart combo cups designed with multilayered materials, a modern neckline silhouette, supporting armhole and a cut-out tear drop area to achieve a soft and quiet bust point. A sling is built into the cup for breast su... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128456 | Molded breast cup and a brassiere incorporating such a breast cup The invention includes a molded breast cup comprising an outer panel which includes an outer fabric layer and an inner panel including an inner fabric layer to be worn against a wearer's skin. A middle layer is disposed between the outer panel and the inner panel. T... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113908 | Stiffened brassiere A stiffened brassiere having two layers of fabric between which a stiffening element is inserted. The two layers of fabric are joined together by adhesive bonding and are then shaped to form the cups and the side bands of the brassiere. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8057278 | Wire-free brassiere A lightweight, substantially unpadded, comfortable, push-in, wire-free bra has, when worn by a female wearer, a front including a pair of cups. Each cup defines upper inner and outer portions, lower inner and outer portions, a top, and a bottom, and is configured an... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038505 | Brassiere cup and pad structure A brassiere cup and pad structure is revealed. The brassiere cup and pad structure consists of two outer linings made from polypropylene and an inner padding made from the same material-polypropylene. By the polypropylene with low melting point, the dye degradation ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7988526 | Modesty foam pad and brassiere made A pad for a brassiere having a foam layer; a liner layer and a shaped cover positioned between the foam layer and the liner layer is provided. The shaped cover is positioned between the foam layer and the liner layer to provide enhanced coverage to the brassiere. A ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7967658 | Brassiere having double layer side panels A brassiere is provided with a front piece incorporating two breast cups and with two side pieces extending around the upper body of an individual wearing the brassiere, the first ends of which are fastened to the front piece at the sides and the second ends of whic... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963822 | Brassiere with reinforced edges A brassiere is provided having a front piece incorporating two breast cups and with two side pieces extending around the upper body of an individual wearing the brassiere, which side pieces can be connected to one another in a back closure and with two shoulder stra... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959487 | Brassiere A brassiere is provided with a front piece forming the breast cups and with two side pieces extending around the upper body of an individual wearing the brassiere and which can be connected in the back area of the wearer. Shoulder straps extend from the breast cups ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7922560 | Brassiere cup and brassiere for women having unevenly sized breasts A brassiere cup, and a brassiere incorporating the brassiere cups, are provided. The brassiere cup includes an outer fabric layer, an inner fabric layer, and a first, inner layer of foam material positioned between the outer and inner fabric layers. The cup has a lo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7887389 | Support pad for an undergarment The present invention is directed to a support pad for an undergarment. The support pad may be formed by placing a layer of support material between an outer layer and an inner layer. Both the outer layer and the inner layer may include a foam portion and a cover li... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7862401 | Moulded textile lingerie item, particularly a bra with support region made from silicone An article made of elastic textile material comprising at least one zone intended to be shaped by thermal molding is provided. The at least one zone has at least over one part a support region in which the textile material is coated, prior to thermal molding, with a... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7846005 | Molded non-woven fabrics and methods of molding Methods of molding a non-woven fabric are provided. The methods include selecting a non-woven fabric having a web of randomly disbursed fibers, compressing the non-woven fabric between a top mold and a bottom mold, and maintaining the non-woven fabric between the to... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7833083 | Bra and/or bra pad for providing the appearance of symmetry to asymmetrical breasts A breast covering garment apparatus having a first breast cup and a second breast cup. The first and second breast cups may have (i) an inner shell having a concave shape selected from a number of available cup sizes and (ii) an outer shell having a convex shape sel... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833082 | Brassiere A brassiere has two cups of fabric connected to each other and two side bands, which extend from the cups and are suitable for connecting to each other. Reinforcing portion has at least one layer of chemical material suitable for being applied along at least an edge... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7815488 | Brassiere cup and brassiere made therefrom A brassiere cup, and brassiere formed therefrom, is provided, having an outer layer, an inner layer, a moldable foam layer positioned between the outer layer and the inner layer, and a concealing layer positioned between the inner layer and the moldable foam layer. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7815487 | Spot fused foam cup A pad for a brassiere has a first layer; a second layer; and an intermediate layer between the first layer and the second layer. The first layer, the second layer and the intermediate layer are connected at predetermined locations to form a first plurality of depres... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7727048 | Modesty foam pad and brassiere made A pad for a brassiere having a foam layer; a liner layer and a shaped cover positioned between the foam layer and the liner layer is provided. The shaped cover is positioned between the foam layer and the liner layer to provide enhanced coverage to the brassiere. A ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722432 | Method for molding lofted material with decorative support panel and garment made A method for making a garment having a lofted assembly having an outer support layer and garment so produced are provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a support fabric on a lofted material; sewing the support fabric to the lofted material to form a ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7666059 | Method for molding lofted material with laminated support layer and garment made A method for molding a lofted assembly having a lofted material and a laminated nylon support material the garment produced are provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a support fabric on a lofted material; laminating the support fabric to the lofted ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7604526 | Brassiere with under breast support A brassiere cup assembly defining two breast cups, a bridge between the two breast cups, and for each of the two breast cups a flange extending from at least part of a lower peripheral edge of the breast cup. The brassiere cup assembly comprises at least two plies o... