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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300331 | Brassiere construction using multiple layers of fabric A brassiere or breast shaping garment has a pair of breast-receiving cups, each of which is formed with an inner fabric layer and an outer fabric layer. The inner fabric layer is placed in an angular orientation relative to the outer fabric layer. Further, the inner... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7179150 | Brassiere A moulded brassiere having a core of a first molded foam and a laminated second foam layer. An intermediate bridge between the cups with a flexible non-stretch bridge between the cups. Outer fabric layers extend beyond the core and defining straps. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7131888 | Bra cups without sewing seams A cup structure for bras includes an inner layer, a middle layer and an outer layer, wherein the middle layer is sandwiched between the inner layer and the outer layer. The inner layer and the outer layer are connected with each other by heat-pressing or gluing so a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128635 | Molded seamless brassiere incorporating fasteners A method of incorporating a fastener with a molded brassiere of a seamless construction and that includes an exterior panel of moldable material and an interior panel of moldable material that is contiguous with the exterior more panel and has been laminated therewi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7048606 | Pad with graduated thickness and very thin neckline and method for making the same A method of manufacturing a pad for a breast covering garment provides a fabric sheet with an upper neckline, a lower channeling and an underarm and adheres a foam sheet of compressible material to the fabric sheet. A first portion of the pad is adjacent and along t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6550286 | Lingerie articles produced from cylindrical knitting comprising retaining characteristics The invention concerns lingerie articles comprising at least a moulded region to create a retaining and supporting volume of at least a curved part of the human body, made from a tubular knitted fabric (1) formed with a first extensible and thermoformable... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6334805 | Female clothing with cup unit Female clothing such as a brassiere which is represented by a foundation having a cup unit having a breast support feature and a shape retaining feature and which comprises a breast retaining member (10) provided along a lower peripheral edge (1) and a si... | 01/01/2002 |
| 5916829 | Laminated fabric with uniform pattern of adhesive securement and garments made therefrom A fabric laminate (10) comprises first and second stretch fabrics (11 and 12) having an intermediate adhesive securement layer (13) between them. The adhesive securement layer (13) is in the form of a regularly repeated pattern which comprises an array of... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5855124 | Moldable warp knitted fabric and method of forming a seamless molded fabric portion therefrom A three-bar moldable warp knitted fabric having a satin-like technical back suitable for use in forming seamless molded breast cups for women's brassieres is produced on a Raschel warp knitting machine by knitting satin-effect yarns on the machine's botto... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5820443 | Ladies' undergarment, in particular a brassiere A ladies' undergarment with a molded upper part, in particular a brassiere has two side parts which include cups, are joined together in the front central area between the cups, have a back fastener at the back ends and are provided with shoudler straps. ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5755611 | Self-supporting breast cup A breast support device including a soft, natural breast-shape cup portion for receiving a portion of the breast and a flat, peripheral flange portion which may be secured to the body of the wearer immediately beneath the breast by adhesive tape and renew... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5681205 | Method of using abrasive blast media containing corrosion inhibitor A blast media is provided for cleaning a metal surface by wet blasting and which comprises a particulate abrasive such as sodium bicarbonate and a corrosion inhibitor comprising an alkali metal phosphate. The corrosion inhibitor has been found to greatly ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5447462 | Fabric laminate and garments incorporating same A fabric laminate is disclosed which is formed of stretch fabrics laminated together by an integrally formed adhesive web having differential stretch characteristics. One or both of the stretch fabrics may include elastomeric yarn. The adhesive web is pla... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5098330 | Breast enhancement brassiere A breast enhancement brassiere is disclosed wherein each of the breast cups is constructed having an inner pocket which receives a padding material and an outer pocket which receives a removable elastomeric member. A support wire extends along the lower c... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4916755 | Swimsuit A swimsuit having an inner liner of stretchable and resilient fabric for encasing at least a portion of a person's torso, including the abdomen, hips and rear areas; at least one control panel bonded to the inner liner for restricting the stretching of th... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4701964 | Garment having additional support to selected portions Method and apparatus are provided for applying a thermoplastic adhesive to a portion of a garment in a predetermined pattern. The portion of the garment is initially loaded onto a conveyor device through a loading fixture and a powdered adhesive is screen... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4557267 | Brassiere and method of making same A molded brassiere formed of a thin fabric includes a nipple patch or cover smoothly adhered to an apex portion of each breast cup to impart a pleasing and modest appearance. The nipple patch is sized, shaped and of an opacity to comfortably cover the nip... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4419997 | Method of fabricating two layer cups and brassiere A cup is molded from two layers of stretchable materials by molding first the crown portion, inverting the materials and then molding the remainder of the cup. The resulting cup has a non-stretchable crown portion, a substantially non-stretchable longitud... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4148322 | Laminate products suitable for making molded bra cups Laminate sheet materials having outer fabric layers and an intermediate non-woven fiberfill layer are provided, which are particularly suitable for use in making molded, one-piece, bra cups. The sheet materials are uniformly pre-shrunk, and include fabric... | 04/10/1979 |
| 3981310 | Molded brassiere cups A brassiere having breast cups molded from a heat settable, thermoplastic fabric, such as polyester, of warp knit construction and including top, middle and bottom guide bar yarns. The bottom and/or middle guide bar yarns have a denier per filament of at ... | 09/21/1976 |
