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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176864 | Undergarments having finished edges and methods therefor A garment having a finished edge that is an unopposed edge. The unopposed finished edge has a first bead of a polymer material in spaced relation to the unopposed edge. The first bead of a polymer material provides an unopposed, finished edge that is stretchable for... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8156878 | Pump pocket A dual access pocket for supporting and/or storing medical devices such as insulin pumps and portable defibrillation devices and methods of manufacturing a garment including same. The garment into which the dual access pocket is sewn includes one or more front panel... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7975634 | Baby legging with knee pad and patch Leggings with knee pads and patches protect babies when they crawl or fall on hard or abrasive surfaces. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7930984 | Body shaping wear A body-shaping wear is disclosed. The body-shaping wear is produced by a process including a step of softening a fabric. The fabric has a thickness of about 280 to about 600 den. About 22 to about 56 percent of the fabric is made of a synthetic and elastic fiber. | 04/26/2011 |
| 7908986 | Method of sewing a trademark of clothes for being hidden into a pocket A method of sewing a trademark of clothes for being hidden into a pocket, in which a trademark pocket is provided at a trademark position correspondingly for hiding the trademark. The trademark pocket is an outside or inside trademark pocket, or a flat trademark han... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7854210 | Clean room utility pouch A method of constructing a clean room utility pouch includes cutting dust-proof fabric in accordance with a pattern. The cut edges of the dust proof fabric are treated to eliminate loose particulates or loose fibers along the cut edges. Piping can be secured over th... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7836839 | Sewn glove and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a sewn glove having no seam at a crotch portion thereof by sewing a first sheath member cut for a palm portion of the sewn glove with a second sheath member cut for a back portion of the sewn glove includes: cutting a sheath member to have ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7430975 | Method of providing an adorned article and an adorned article made using the method A method including the steps of: providing an article having an exposed surface defined by at least one substrate layer; providing at least a first adornment on the substrate layer, so that the article has a first appearance and to meet an actual or anticipated dema... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7331301 | Controlling garment size A method of controlling the size of a fabric of a garment is disclosed which comprises overfeeding the fabric into a sewing machine while simultaneously providing a tape or cord to stabilise the sewn fabric. The tape or cord is made from a material which can be elim... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7288162 | Process for making a garment including an absorbent assembly A process for making a garment that can include an absorbent assembly is disclosed. The process includes transporting a garment shell web in a machine direction. Portions of the web may be removed to provide an opening, and an absorbent assembly may be disposed on t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284493 | Easy-to-open sheet package body A sheet package body P has a first package body 1 and a second package body 2. The first package body 1 is disposed on the second package body 2 by overlapping in part, said overlapped portion L is set in a double chain stitch sewing mach... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7237498 | Method of providing an adorned article and an adorned article made using the method A method of providing an article to meet an actual or anticipated demand including the steps of: providing an article having an exposed surface defined by at least one substrate layer; tack stitching a first adornment layer fixedly to the at least one substrate laye... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228809 | Undergarments having finished edges and methods therefor A method of making a fabric having a finished edge includes providing a fabric having a plurality of fibers with free ends of the fibers at an edge of the fabric, disposing a curable polymer such as silicone over the edge of the fabric so that the curable polymer en... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7191720 | Method of manufacture for stitchless garment A stitchless garment and a method of making the stitchless garment are provided. The method is used in connection with manufacturing a circular knit garment using a first garment component and a second garment component. The method includes the steps of providing th... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7058471 | System and method for custom-made clothing A garment facility produces custom-made garments according to the body contour and the fit preferences of a customer. Try-on garments for various styles of garments are presented to customers for selection. The tailor will retrieve the one or more base patterns asso... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7013818 | Wrinkle free garment and method of manufacture A method of manufacturing wrinkle-free garment seams and garments made therefrom comprises (a) placing a bonding element comprising a thermal adhesive between garment components; (b) stitching along a seam line; and (c) applying heat and/or pressure to cause the adh... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011030 | Attachment method and arrangement for softgood logo patch A logo patch arrangement for a piece of garment includes a background patch made of non-fabric materials, an affixing element, and a logo patch. The logo patch is overlapped on the affixing element to cover the affixing element, wherein the affixing element is hidde... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000552 | Interlining for suit and method for making the suit by using the same Disclosed is an interlining for a suit that is attached between outer cloth and inner cloth and a method for making a suit by using the same. The interlining for the suit according to the present invention includes an upper interlining being of a vertical texture, a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964238 | Process for making a garment having hanging legs A distinctive process for making a garment having a waist opening and a pair of hanging legs is disclosed. The process includes providing a first web and a second web and joining the first web and the second web to provide a crotch seam. Portions of the webs may als... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963055 | Electric resistance heating/warming fabric articles Electric resistance heating/warming composite fabric articles have a fabric layer having a first surface and an opposite, second surface, and an electric resistance heating/warming element in the form of a conductive yarn mounted upon first surface of the fabric lay... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6938566 | Garment adapted for label attachment A garment adapted for attachment of a label subsequent to the substantially complete manufacture of the garment, where the garment comprises a joining seam between two garment components joined together to form a collar portion of the garment; and a strip which cove... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6886480 | Method of constructing a pocket on a garment and a method of embroidering a pocket on a garment A method of constructing a patch pocket on a garment. A flap is initially cut in the outer surface of the garment at the desired pocket location. Preferably, the flap is generally U-shaped. A pocket lining is attached to the flap and together the flap and pocket lin... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883449 | Process and components for applying appliques A process and components for applying appliqués to create garments and other items having a vintage appearance is presented. The process utilizes originally cut appliqués having perforations and pull tabs for removing portions of the appliqué to create a resultin... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6725792 | Lock-stitch needle chuck for a placket sewing machine A placket sewing machine attaches a placket patch to a fabric part of a garment in overlying relation to form a multiple layer placket assembly. The placket sewing machine includes a base defining a working surface of the sewing machine. A reciprocating needle chuck... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6649000 | Emblem for embroidery stitching to a substrate and method An emblem for embroidery stitching directly to a substrate is disclosed which provides an emblem which can be readily embroidered. The emblem includes a fabric layer with a thermoplastic adhesive coating one side of the fabric layer and a pressure sensiti... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6578504 | Process for manufacturing unibody shirts with sleeves The present invention provides a continuous process for the manufacture of a garment. A web of fabric including opposing web side edges is provided. The web of fabric is intermittently cut, thereby forming edges defining neck openings in the web of fabric... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6557479 | Process for manufacturing shirts with inset sleeves The present invention provides a continuous process for the manufacture of a garment. A web of fabric including opposing web side edges is provided. The web of fabric is intermittently cut, thereby forming edges defining neck openings in the web fabric. T... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6481362 | Orbital motion device for seaming garments A panel positioning system can be used to position side panels during manufacture of a pant. As a pant is transported in a machine direction, the panel positioning system moves a pant side panel in a direction generally perpendicular to the machine direct... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6435116 | Process for manufacturing shirts with raglan sleeves The present invention provides a continuous process for the manufacture of a garment. A web of fabric including opposing web side edges wherein one of the opposing web side edges is proximate the garment bottom edge of the garment is provided. The web of ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6423165 | Method of making convexities and/or concavities on cloths of a garment A method for forming convexities and/or concavities on cloths for a garment at almost entire portions of the garment or any desired portion of the garment without any substantial limitation from a design point of view. The method for forming a garment hav... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6415726 | Lock-stitch needle chuck for a placket sewing machine A placket sewing machine attaches a placket patch to a fabric part of a garment in overlying relation to form a multiple layer placket assembly. The placket sewing machine includes a base defining a working surface of the sewing machine, and including a f... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6401642 | Method and device for folding round pockets A process for folding or folding over pockets with round edge sections is provided along with a device for carrying out the process. Round folding slides (9; 53), provided with concave folding edges (49; 54), are either moved or designed such that their e... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6190232 | Method of attaching an underwire to a brassiere cup The manufacturing and wearing benefits of a brassiere having an underwire embodied in each brassiere cup which has a small radius curvature so that it seats within a cooperating infra mammary fold, and provides uplifting support during wearing of the bras... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6164227 | Method for sewing stretchable cloths by using stretchable cloth tape, and stretchable cloth In a method for sewing stretchable cloths of the invention, one or more stretchable cloths are laminated with a stretchable cloth tape. While the stretchable cloth tape is slightly stretched, first stitches are provided on the stretchable cloth tape to co... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6138595 | Method for constructing garments to alleviate premature wear around garment pockets and a garment produced thereby A garment, and a method of constructing garments, is disclosed which substantially alleviates or eliminates sources of abrasion which hitherto caused holes in the garment substrate adjacent to pockets. The method includes one or more steps of reducing the... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6123041 | Automated sewing system and method for sewing a knit glove cuff edge An automated sewing system and method for overedge sewing a cuff edge of a knit glove to inhibit the glove cuff edge from unraveling is disclosed. The present invention permits an oversew pattern to be sewn into the seam thereby locking the stitches. The ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6116175 | Method for sewing stretchable cloths In a method of sewing stretchable cloths, one or two stretchable cloths and a stretchable base cloth operating as a supporting member are laminated together such that edges of the cloths and the base cloth are aligned, and first stitches are applied at th... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098557 | High speed method for producing pant-like garments A method for producing a pant-type garment in which a first substantially rectangular fabric layer is placed on top of a second substantially rectangular fabric layer. The first substantially rectangular fabric layer is joined to the second substantially ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6079343 | Pucker free garment side seam and method for production A pucker free garment seam providing a garment with a tailored and wrinkle free appearance. The pucker free seam and method for production utilizes a bonding strip which contains at least a thermal adhesive component which is inserted between first and se... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6070542 | Pucker free collar seam and method of manufacture A pucker free collar seam providing a garment with a tailored and wrinkle free appearance. The pucker free seam and method for production utilizes a bonding strip, which contains at least a thermal adhesive component which is inserted between a first surf... | 06/06/2000 |