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7563152 | Brassiere A molded and seamless brassiere includes interior and exterior brassiere panels, each of at least one ply of a moldable material. At least one of the plies of the exterior panel is contiguous with at least one of the plies of the interior panel. The panels are affix... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556553 | Method for molding lofted material with laminated support layer and decorative panel and garment made A method for making a garment having a lofted assembly having an inner laminated support fabric and an outer panel and the garment produced are provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a support fabric on a lofted material; laminating the support fabri... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7458877 | Structure of bra made by means of hot-press shaping and method for hot-pressing to shape a bra A bra includes a pair of foam cups, and outer and inner layers each having two cup-shaped portions and rear pieces; each of the outer and the inner layers includes a piece of elastic cloth, and a thin foam layer joined to the elastic cloth by hot pressing; the pair ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7442110 | Brassiere, brassiere components, and materials for use thereof A breathable and moisture permeable bra that is stylish, provides adequate support and is comfortable to wear is provided. Materials, such as wicking materials, for use in the bra, as well as other active wear, are also provided. The brassiere may include breast-sup... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435156 | Reversible brassiere A reversible bra that includes two breast cups. Each breast cup includes a first side outermost layer and a second side outermost layer. Between the two outermost layers there is captured an underwire assembly that extends along or adjacent at least part of the lowe... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435154 | Laminated brassiere wing A brassiere is made by attaching prefabricated wings provided with back closures to front parts of the brassiere. The wings are laminated with at least two layers of fabric and may have cushion layers between the fabric layers, without stitched seams. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429205 | Bra cup support structure A bra cup support structure for supporting and uplifting users' breast with comfort. The bra cup support structure comprises an exterior layer, a holder, and an interior layer, wherein the exterior and interior layers are made of fabric and foam. The holder is made ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7407427 | Brassiere A brassiere which comprises two molded and seamless breast cups and at least one chest band to hold the bra to a user of the brassiere, wherein the chest band includes as least one panel of material which is affixed to one or both of the breast cups and the panel of... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7390239 | Three-dimension bra cup support structure The present invention is to provide a three-dimension bra cup support structure comprising at least two fabric layers, at least two nonwoven layers and at least one foam layer. The layers are sandwiched with gel and thermal-pressing to constitute the support structu... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7347229 | Tubular fabric and method of making the same A tubular fabric receives an underwire in a garment such as a bra. The tubular fabric is formed by arranging a fusible yarn, such as Grilon®, and melting said yarn to form a barrier, which exhibits excellent resistance to penetration by underwires. Preferably the f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311583 | Breast pad construction for a garment A method of manufacturing a breast-covering garment pad having a thicker summit area, as well as the pad itself, includes holding a sheet of resilient and formable material of uniform thickness, such as thermoplastic foam, and forming the sheet to have a graduated t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309276 | Wireless support for brassiere The invention is directed to a wireless support system for a brassiere. The wireless support system comprises at least one centerfront support and two sideback supports which are composed of a material such as a polyester film. The two sideback supports may be attac... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278899 | Adhesive enhancing support bra An adhesive bra element comprising a support member having an outer surface and an inner surface, and comprising at least one of a foam and a gel, an adhesive layer disposed over a substantial area of the inner surface of the support member, wherein the bra element ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252573 | Brassiere frame A frame for maintaining the shape of a brassiere during drying and storage includes one or more hemispherically-shaped shells having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough. The shells may be formed from a first polymeric material and may further include a seco... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244167 | Molded breast pad A three-dimensional molded breast pad for a brassiere is provided. The molded breast pad has a cup shape with at least one or more first layers of a first material and one or more second layers of a second material. The first and second layers/materials have differe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241199 | Seamless brassiere The present invention relates to a seamless brassiere. The brassiere has an outer shield with pattern, two breast cups, two back band, an inner lining corresponding to the outer shield, two elastic non-woven inner pads, two steel wires, a fastener, and two shoulder ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238080 | Bra support cup A bra support cup is made using two layers of foam. The outer layer has grooves along its inner surface. These are used to hold plastic ribs. The inner layer is bonded to the inner surface of the outer layer to hold the plastic ribs in place. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214120 | Brassiere having a spacer fabric and a method of making same A brassiere for supporting a wearer's breasts has breast cups with each of the breast cups connected to a central panel therebetween. The brassiere has a pair of side panels. Each side panel is connected to a different one of the pair of breast cups. The breast cups... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214121 | Resilient bra cup structure The present invention is to provide an improved resilient bra cup structure with adjustable stiffness or softness, wherein the bra cup structure having at least four layers comprising a layer of stiff knitted fabric, a layer of meshed gel, a layer of resilient stapl... | 05/08/2007 |
