Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934270 | Cold-weather glove To make it easier to remove and insert a covering part via an accommodation part in a cold-weather glove in which the accommodation part is provided to a glove body and in which the covering body, which imparts cold weather protection, is connected to the accommodat... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7904969 | Med ready gloves This invention comprises of one-time single-use gloves made from latex or vinyl that have a built in pocket space on the outside surface (the term “outside surface” refers to the surface of the glove that is distal from the body of the wearer) of the glove in pa... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7874020 | Gloves having snap-on cleaning pads The gloves having snap-on cleaning pads include a front cleaning pad and a rear cleaning pad. Both the front and the rear cleaning pad are capable of contouring the knuckle regions of the hand, and attach to the glove via a plurality of snap buttons and/or nylon hoo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7856670 | Weighted athletic and therapy glove and method A weighted glove comprising a glove having a plurality of finger portions, at least one of the finger portions including at least a first weight member positioned on a back side of the glove, and a strap secured to the at least one of the finger portions. The glove ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7849521 | Fingertip manipulation device for use with gloves and insertion device and method of insertion A fingertip manipulation device is provided which gives the user the ability to manipulate items such as small controls on consumer electronic products while wearing gloves. The fingertip manipulation device includes a mounting disk that is placed inside a glove pre... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7832019 | Sterile glove with touchless donning A sterile glove includes a hand and finger portion and a cuff having an inside surface and an outside surface. The cuff is adapted to be folded over at a fold when the glove is packaged in a sterile package and the fold forms an opening for inserting a hand into the... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7721353 | Hand covering with a hood and a movement mechanism A hand covering comprises a shell and a hood. The hood of the hand covering is selectively disposable in multiple configurations. In one configuration, the hood can be disposed so that it covers part of the finger portion. In another configuration, the hood can be d... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7716751 | Insulated and moisture resistant glove for holding beverage containers An glove that has one or more pads that insulate and resist moisture for holding beverage containers. The pad or pads are positioned at the surface of the glove that contacts a beverage container when a wearer of the glove grasps the container. The pads provide an e... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7661150 | Grasping glove and method of finger restraining therapy A grasping glove for fine motor skills therapy of a hand of a user. The grasping glove includes a main covering having a palm side and a back side. The grasping glove includes a little finger covering extending from said main covering. The grasping glove includes a ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7490363 | Hand harness for exercise equipment The invention relates to a hand harness for use with exercise and healthcare equipment such as a recumbent cross trainer. The harness includes an adjustable mount, a surface attached to the adjustable mount and a glove attached to the surface. The glove has adjustab... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7475433 | Glove with multi-element dorsal stiffeners A glove includes two “H” shaped stiffening battens on a dorsal side. The battens terminate on a proximal side of the second through fifth fingers, and are formed from a non-rigid material. A one-piece protective panel is attached to the palmar side of the glove.... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7451496 | Glove with flow-through pocket A glove having a heat insulating barrier is disclosed. The heat insulating barrier is removably inserted into a zippered pocket or a weblike pouch, the pocket or pouch being positioned proximate the back of a user's hand. the heat insulating barrier acts to selectiv... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7437776 | Basketball training glove A basketball training glove includes a glove body having dorsal and palmar side panels, and opposing thumb and index finger stalls formed in the distal end. A strap is attached to the glove body and to the thumb stall, which maintains the thumb stall in proximity to... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7399099 | Illuminated traffic directing gloves A hand-held apparatus for directing the flow of traffic is disclosed. The palm side of a glove includes multiple high intensity red light emitting diodes (LEDs), and the back side of the glove includes multiple high intensity green LEDs. A control circuit coupled to... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370372 | Glove mounted tee holding system A system for holding golf tees on a hand of a golfer, comprising a tee holding device removably mounted on a securing flap of a glove, and including a mounting portion for mounting on the securing flap of the glove and a tee receiving portion mounted on the mounting... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363660 | Work glove having handling tool This patent discloses a work glove to retrieve, manipulate, and hold small metal articles. The work glove may include a palm protector, a thumb cover, an index cover, a middle cover, a ring cover, and a pinky cover. Each cover may allow a portion of the thumb and th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360334 | Fishing garment system A fishing net system comprises a handle having a top and a bottom. A loop extends from the bottom of the handle, and a mesh is attached to the loop. A connector system is operably coupled to the fishing net at a location spaced apart from the top of the handle. The ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347166 | Pet vacuum attachment A pet vacuum attachment for a source of vacuum. A generally tubular unit has a filter and a vacuum adjustment valve with a vacuum gauge, the unit being attached at one end to a vacuum source and at the other end to a vacuum hose leading to a vacuum head unit. A vacu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347578 | Apparel having selectively activated light source An apparatus that includes at least one article of apparel mountable on the hand of a user. The apparel is repositionable between a first configuration and a second configuration as the user's hand is repositioned between a first shape and a second shape. An electri... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334711 | Article for transporting an electronic device An article to transport one or more small electronic devices on a wearer is provided whereby each electronic device is portable and is readily accessible. The electronic device can be, for example, a mobile telephone, a personal data assistant (“PDA”), a global ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328523 | Drying glove Some embodiments of the invention provide a moisture absorbent hand-covering device that is in the form and shape of a glove for drying. In some embodiments, the drying glove of this invention has a first outer layer and a second inner layer. The outer layer compris... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325510 | Securable medication reminder device A medication dosage reminder device (1300) operating on the exterior of a medication container (C6) includes a selector member (1304) retentively engaged with an attached cooperating support member (1306). The selector is engageably movab... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305718 | Firearm safety gloves and wristbands A firearm safety retaining glove or wristband includes an adjustable wristband or wristband portion releasably securable about a users wrist, a safety retaining strap attached at one end to the wristband or wristband portion, and extendable forwardly to and between ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290291 | Mitt An improved mitt for cold weather use is configured to provide a variety of modes of wear. The mitt is convertible between a fully closed position for covering the hand and fingers and open positions for exposure of the thumb and/or finger(s) or the entire hand. An ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278170 | Glove apparatus and method A glove apparatus having a front shell for fielding a ball and a back shell joined to the front shell. The front and back shells cooperate to define a finger region, a heel region, and a thumb region. The ball glove provides more comfort and control than previous gl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275267 | Tennis glove An athletic glove for racquet sports in specific for the game of tennis, which includes a elastic straps permanently fixed at one end between the thumb and index finger and non-permanently fixed at the other end to the rear wrist cuff. The glove covers the thumb and... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275076 | Multiplication logic circuit A multiplication logic circuit comprises array generation logic and array reduction logic. The array reduction logic comprises array reduction logic for a first level of array reduction which comprises maximal length parallel counters for reducing maximal length col... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7254871 | Cord lock holder with cord lock, and structure thereof A cord lock includes a female member with a cylindrical shape, a male member movable along an axial direction of the female member and receiving a part of the female member, and an urging device for urging the male member in a direction to project from the female me... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251838 | Cheering system A cheering system includes a glove including a palm covering, a back hand covering and a plurality of finger receiving members. A plurality of cheering devices is provided. Each of the cheering devices has a panel attached thereto. A coupler is configured for remova... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251837 | Hand warming method and apparatus A method and apparatus for utilizing heat-generating articles to provide active heating of a user's hand, wherein a heated article is placed near the inside of a user's wrist to cause the user's body temperature to be maintained or actively changed. A holder apparat... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244197 | Baseball pitching training device A device and method of use in learning, practicing and perfecting a baseball pitching motion comprising, a practice glove worn on the pitching hand having a pair of directional indicator elements extending therefrom. The indicator elements extending as independent e... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237273 | Double face work gloves Improved work gloves comprising a front face forming a human hand which may define four to five fingers, a rear face forming a human hand defining four to five fingers, wherein the rear face is identical to the front face, a tuck strip joining said front face to sai... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211004 | Golf glove and system for grip assistance A golf glove and system useful in assisting a person having insufficient control of hand using a golf club to effectively strike a golf ball. The golf glove enables the person having insufficient control of hand to grasp and swing the golf club to effectively strike... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210171 | Cleaning glove A cleaning glove includes a waterproof glove having at least one finger stall and a thumb stall, a mounting plate attached to the thumb stall, an artificial thumbnail connected to the mounting plate, a first scouring surface positioned on a thumbward side and an out... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210172 | Fingertip flexor glove A rigid glove has openings at the ends of the fingers such that the ends of the fingers from the most distal joint to the end protrude therefrom. The fingers may be flexed as an exercise. Caps of varying resistance may also be applied to the ends of the glove's fing... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191472 | Cold proof glove and glove provided wear A cold proof glove characterized in that a receiving bag portion is provided in a hand back portion of a glove member, a mitten type cover member for covering substantially all of the glove member from its finger tip to its bottom portion is arranged and received in... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185997 | Hands-free flashlight suspended from neck of user A method and apparatus for illuminating the area in front of a person without requiring the use of the person's hands, by suspending from the neck of the person a housing containing at least one LED light source emitting a light beam extending forwardly from the per... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168098 | Display system for a garment The invention is directed to a garment comprising a first and second sleeves, a flap, and a pocket. The arms of a wearer are fitted through the first and second sleeves. The first and second sleeves have first and second openings, respectively. The flap is provided ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165475 | Bottle opener The invention also provides for a bottle opener that includes a finger engaging portion adapted to at least partially surround at least one finger. A handle portion is fixed to the finger engaging portion. The handle portion includes an opening head. The opening hea... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163308 | Hand worn illuminated framework For hand signal enhancement, a reversible, flexible illuminated framework, for wearing upon the human hand or over gloves. Emanating from a wrist cuff, the framework comprises four or more rope light type LED illumination elements, that provide constant on, f... | 01/16/2007 |
