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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7987524 | Upper garment for patient A long-sleeved, pullover-type upper body garment has a continuous slit, which runs up the side of the garment from the bottom of garment body to an arm pit, and downward along the underside of a sleeve, and terminates at a point intermediately along the length of th... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7415734 | Thermally-insulative, breast-supportive undergarment A thermally-insulative, breast-supportive undergarment comprising an anterior fabric portion, a posterior fabric portion, and an elastic band member is disclosed. The anterior fabric portion and the posterior fabric portion each essentially comprise thermally-insula... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409728 | Adjustable suitmate mock blouse A “SuiteMate” mock blouse comprising a panel of decorative fabric that spans the chest area and which attaches at its upper corners to a user's bra straps by hook and loop fastener® attachments or fabric clamps, or to the skin by self-adhesive skin attachments.... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7396274 | Bicycle garment A bicycle shirt or similar garment having a relatively large pocket positioned on the back of the top, the top further comprising a torso-encircling elastic band, which is incorporated within the bottom opening of a shelf bra in the main embodiment, wherein the pock... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7343629 | Riding jacket A jacket that may be used in hot weather is disclosed. The jacket may be particularly useful for motorcycle and equestrian riders. The jacket is sufficiently fashionable and stylish such that it may be worn on other occasions as well. According to some aspects the j... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7222372 | Method and apparatus for securing a tee shirt to a bra A method and device for securing a tee shirt to a bra. The device is an elongated fabric strip with a first fastener on one end and a second fastener on the other end. The fasteners are preferably of the hook and loop type. They are positioned so that when the elong... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7181773 | Hospital gown A hospital gown for medical procedures such as inserting catheters, heart monitoring, wound dressing and the like and reducing exposure of the patient's “private areas”. The gown has a large upper opening extending across the front of the gown from about the are... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7131152 | Bed sheet with side pocket An improved pocketed bed sheet is provided that avoids inadvertent placement of objects in a pocket, better controls placement and removal of objects from within its pocket, and deters babies and toddlers from accessing such pocket, all without the need for engageme... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7089597 | Clothes for the upper half of body An upper body garment which selectively supports the muscles used during inhalation without hindering the movement of the spinal column. The upper body garment is constructed by stitching, to a shirt that adheres closely to the body, a plurality of band-form fabrics... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083494 | Article of clothing with built in support system An integrated garment including an outer layer for covering a woman's breasts, the outer laying including a top end, a bottom end and side seams and an inner layer having a perimeter and a substantial support structure extending from a front of the garment to a back... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076809 | Stretchable nursing tank top with invisible breast support A form fitting nursing tank top/undershirt made with a stretch fabric includes an invisible built in nursing bra. The invisible nursing bra is partly internal and partly external. The external portion of the built in nursing bra is the left and right shoulder straps... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066784 | Undergarment for body shaping An undergarment for shaping (slimming) the upper arm of a woman. The undergarment is used in combination with a bra having a shoulder strap and is in the form of a sleeve of an elastic material, e.g., Lycra® or Spandex®, through which the arm of the woman is exten... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017504 | Method for cutting out a cutting from a web of endless textile fabric for producing workpieces from a fiber/plastic composite A method for cutting out a cutting (13) from a web (1) of endless textile fabric for producing workpieces from a fiber/plastic composite is described, with the web (1) of endless fabric made up of fiber strands (2, 3) being stitched at fi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6983489 | Nursing garment and support bra A nursing garment and support bra is provided as an outer body covering for a nursing mother suitable as a sleeping garment which provides support for the breasts and access to the breasts by a nursing infant, provides breast pad pockets to hold breast pads to conta... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6976273 | Protective garment having pocket within pouch A protective garment for a firefighter or for an emergency worker comprises a pocket, which is adapted to hold a telecommunications device, and a pouch, which contains the pocket and is adapted to hold a face mask, outside the pocket. The pouch has a first mouth, wh... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6918770 | Infant nurturing medical device An Infant Nurturing Device for performing parent-infant attachment comprising a pouch area (25), a proportional external pouch covering (21), means for producing simulated parental body temperature (770), means for producing simulated parental h... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6550067 | Nursing brassiere garment This invention relates to a brassiere garment for use in nursing. The brassiere garment is constructed as a garment. The brassiere garment portion of the garment has adequate support and is provided with cups which can be opened and closed without having ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6499142 | Women's elastic free size winter shirts A woman's shirts having an omasum-inner-wall like textile structure, defined as a bulbous unit above a planar base, to render desired elasticity to a shirt. The shirt of this invention is excellent in resilient elasticity, original shape retainability and... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6353934 | Outerwear A outerwear comprising of a front body cloth, a rear body cloth, right and left flank cloths having a predetermined width and right and left sleeve cloths, one edge of each right and left flank cloth is sewn to the front body cloth and the other edge of e... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6343727 | One piece baby carrier A garment to be worn by an adult for carrying an infant comprising a tubular carrier portion adapted to encircle the adult wearer from the shoulders to the waist with armholes being provided along sides of the garment to create a hands-free feature of the... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6205585 | Adjustable garment A garment that replaces a full shirt or blouse which is comprised of a frontal portion piece of material that attaches to an undergarment by the engagement of male and female snaps around the undergarment. The garment is fastened around the torso of the w... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6000993 | Lady's under undergarment A lady's undergarment is provided which has a front neck hole seam that is generally W-shaped and has a raised middle section which falls in between the user's breasts. The undergarment has a lower opening that is defined by a generally straight back hem ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5946726 | Sport top with interior bust support A woman's sport top with interior bust support is provided. The bust support is provided by two interior bust support sections fastened to opposite sides of the inside of an outer fabric and detachably connected together. Fastening means in the center of ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946725 | Adult infant bonding garment An article of clothing such as a shirt or blouse which allows for Kangaroo Care by providing skin to skin contact between a person and infant which includes a pouch or pouches on the inside of the shirt centrally located thereon in which the infant may be... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5842230 | Halter top and method of making same A halter top made from recycling a pair of pants. The halter top embodies a body strap formed from the waistband of the pair of pants, a right and a left breast cup formed from the back pockets of the pair of pants, and connecting straps for holding the h... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5839628 | Folding attachment for shirt backs A device attached to a shirt having excess material in the waist area comprising a central member and two wing members hingedly attached at each end of the central member, where each wing member is folded back against the central member to form a single, ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5772492 | Lady's under undergarment A lady's undergarment is provided which has a front neck hole seam that is generally W-shaped and has a raised middle section which falls in between the user's breasts. The undergarment has a lower opening that is defined by a generally straight back hem ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5664257 | Convertible bag/hat/halter top A combination, convertible hat/bag/halter top formed from an elasticized strip which can be connected at a first end to form a closed loop, to which a dividable body is attached. The elasticized strip may be connected at one end to form a closed loop. The... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5661852 | Orthopedic surgical shirt An orthopedic shirt used by a patient during a post-operative stage of a repair procedure or treatment involving a patient's shoulder, arm or upper body region, and used with an upper body immobilization device such as an abduction pillow, brace, cast, sp... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5652961 | Detachable hospital uniform scrub top A new design for the clothing worn by hospital personnel known as, "scrubs", is disclosed, including a strap at the neck which forms a loop for holding a stethoscope. Detachable sleeves, also held together with Velcro, are also provided for enabling to us... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5640715 | Hideable protective front member for clothing A garment is provided which is capable of being moved between a folded up position and a folded down position. In the folded up position, a false front simply appears to be the front of a regular garment. In this position, the bib is attached to a torso c... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5564126 | Partially or fully open upper garment for patients A partially or fully open type upper garment for patients includes a left front piece, a lower front piece, a rear piece, a left sleeve and a right sleeve sewn together. The left front piece and the right front piece is joined together by means of a first... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5553323 | Full-open type upper garment for patients An upper garment for patients which includes a back panel for covering over the back of a patient, two front panels sewed up with the back panel and fastened together by a zipper and respectively fastened to either side of the back panel by a respective z... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5454119 | Bed jacket A bed jacket has a torso portion. The torso portion has a closed frontal portion and a neck opening seam attached to a top portion of the closed frontal portion. A left arm opening seam and a right arm opening seam are attached to the closed frontal porti... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5440763 | Multi-purpose gown A multi-purpose gown comprising a front and a back defining a body portion having arm openings and a neck opening. The front portion is dividable into a plurality of segments by various openings releasably closable by a plurality of fasteners. A strap ext... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5416928 | Versatile garment attachment and article of clothing A versatile garment attachment and article of clothing is provided, which consists of a decorative flexible panel. A garment is worn on a portion of a body of a person. A structure is for attaching in a removable manner the decorative flexible panel to th... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5398343 | Ventilating shirt with circumferentially folded and fastened portion A torso-covering tube garment capable of selectively fully-covering or partially-covering the lower torso of a wearer. There is a torso-covering tube garment of a foldable material having a bottom portion covering the wearer's torso and fasteners for rele... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5392466 | Upper garment for patients An upper garment including a garment body formed by connecting a front half body panel with a back half body panel, and two sleeves respectively formed by connecting a respective front half sleeve panel with a respective back half sleeve panel, the front ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5341514 | Jacket extender to enlargen the circumference of a jacket A garment made of relatively expensive material for the upper body of a person having a front opening suitable for use in environments of mild and cold temperatures. The elongated web extender having a uniform width can be releasably joined to the sides o... | 08/30/1994 |
