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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104098 | Glove with dorsal side knuckle protective padding A glove, particularly useful for automobile mechanic work and other types of working environments or sports which brings the dorsal side of the hand in contact with hard objects or the like which may result in injuries to the knuckles of the fingers, thumb and dorsa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8065750 | Cycling glove support area A glove including a palm portion formed of flexible material. The palm portion has at least one support area. The support area having a plurality of ball shaped elements. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065748 | Curved soccer goalkeeper glove Confronting intra-finger gussets, peripheral banding strips, and stitching lines extending from wrist to fingertip across a palm face of a soccer goalkeeper glove help to hold the glove in a curved configuration that protects the fingers and thumb of the wearer from... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065749 | Hand protective device A protective device including a protective sheet having a general rectangular shape, cut into which are four circular openings positioned in an aligned manner level with its transverse median axis which connects the middle of each of the lengths, the four openings s... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060946 | Sport glove closure flap A glove closure system having an opening dividing the glove into a lateral side (thumb) and a medial side (pinky). The opening allows for easy access of the user's hand. The system consists of a rectangular or oval flap attached to the lateral portion and pulled ove... | 11/22/2011 |
| RE42895 | 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... | 11/08/2011 |
| RE42894 | High breathability cyclist hand glove A high-breathability hand glove for use over a bicycle handlebar by a cyclist, said glove including an exposed perforated palm area (12) and a few cushioning pads (16, 18) surrounding said palm area, said cushioning pads (16, 18) being closedly ... | 11/08/2011 |
| RE42839 | Glove having molded rubber palm pattern with a portion that rolls over fingertips A fitted glove structure that incorporates a molded rubber palm piece that has a portion which extends over certain of the glove fingertips to the back piece in a manner to increase wearer comfort and protection and to enhance the object pick up capabilities of the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028347 | Hand protection structure A hand protection structure is provided. The hand protection structure includes a fixing unit, a plurality of finger protection units, a plurality of fingertip members, and a plurality of backbone members. The finger protection units are configured of flat strip sha... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7966670 | Multipurpose glove A multipurpose glove is disclosed which comprises a relatively resilient body for snug fit reception of a user's hand. The body includes a first opening on a first side for receiving the user's hand, a second opening branching from a second side of the body for rece... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7937774 | Finger protector for using a hammer A finger protector for using a hammer includes a glove with a back hand covering, a palm covering, a thumb sleeve and four finger sleeves. The finger sleeves include a first finger sleeve positioned adjacent to the thumb sleeve. A thumb covering is attached to the t... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937773 | Glove with dorsal side knuckle protective padding A protective glove, particularly useful for automobile mechanic work and other types of working environments or sports which brings the dorsal side of the hand in contact with hard objects or the like which may result in injuries to the knuckles of the fingers, thum... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7900275 | Protective sports glove with floating cuff portion A protective sports glove includes a free-floating subcuff for increased protection of a wearer's forearm and wrist. The glove also includes die cuts in the back portion that are configured to provide increased and more realistic flexibility. The glove also has incr... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895670 | Glove A glove is provided to flex as the user clinches his fist. The glove is provided with expandable zones on both sides of the top portion of the glove. Two expandable zones are positioned over the metacarpalphalangeal joints of the one small finger and the index finge... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895669 | Batting glove A batting glove particularly for baseball and softball includes padding along the palmar side of at least the proximal ends of the metacarpals of the ring finger and the small finger. Padding is absent over the hook of the hamate and preferably the carpometacarpal j... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886369 | Glove A glove of the present invention includes a stretchable member and protective members arranged on a side corresponding to a back of a hand, and when the glove is placed in a stationary state and viewed from the back side, the stretchable member forms two or more sep... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7861321 | Sports glove having protective knuckle segment A protective sports glove that includes a protective knuckle system introduced to the outside of the glove in the finger and thumb portions that includes a flexible base portion that is sewn or otherwise affixed to the underlying inner layer and located over a weare... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7841023 | Sports glove having finger knuckle protection system A protective sports glove having a protective finger knuckle system introduced to the back portion of the finger portions to cover the die cut regions of the pads corresponding to the knuckles of the fingers. The protective finger knuckle system includes a pair of c... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7836521 | Sports glove having finger knuckle protection system A protective sports glove having a protective finger knuckle system introduced to the back portion of the finger portions to cover a space formed between adjacent pads corresponding to the knuckles of the fingers. The protective finger knuckle system includes a cap ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832020 | Protective glove having dead air space A protective glove (10) is provided for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker. The glove (10) includes an outer shell (22), at least one liner (24, 28, 30) located inside of the outer shell (22), and a dead air space (3... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7814570 | Latex gloves and articles with geometrically defined surface texture providing enhanced grip method for in-line processing thereof Latex articles with geometrically defined surface structure providing enhanced grip characteristics in dry, wet or oily environments; and a method of making same comprising applying a polymeric coagulant coating to a smooth former surface, wherein the coating become... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7802315 | Hockey glove A hockey glove having a thumb member comprising a top layer and a bottom layer affixed together at their respective peripheries for defining a cavity, a thumb pocket for receiving the thumb, and a rigid thumb skeleton enclosed in the cavity, the rigid thumb skeleton... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802314 | Hand-wear article with cutaneous sensory elements A hand-wear article heightens the neurosensory response of the skin of the wearer. The article includes a substrate having a skin-facing surface and a plurality of cutaneous sensory elements located on the substrate. The sensory elements are configured to have a sha... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7784110 | Protective glove with anatomical thumb A protective glove having a thumb portion having at least two dorsal protective members for protecting a back portion of a thumb, adjacent ones of the dorsal protective members being pivotable with respect to one another about a respective axis between an extended p... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784111 | Soccer glove The invention relates to an athletic glove for supporting a hand of a wearer. The soccer glove improves performance through the use a three dimensional finger cap which forms at least a portion of at least one digit of the wearer's hand. The athletic glove also comp... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7774860 | Protective glove with independent pads A protective glove having an elastic substrate, a first pad segment attached to the elastic substrate, and a second pad segment attached to the elastic substrate independently from the first pad segment. The elastic substrate can be disposed over an area intended to... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7761931 | Glove or pair of gloves A glove, such as a work glove, an examining glove, or an operating glove, has a homogeneous body with a hand part and a cuff that is adjacent to the hand part. At least one gripping aid is provided on the outer surface of the cuff and at a distance from the rear edg... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7725956 | Golf glove with club handle stop A golf glove provides a positive stop for the end of a golf club handle and a resilient pad for seating the golf club handle against the glove. The stop reaches across the glove palm and angles towards the small finger and has a wall extending perpendicular to the w... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7707653 | Glove A batting glove includes a plurality of finger elements, a thumb element, a top portion, and a lower portion. The finger elements cover fingers, the thumb element covers a thumb, the top portion covers a back side of the hand, and the lower portion covers a palm of ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7694351 | Sports glove with a segmented joint protector A sports glove comprising a dorsal side and at least one joint protector. The dorsal side provides a plurality of protection sections and the joint protectors positioned between the plurality of protection sections. The joint protector includes a base operatively at... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694352 | Glove In a glove having finger covering parts, a finger covering part corresponding to at least one finger selected from the third finger (middle finger), the fourth finger (ring finger), and the fifth finger (little finger) is configured by arranging protective members (... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7669251 | Impact and/or vibration absorbent material and protective articles making use thereof An impact and/or vibration absorbent material and protective articles making use of said material. An impact and/or vibration absorbent material of the present invention has at least two material layers. The individual layers of the impact and/or vibration absorbent... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7636951 | Protective sports glove with floating cuff portion A protective sports glove includes a free-floating subcuff for increased protection of a wearer's forearm and wrist. The glove also includes die cuts in the back portion that are configured to provide increased and more realistic flexibility. The glove also has incr... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7591023 | Hockey glove A hockey glove for receiving a hand of a player, the hand having a palm, a dorsal side, four fingers, each finger having palm and dorsal surfaces, lateral and medial surfaces, a proximate articulation, proximate, middle and distal phalanges with middle and distal ar... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7578006 | High breathability cycling hand glove A cycling hand glove includes a main glove element having a palm surface; and a palm pad provided on the palm surface and having at least one aeration aperture therein exposing at least one of the main glove element and the hand of the cyclist inserted into the hand... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7565703 | Soccer glove The invention relates to an athletic glove for supporting a hand of a wearer. The soccer glove improves performance through the use a three dimensional finger cap which forms at least a portion of at least one digit of the wearer's hand. The athletic glove also comp... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7562398 | Hockey glove A hockey glove for receiving a hand of a player, the hand having a palm, index finger, middle finger, third finger and little finger, each finger having inner, dorsal, lateral and medial surfaces, proximate, middle and distal phalanges, one thumb with palm and dorsa... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7540038 | Method for manufacturing an industrial glove A method for manufacturing an industrial glove comprises the step of knitting a glove body; coating a first enhancing layer upon a palm portion and an inner surface of an arm portion of the glove body; installing the glove body upon a hand mold; adhering liquid rubb... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7530120 | Protective glove having a padded palmless outer glove and form-fitting inner glove A protective sports glove consisting of a padded outer glove and an inner form-fitting glove. The padded outer glove is similar to conventional protective gloves used in contact sports, but having a substantial portion of the palm removed (i.e. except for the finger... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7509690 | Water-soluble glove liners and composite gloves containing the same Water-soluble glove liners and methods of making, using and disposing of the water-soluble glove liners are disclosed. ... | 03/31/2009 |
