Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278172 | Sweatband using micro fiber yarn for a cap A sweatband using micro fiber yarn for headwear that is made to 0.5˜1.05 denier thickness of micro fiber yarn and woven of 100% polyester warp-way and weft-way, made to single or two-ply without any polyurethane and additional stitched portion. The resulting sweatb... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7240373 | Simplified and stable hat construction with rotatable brim The hat crown has a lower periphery, an outside and inside, a horizontal brim and a headband placed radially inward from the crown's interior. A sliding assembly has one member fixed to the crown's inside and a second slidably attached to the first as a extension to... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7225475 | Hat having elasticity and method of manufacturing the same Enhanced wearing comfort and a free-size feature of a hat may be achieved, without deteriorating exterior aesthetical features, when the hat includes a crown portion for being worn on a head of a wearer and an elastic brim formed by a plurality of fabric panels and ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213270 | Headband with inserted lining tape for headwear Headband for headwear having a crown portion, the headband being attached to and extending around the lower inside edge of the crown portion. The headband is made of fabric or knitted textile as a covering portion with a mesh lining tape inserted on the inside there... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7174572 | Headwear with stretchable sweatband An article of headwear having an adjustable configuration includes a crown portion and a sweatband secured to a peripheral edge of the crown. The sweatband includes an inner piece of stretchable fabric material folded about itself such that opposing longitudinal edg... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168100 | Headwear piece with associated rim A headwear piece has a crown defining a receptacle for the head of a wearer and a rim projecting angularly away from the crown. The rim has a core layer that is made from at least one of an animal hide and a synthetic animal hide, and a second layer. The core layer ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134147 | Protective ear shades for caps Protective ear shades for headwear such as caps, which shades include a pair of cupped or oblate shades extending from stitched or sewn attachment to the sides of the cap over the ears to protect the ears from ultraviolet radiation. In a preferred embodiment the pro... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117542 | Headwear and sweatband with stretch stitch line The present invention discloses a headwear having a crown adapted to cover the top of a wearer's head, and a brim formed in a predetermined shape at the lower peripheral edge of the crown, and a rim formed along the inner peripheral surface of the lower peripheral e... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114195 | Neonate warmth stocking cap Disclosed is a preemie warmth stocking cap comprised preferably of several components including in a multilayered construction two layers of a woven or knitted stretchable but resilient fabric, such as cotton, which forms an outer and inner layer between which is di... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7082620 | Head protective device incorporating a sweatband bandana A head protective device incorporating a sweat band bandana having a front portion secured to a head protective device and the rear portion bandana unsecured. The bandana in the first position has the free ends of the bandana overlapping and stored withthin the head... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082618 | Cap with hinged vent flaps in visor A visored cap, such as a baseball cap, has the visor is formed with one or more openings through which air can pass from beneath the visor. The visor is provided with hinged flaps formed of two members to close the openings when no air is blowing the openings and pi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076810 | Multipurpose boonie hat A hat made from a camouflage-imprinted material and having a crown and a brim. The hat has a compartment in the crown for holding a bundle of camouflage strips attached to the crown and which are deployable about and over the hat brim upon opening the compartment. T... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073206 | Cap with unique rubber piping Piping for the crown of a cap and a cap so disposed with piping. The piping is formed into the crown as by attachment to cloth covers, gores, or otherwise. The piping may be made if plastic and may have a logo attached or formed therein as by embossment, engraving, ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7039957 | Cap with tunnel shape band A baseball-style cap having a crown portion made of multiple panels, a visor part which is attached to the front part of the crown portion and a headband attached to and extending around the lower inside edge of the crown portion. The headband is a band of two-ply e... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6996854 | Can carton cap A hat is made from a can carton that has a pattern marked on it. The pattern is cut out and the hat is assembled from the pieces. An 18 or 24 can carton can be used to make the brim of the hat and 12 and 18 can cartons can be used to make the crown. Hats of various ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996852 | Head covering A head covering for shielding the head neck, face and ears from the harsh elements of the environment with obstructing the user's vision. The head covering includes a cap including a head cover member and a bill; and also includes a shroud assembly including a shrou... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6964064 | Rubber piping on cap bill edge Piping for the bill of a cap and a cap so disposed with piping. The piping is formed into the bill as by attachment to cloth covers or direct attachment to a stiffener. The piping may be made if plastic and may have a logo attached or formed therein as by embossment... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948189 | Ventable ski hat and method of manufacture thereof The present invention provides a ventable ski hat for enabling a skier to selectively vent body heat, the ventable ski hat essentially comprising a superficial insulative fabric layer, a deep moisture-wicking fabric layer, zipper structure, a mesh fabric layer, and ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941582 | Novelty head covering A head covering particularly adapted for use as a promotional item to be worn by patrons at sporting events and other types of entertainment venues. The head covering includes first, second and third panel sections which are adapted to cooperate to form a head cover... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928659 | Sweatband for a cap A sweatband used for headwear that is woven of 100% polyester wrap-way and weft-way, made to single or two-ply without any polyurethane or additional stitched portion. The resulting sweatband, which preferably has a width between 25-70 mm and provides excellent swea... | 08/16/2005 |
