Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7870761 | Garment and method for producing the same A garment includes a sensor band of generally smaller dimensions than the garment for holding sensor electrodes incorporated in the band against a user's body while wearing the garment. The sensor band is elasticated to conform against the user's body and the garmen... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7849715 | Variable power zone spacer fabric A fabric having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and an intermediate surface between the first surface and the second surface is provided. At least one of the first surface and the second surface is knitted with at least one elasticized y... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7441418 | Remodeling underwear manufactured from graded knit fabric A remodeling undergarment and/or method of manufacturing a remodeling undergarment is described which includes a frontal abdominal portion configured to cover an abdominal region of a user, a lumbar portion configured to cover a lumbar region of a user, a ventral po... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430883 | Garment, preferably for nursing, and method for providing such The present invention relates to a method for providing a nursing garment from a circular knitted fabric tube, where the nursing garment comprises a back portion and a front portion comprising breast cups completely or partly formed from at least a double layer of f... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7395557 | Seamless upper body garment A seamless women's upper body garment that functions to lift and enhance the bust line, slim and smooth the upper body and help to improve wearer's posture without creating unsightly visible back lines and bulging. The garment comprises a circumferential band below ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7363778 | Seamless three-dimensional toe section for prosthetic socks and prosthetic shrinkers A stretchable fabric sleeve is configured for use as a prosthetic shrinker or as a prosthetic sock and broadly comprises a unitary receptacle broadly including a tubular section and a rounded end section. In particular, the rounded end section includes opposite pane... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347011 | Article of footwear having a textile upper An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void fo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328821 | Collar holding device A device for holding a collar of a garment on a hanger, blanks for manufacturing the collar holding device methods of using the collar holding device in hanging a collared garment on a hanger, and the collar holding device in combination with a hanger and a hangered... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328595 | Method for manufacturing knitted articles with a circular knitting machine for forming items of clothing without lateral seams A method for manufacturing knitted articles for forming items of clothing, such as body suits, sleeveless tops, undershirts, bras, underpants or the like, without lateral seams, with a circular knitting machine, comprising at least one tab forming step, in which all... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7260961 | Circularly knit undergarment having knit-in support panels and derriere cup fullness This invention discloses circularly knit undergarments, said under garments having an anterior tummy region, a posterior stretching from the waist to the gluteal region, and two outer-regions corresponding to the outer thigh region, each of said regions includes kni... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246509 | Knitted glove with controlled stitch stretch capability A knitted glove made by creating each of the sections of the glove using a separate knitting course on a flat knitting machine providing variable stitch dimensions. Each of these sections provides its own designed stretch characteristics so that the glove fits tight... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240375 | Waistless underwear alternative secret pants shield A women's waistless and seamless clothing adherable underwear includes an oval pad made of a soft absorbent material, wherein the pad has double sided strips of adhesive tape with removable peel-off cover strips to attach to the inside crotch area of low slung cloth... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7191622 | Method for knitting a design on a garment pouch A method for knitting a garment includes knitting a design in the pouch of the garment in a non-reciprocatory manner. Such a method includes knitting a pouch and design in a non-reciprocatory manner with a single yarn feed such that the design is substantially flat.... | 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 |
| 7131466 | Patterned scarf, method and loom for producing the same A patterned scarf having a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer which are interwoven along the edges. The scarf has colors and/or patterns which are formed by weft threads their inserted spaced-out between warped threads of the same color. The warped threads... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7107235 | Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear The present invention teaches a method of conducting retail and Internet business including making and delivering a custom article of footwear. The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, st... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076973 | Method and apparatus for making a sock having a looped tab There is provided a sock formed on a circular knitting machine. The sock has a tubular body including a cuff defining an opening to receive the foot of the wearer and includes a toe portion, a foot portion, a heel and a relatively narrow looped tab loop comprising a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7051557 | Hidden band brassiere, blank and methods of making same A circular knit bra is provided. The bra has a torso encircling shape with a torso part having an outer fabric, an inner fabric, and a bra bottom. The outer fabric and the inner fabric each have a lower edge. The outer fabric and the inner fabric form a double layer... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043942 | Circular knit blank and a garment made therefrom A circular knit blank and a garment made therefrom. The circular knit blank and garment made therefrom has a first portion being formed from a first yarn having a first elasticity and a second portion integrally knit to the first portion. The second portion has a se... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040124 | Cotton jersey fabric construction having improved stretch characteristics A knitted fabric constructed from cotton yarns and synthetic yarns of polyester. The fabric is knitted with courses of cotton yarns, with a polyester yarn knitted with at least every fourth course of cotton yarn. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017376 | Seamless torso controlling garment with a control area and method of making same A circular knit blank for use in the manufacture of undergarments, and the garments so manufactured have a circular knit body, and a reinforcement area or areas. The body has a graded stitch density. The reinforcement area or areas have increased stitch density with... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016867 | Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, stability, and running economy. Unlike the conventional foam materials presently being used by the footwear industry, a preferred spring element i... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993940 | Tennis vest having knit-in ball pockets A tennis vest is formed from a circularly knit fabric tube having an extended turned welt at a bottom region of the vest to form outer and inner plies. The plies are sewn together along longitudinal lines to form two pockets. A pair of openings are knitted into the ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986270 | Knitted fabric construction with improved moisture management A knitted fabric having moisture management properties. The fabric is formed from filamentary yarns and spun yarns, both the filamentary and spun yarns having substantially the same weight per unit of length. The fabric is knitted with so that the courses alternate ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6968714 | Knitted underpants with front-side openings and without seams in the crutch and method to manufacture The invention concerns a knitted-fabric garment in the shape of underpants, in which the crutch area is made up by a knitted-fabric prolongation without interruption with the rear part and folded up in order to be placed upon the front part of the garment body, form... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969548 | Impact absorbing composite An impact absorbing composite structure (10), the impact absorbing composite structure including a plurality of impact absorbing members (18) and a flexible layer (16), each impact absorbing member (18) integral with the flexible layer ( | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962064 | Knitted glove A knitted glove made by creating eight glove components having at least fifteen separate knitted sections altogether on a knitting machine. The glove includes five finger components made from at least two separately knitted sections for each finger component, two pa... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959564 | Panty construction with moisture management liner A panty construction having improved moisture management. The panty construction includes a body portion having a waist opening, a front section and a back section, a crotch section, and a panty liner. The panty liner is formed from a knitted fabric comprising alter... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959565 | Circularly knitted fabric for fashioning clothes A circularly knitted fabric for fashioning clothes prior to heat treatment, formed out of a polyurethane elastic fiber and a non-elastic fiber, the polyurethane elastic fiber satisfying the condition, 1≦R/S≦12, wherein R/S (%)=(R3/S1)×100,... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941775 | Tubular knit fabric and system A tubular knit fabric comprising at least one insulative yarn, at least one stretchable yarn, and at least one functional yarn, the insulating yarn, the stretchable yarn, and the functional yarn knitted together to define a tubular fabric sleeve having the functiona... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6915668 | Wearable electrode apparatus and manufacture thereof The invention provides a wearable electrode apparatus and manufacture thereof. The wearable electrode apparatus includes a garment and 2M terminals. The garment includes 2M electrically conductive portions. Each of the terminals is disposed on one of the 2M electric... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6912876 | Shaped blank A shaped blank has a body with a knitted section yarns disposed in a knitted direction. The body has an opening in the knitted section. The shaped blank has a fringe between the knitted section and the opening with the fringe being defined by each yarn of the yarns ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907759 | Method for producing tubular knitwear items and products obtained thereby The invention relates to tubular knitwear item provided with suitable openings (H) or holes automatically obtained for shoulder straps, neck portions, belts, strings, stripes, knots, loops and the like, i.e. for various applications and purposes, such as anatomic su... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6871516 | Anti-slip garment There is provided a therapeutic medical compression garment with an integrally knit anti-slip portion. The anti-slip portion of the garment is located in the upper area thereof. In the embodiment wherein the garment is a stocking, the anti-slip portion is placed in ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6843078 | EMI shielding fabric An electrically conductive fabric for use in articles of clothing worn for shielding against electromagnetic radiation includes a knit body with a first broad surface and an opposite, second broad surface where at least one of the surfaces includes a fleece or raise... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6823699 | Fabric with reinforcing parts A method for producing a multi layer protective textile fabric having a base fabric layer with pre-selected areas fibers of a heavier denier or different material inserted pursuant to a computer program and the articles produced thereby. There is also provided a glo... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817034 | Maternity undergarment A maternity undergarment is preferably a spandex/polyester full body slip that covers, shapes and supports the upper torso and lower torso, to smooth the thigh, back waist and buttocks, slightly support the belly and optionally provide a support bra at the chest. Th... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6782721 | Unilayer fabric with reinforcing parts A method of producing a unilayer textile fabric having in preselected areas fibers of a heavier denier inserted pursuant to a computer program and the articles produced thereby. There is also provided a glove prepared by the method comprising heavier denier fibers a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782720 | Unilayer fabric with reinforcing parts The present invention relates to a unilayer flexible performance fabric which may be fabricated into apparel and articles having high performance fibers, such as high tensile modulus fibers positioned within a base fabric in at least one preselected location only wh... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6708529 | Undergarment An undergarment formed from a tubular mixed knitted fabric that comprises a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fiber crimped yarn and a short fiber, a blending ratio of the crimped yarn is 15 to 60% by weight, a blending ratio of the short fiber is 30 to 85% by weight... | 03/23/2004 |
