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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7833084 | Garment with breast cups, such as brassiere A garment with breast cups comprises breast cups, a forwardly facing base part and rearwardly facing base parts, wherein, for the purpose of providing a function of causing the breast cups to agree with the movement of breasts, an elastic function of the forwardly f... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7547241 | Brassiere A brassiere according to the present invention is provided with a pair of cover cloths, a strap attached to the upper parts of the both of cover cloths, and an under bust belt to which lower hems of the cover cloths are attached. The lower hems of the cover cloths a... | 06/16/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7169011 | Circular knit bra having different areas of stretchability and method of making the same There is provided a circular knit brassiere having a body portion with a pair of breast cups and a pair of side panels. Each side panel is connected to a different breast cup. The brassiere has different degrees of stretchability in each breast cup and side panel as... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144294 | Compression garment A garment (1) for providing compressive forces to a torso to help eliminate or reduce swelling caused by an accumulation of lymph fluid in the torso region. An embodiment of the present invention includes an outer covering (10) of compression fabric, w... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6918813 | Brassiere A brassiere comprises a pair of cups for supporting and shaping the breasts of the wearer. The cups are connected by connecting structure. A side panel is attached to each cup. Each side panel has a surface for contacting the wearer. The side panels are adapted to a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6824445 | Hybrid brassiere A hybrid brassiere is provided. The brassiere has a brassiere body having a pair of side wings/back panels made of circular knit fabric and an integrally knitted band. The brassiere also has a pair of breast cups made from one or more fabrics, namely woven, non-wove... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6397397 | Ladies' underwear fabrication method and structure A ladies' underwear fabrication method and structure that in addition to addressing the difficulty of effectively keeping conventionally fabricated women's underwear in position while worn also provides a newly researched and developed fabrication method ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6068538 | Wrap-around sports bra The present invention is directed to a wrap sports bra for supporting breast tissue and back muscles, the bra comprises first and second front panel sections joined to a common back portion, each front panel section being configured to define a seamless c... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5897422 | Brassiere A sleeping brassiere is provided having a pair of shoulder supports, the shoulder supports extending to a back support, the back support extending from the back toward the front of the wearer and having a portion encircling the wearer and a pair of cup-sh... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5873768 | Active-wear garment The present invention provides an active-wear garment which comfortably provides support to the chest and back areas of the physically-active wearer, while wicking away moisture from the skin of the wearer. The active-wear garment of the present invention... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5871388 | Sports brassiere A brassiere physically adapted for use during vigorous exercise is disclosed. The brassiere comprises an underlying support layer that supports the breasts and a resilient overlying motion-restraining layer configured for restricting breast movement. Each... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5820444 | Post surgical brassiere A post surgical brassiere characterized by a torso encircling support band modified to gently secure the brassiere to the torso with minimal discomfort. At least three vertical bones are integrated into the band at strategic locations about its circumfere... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5697830 | Nursing brassiere with shortened support wire A nursing brassiere that provides added support and yet can be easily manipulated to provide nursing access is disclosed The brassiere has overlapping frontal portions each with a cup-like configuration for covering the wearer's breasts. The frontal porti... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5605060 | Circularly knit bodysuit and a blank and method for making same This invention discloses a shirt, bodysuit and teddy having built-in breast cups and/or selected areas of varying cross-stretch in order to provide compressive support for a wearer's body, and methods and blanks for manufacturing such shirts, bodysuits an... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5553468 | Brassiere and method of making same This invention discloses methods of manufacturing brassiere blanks and brassieres, and the brassieres made therefrom. In particular, the methods and brassieres involve circular knitting operations in which a brassiere blank is produced on a circular knitt... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5479791 | Brassiere blank, brassiere and methods of making same This invention discloses methods of manufacturing brassiere blanks and brassieres, and the brassieres made therefrom. In particular, the methods and brassieres involve circular knitting operations in which a brassiere blank is produced on a circular knitt... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5378192 | Custom-fit front-opening brassiere A one-piece, front-opening brassiere has independently adjustable front panels accessible solely from the front of the brassiere, to provide a custom fit especially useful during athletic activities.... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5221227 | Brassiere A supportive brassiere designed for general usage, aerobics or other athletic activities, and/or nursing. The brassiere is designed to provide maximum support of the breasts during activity by holding the breasts separately and snugly while allowing the w... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5211598 | Exercise brassiere An exercise brassiere having an outer layer adapted to fit over the wearer's upper torso and shoulders and a coextensive inner layer adapted to fit over the front portion of the wearer's upper torso and shoulders. The inner layer and the outer layer are c... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5116278 | Brassiere for women A woman's brassiere individual sizes of which can accommodate a substantial range of rib cage and cup sizes. A pair of cups, with an elastic web is joined to an encircling band A shoulder loop is attached to each cup and to the encircling band. Elastic ri... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5037348 | Therapeutic brassiere for breasts having implants A therepeutic brassiere for supporting breast implants includes breast receiving cups. Each of the cups is formed from a section of body engaging fabric joined together at a common seam. A chest encircling band is joined to the lower marginal edges of the... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5033986 | Bodywear having integral bra support A woman's bodysuit for exercising or swimming comprises an outer covering for encasing at least a portion of a woman's torso, including the bust, abdomen, hips and rear regions. The covering extends below the arms and around at least a portion of the back... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4909771 | Brassiere An improved brassiere (1) in which the part (2) which supports the breasts is made of a fabric, preferably cotton/Lycra*, which is initially flat but which, without the use of seams, darts, mouldings or shaping, stretches around and generally conforms to ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4718878 | Front-opening brassiere with racer style back A racer back style front-opening brassiere having front sections adapted to be releasably secured together and a pair of back band assemblies secured to each other and to the front sections and having upwardly projection portions secured to shoulder strap... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4538614 | Athletic garment The invention relates to an athletic garment for women which includes two front panels, a rear panel, shoulder straps, and connecting means for connecting the front panels together to secure the garment to the wearer. The garment includes various types of... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4449533 | Brassiere A brassiere wherein left and right bust cups are fashioned from upper and lower fabric panels with the upper panels being connected to a ring element and the lower marginal edges of the cups being connected by an elastic member. Each cup is provided with ... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4324254 | Brassiere having a bottom stretch band A brassiere which has a pair of cups, opposed side portions extending laterally from these cups and a pair of back portions extending from the side portions also has along lower regions of the cups, side portions and back portions and elongated continuous... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4311150 | Athletic brassiere An athletic brassiere, particularly suitable for women runners, holds the breasts comfortably and snugly to the body. A wide elastic rib band and elastic straps which cross in the back hold the brassiere firmly in place. Non-irritating material is used an... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4174717 | Athletic brassiere An athletic brassiere, particularly suitable for women runners, holds the breasts comfortably and snugly to the body. A wide elastic rib band and elastic straps which cross in the back hold the brassiere firmly in place. Non-irritating material is used an... | 11/20/1979 |
| 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 |
| 3935865 | Brassiere A brassiere has a body engaging band which extends across the wearer's chest under her breasts and terminates in two ends each under one arm of the wearer. Two cups are connected to the body engaging band and each cup is adapted to receive one of the wear... | 02/03/1976 |