| RE38774 | Means for moveable bills or brims of caps and hats A unique fashion or sports hat or cap assemblage having a brim or bill/visor, distinctly designed with a sliding mechanism to rotate the brim or bill/visor up to 360 degrees without detachment from the crown of the cap or hat, including interchangeable and multiple ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6832393 | Safety visor A safety visor is produced by etching of metal and a grid that defines a large number of light-permeating holes. The safety visor has at least two zones where the holes are of different areas and/or configuration. An upper central zone has greater light transmission... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6789267 | Hat with rotatable brim There is provided a hat comprising a crown portion, a brim removably and rotatably attached to the crown portion by a sliding assembly, a circumferential band attached along its lower edge to the lower periphery of the crown portion and having at least a first part ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6752146 | Civilian anti-terrorist attack gas mask A civilian anti-terrorist attack gas mask used as an emergency measure to remove hazardous air pollutants present in air drawn from an ambient atmosphere to provide a person with suitably breathable air is provided in the form of a cap fitted over the person's head ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6745395 | Hat with display device Hats such as baseball-type caps and sun visors which have a brim projecting from the forward part of the hat, or sailor hats or Stetson-type (or cowboy-type or fedora-type) hats that have a brim extending about the periphery of the hat are provided with a device on ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6728972 | Hats, hat components, and method of forming hats A hat is temporarily or permanently formed from fabric that matches or complements the appearance of one's ensemble by wrapping and tucking peripheral portions of the fabric about a relatively stiff yet pliable annular brim core member after a central portion of the... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6715154 | Cap with hidden teeth A baseball-style cap having a free-size capability for accommodating wearers having a range of head sizes without a separate sizing mechanism. The cap includes a crown main body which is expandable at least in a peripheral direction, and a headband made of a substan... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6704940 | Convertible hat A convertible hat including a crown and a brim that can be converted between a conventional hat to a skullcap type configuration, such as a swimming cap. The brim is hingedly connected to the lower peripheral edge of the crown and protruding outwardly from the crown... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6643848 | Convertible hat with bill option A hat that extends beyond conventional hats and caps has two fundamental parts that provide substantially increased functionality. The hat comprises a crown to cover the head and a channel rim that makes the hat adaptable to varying conditions. This chann... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6539553 | Hat with adjustable band and interchangeable ornaments The present invention 10 discloses a hat with an adjustable elastic band 20 for infants and small children having interchangeable decorative ornaments 14 and an elastic band 20 that may be adjusted accordingly to maintain the hat on a child's head 12 with... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6526596 | Vinyl hat A wide brim hat is vacuum formed from a thin sheet of specially formulated PVC plastic. The PVC effectively blocks transmission of both WVA and UVB radiation and thereby provides significant protection against the sun. A removable elastic headband centers... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6502246 | Adjustable ball cap A ball cap comprising a plurality of gores forming a body, a sweat band having an elastic sweat portion, and an elastic gore that is stretchable to provide a ball cap that is stretchable to assume a variety of stretched conditions to accommodate a variety... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6467096 | Size adjustment mechanism for headwear A baseball type cap comprising a hemispherical shell defining an opening for reception of a head of a wearer, and a size adjustment mechanism mounted to the shell for infinitely adjusting a size of the cap. The size adjustment mechanism includes a flexibl... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6453475 | Convertible visor/cap with a plurality of crown supports The present invention relates to a convertible visor/cap, which can be converted from a cap to a visor, and vice verse, having a fixed frontal crown portion and a folding crown membrane supported by a plurality of hinged support members. The visor/cap pre... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6446266 | Advertising adjustment strap for a cap An advertising size adjustment strap for a baseball-style cap having a crown body, a visor and a sweat absorbent band attached to the inside periphery of the crown. The size adjustment strap, which is attached to the back portion of the lower periphery of... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6370696 | Headwear piece The combination of a crown and first and second visor surfaces. The crown has an internal surface for engaging a wearer's head and an external surface with information thereon relating to a golf course. The first visor surface has information thereon rela... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6343382 | Hat A hat constructed of woven fabric capable of reflecting radiant energy from the exterior thereof and of releasing thermal energy from the interior thereof, the hat comprising a side band having a top panel and a double ply outer brim attached to the upper... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6341380 | Protective rain hat A protective rain hat including a head portion having a dome-like configuration. The head portion has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface receives the head of a user therein. The head portion has a peripheral edge. An annular... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6311332 | Hat having a window with replaceable patterns A hat with a window at a transparent frame installed at the front edge thereof. By the orientation of the cover frame, the opening and closing of an opening can be controlled by the orientation of the cover frame so that the manufacturer or user may chang... | 11/06/2001 |
