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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7192333 | Bra that facilitates breathing A bra is provided that facilitates a woman's breathing. The bra comprises a lower portion with an inverted V shape that skirts the woman's diaphragm. This lower portion is bordered by an elastic band. This bra is especially suitable as a sports bra. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7112117 | Garment underwire with zones of differing flexibility An underwire including an arcuate member for use with supporting garments, such as brassieres, has one or more zones of increased lateral flexibility along the longitudinal axis of the arcuate member in order to provide greater comfort to the individual wearer, with... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7081034 | Nursing bra with pocket A nursing bra comprised of two cups with an outer pocket/flap in each cup for holding a thin circular heating/cooling device in place. This pocket is a full piece of fabric with an opening at the upper center portion of the garment that holds the heating/cooling dev... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081040 | Tool sharpener with web thickness determination capability Method and apparatus for sharpening a tool, such as a drill bit. A tool sharpener includes a tool holder subassembly which retains and presents the tool against a grinding wheel subassembly. A sensor locates a cutting edge of the tool while the tool is retained by t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6935921 | Prosthetic brassiere A prosthetic brassiere with first and second brassiere cups for retaining a prosthetic breast relative to the first cup, the second cup, or both cups. At least one back strap can traverse from outboard sides of the brassiere cups to form a body-encircling portion by... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6152802 | Elongated flexible tip for brassiere frames A breast support frame for brassieres is disclosed which includes an elongated flexible tip at each of its ends. The elongated flexible tip is configured to provide increased flexibility and softness and thereby enhance the comfort to the wearer. The tip ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6019662 | Brassiere frame members An underwire for an underwire brassier has a metal wire bow provided at one end with a stitching flange and preferably formed at the other end with an elastomeric tip. A double-cup frame for the underwire brassiere has an inverted U-shaped bridge piece wh... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5904607 | Cleavage enhancement brassiere A brassiere for enhancing cleavage between the breasts of a wearer and including a torso shaping body member, which can be worn under a garment which is strapless, off the shoulder and/or cut low in the back. The present invention comprises a pair of brea... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5527202 | Frame for brassiere cups A frame for breast cups of a brassiere is formed in such a manner that it is relatively inflexible in the plane of the frame and relatively flexible in the direction of the thickness of the frame, the frame when viewed in edge view, being in the form of a... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5357032 | Copolyimides and a process for the preparation thereof A diamine compound of the general formula ##STR1## wherein the arrows denote isomerism, R1 is a divalent aromatic group selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## R2 is a tetravalent aromatic group selected from the gro... | 10/18/1994 |
| 4798557 | Camisole underwire bra garment A camisole underwire bra garment (10) including a camisole unit (11) and an underwire bra unit (12) whose upper portions (11') and (12') share the same general contour and configuration, wherein the underwire bra unit (12) is only connected to the camisol... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4024876 | Prosthetic brassiere A prosthesis and breast supporting brassiere including a body-encircling breast structure defining a pair of forward upwardly opening breast and/or prosthesis receiving and supporting pockets, resilient spring means yieldingly biasing the portions of the ... | 05/24/1977 |