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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8108949 | Waterproof moisture-permeable fabric for clothing and clothing Waterproof moisture-permeable fabric for clothing which includes, on one side of a polyester fabric A, a waterproof moisture-permeable layer B including a colorless transparent polyester film stacked, and a white or gray resin C partially stacked, and clothing inclu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8099796 | Deposition of electronic circuits on fibers and other materials Fibers, such as textile fibers, having electrical components deposited thereon. More particularly, one or more electrical components are formed directly onto the surface of at least one fiber. The fiber having the electrical component formed thereon may then be inte... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099797 | Deposition of electronic circuits on fibers and other materials Composite foams or leather materials (synthetic or natural) have electrical components deposited thereon. More particularly, one or more electrical components are formed directly onto the surface of the composite foam or the leather material. A group of transistors ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7845023 | Deposition of electronic circuits on fibers and other materials Fibers, such as textile fibers, having electrical components deposited thereon. More particularly, one or more electrical components are formed directly onto the surface of at least one fiber. The fiber having the electrical component formed thereon may then be inte... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845022 | Deposition of electronic circuits on fibers and other materials Fibers, such as textile fibers, having electrical components deposited thereon. More particularly, one or more electrical components are formed directly onto the surface of at least one fiber. The fiber having the electrical component formed thereon may then be inte... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7364584 | Warming device A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with interleaved, separately inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337810 | Elastic fabric with sinusoidally disposed wires A fabric for use with a system for monitoring prescribed body functions comprising an elastic fabric, adapted to be carried by a torso, which is stretchable in its longitudinal direction so as to expand and contract in response to body movement and size. The carrier... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7284280 | Energy weapon protection device An energy weapon protection device to be worn by a live potential target includes a generally flexible main panel having three main elements, a generally flexible, generally planar electrically non-conductive outer insulator panel, an electrically conductive inner c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263726 | Jacket suitable for machine washing and tumble drying The invention relates to a tumble dryable item of apparel, in particular a suit jacket, comprising a plurality of inner surface and outer surface garment sections, wherein at least one of the outer surface garment sections includes natural fiber and at least one of ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7191803 | Elastic fabric with sinusoidally disposed wires A fabric for use with a system for monitoring prescribed body functions comprising an elastic fabric, adapted to be carried by a torso, which is stretchable in its longitudinal direction so as to expand and contract in response to body movement and size. The carrier... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191471 | Item of apparel A machine washable suit jacket or other tailored garment having a machine washable outer material with crease memory. Sections of the outer material may be sewn together with machine washable thread, and seams of such sections may have pucker preventing tapes fused ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7162748 | Handcovering Handcovering, i.e. glove (72) or mitten, comprising an outer shell (50) and an inner glove insert (52) adhered to the shell (50). The glove insert (52) comprises a lining fabric laminated to a functional layer (42) that is w... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140048 | Breathable article of clothing that resists insect bites An article of clothing includes, in one embodiment, four alternate layers made of an air permeable material such as cotton and a non-air permeable material such as polyethyleneterephalate. Two intermediate layers both include a plurality of throughholes therein cove... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137147 | Liner providing barrier for protective garment and protective garment comprising same For and in a protective garment having an outer shell, a liner having a barrier side and an opposite side and having, on the barrier side, a moisture barrier or a barrier against chemical or biological agents is folded along two folds, which are parallel when laid f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7120938 | Cooling cloths A cooling suit comprises: a cloth part; at least one spacer provided at a predetermined position of a reverse side of the cloth part, so as to ensure an airflow passage between the cloth part and a wearer's body; an air inlet provided at the cloth part so as to intr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111327 | Lightweight protective clothing and textile material incorporated therein A reversible raincoat or rain jacket is constructed from a plurality of panels of specialized fabric, which are joined by threaded seams and which alternatively present either a dress mode exterior or a protective mode exterior. The specialized fabric is composed of... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7043761 | Removable insulated head gear lining The present invention features a removable liner for headgear. The inventive liner is specifically configured for placement within a cap member, hat, or any sort of headwear for enhanced thermal comfort. The liner is comprised of two shell layers that are made from ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013496 | Patterned thermal liner for protective garments Disclosed are thermal liners for protective garments and protective garments that comprise thermal liners. In one embodiment, a thermal liner comprises an insulation layer comprising a batt of entangled flame resistant fibers, the insulation layer having a three-dim... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009835 | Energy dissipative device and method An energy dissipative element protects hard disk drives from shocks and vibrations. A closed elastic envelope houses a body of open cell foam, a volume of viscous liquid, and a compressible gas. Under compression or expansion of the foam, viscous liquid flows throug... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000254 | Costume construction A costume adapted to be worn by a person and including a garment made up, in part at least, by a top that extends from the shoulder of the person downwardly to at least approximately the waist of the person. The garment includes an outer area that is provided with a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6996851 | Permeable, close to the body liner for swimwear A swimwear garment having a material which is permeable to liquid but substantially impermeable to bowel movement material. In one embodiment, the garment can comprise a stand-alone disposable pant liner in the form of a swimpant with waist elastics and leg elastics... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997127 | Method of upholstering an automotive seat A method is provided for upholstering an automotive interior component such as a seat or door panel. According to the method, a single piece of fabric is provided with a pattern that includes an interior portion and a pair of integral outboard bolsters. In a preferr... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978481 | Liner system for a flame resistant coat A liner system for a flame resistant coat includes a thermal barrier and a moisture barrier, the upper portion of the thermal barrier being detachably connected to the inner part of the collar of the coat, while the upper portion of the moisture barrier is detachabl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6910235 | Adjustably insulative construct A multi-layered, composite, inflatable and deflatable article of manufacture is provided. The article includes at least two layers of a flexible, waterproof, air impermeable, optionally water-vapor-permeable material, the two layers forming at least one inflatable c... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901697 | Protective winter turf cover A protective winter turf cover is formed with a layered polyethylene laminated sheet with each layer having force striations running at an angle to the edge of the sheet and with the force striations of one layer at an angle to the force striations of the adjacent l... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6883179 | Composite garment and method to manufacture same This patent describes a composite garment made of (1) a dress having a top edge and a fastenable opening; and (2) a liner comprising a bodice support and a slip, the bodice support having a top edge and bottom edge, the bodice support having a fastenable opening coe... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6687913 | Hazardous duty garment with separable moisture barrier and thermal barrier A garment of a type having an outer shell and an inner liner, the inner liner including an outer moisture barrier and an inner thermal barrier, in which the inner liner is constructed such that the moisture barrier is easily separable from the thermal bar... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6658670 | Composite structure for protective garment A composite structure for a protective garment, such as a pair of bunker pants for a firefighter, a bunker coat for a firefighter, or a glove for a firefighter, has a moisture absorber, a moisture barrier covering the moisture absorber, and an outer shell... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6427242 | Garment lining system characterized by localized performance properties The invention is a garment lining that provides localized climate control. A first portion of the lining covers a kidney area of the wearer, a second portion of the lining covers the wearer's back, while a third portion is positioned relative to the under... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6415453 | Low temperature thermal insulation garment utilizing the wearer's exhalant A low-temperature thermal insulation garment is proposed for low-energy requirement, self-sustaining body temperature maintenance. The proposed garment uses the body's expired respiratory gases and natural thermal production capabilities to insulate and m... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6405375 | Low density semifinished product for manufacturing buoyant products Low density semifinished product for manufacturing buoyant products, comprising a plurality of layers of closed-cell expanded material, having a specific gravity lower than that of water, the said layers being flexible and elastic and being joined togethe... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6347411 | Article of clothing having a lining containing compositions of polydimethylsiloxane and microballoons A composition suitable for use in linings for articles of clothing is disclosed, which is a mixture of a discontinuous solid phase of microballoons, and a viscous liquid continuous phase comprising a polydimethylsiloxane; the polydimethylsiloxane of the c... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6341384 | Thermally protective liner A thermally protective liner for use with thermally protective garments comprising a polymer and an endothermic agent distributed, dispersed and suspended within said polymer, said endothermic agent being capable of absorbing amounts of heat equivalent to... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6260201 | Portable cooling device A portable cooling device for presenting air across the body of a wearer of the device. The portable cooling device includes a shirt portion. The shirt portion comprises a front panel and a back panel securely coupled together. The shirt portion has a nec... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6248418 | Polyester product and process for producing the same The present invention relates to a polyester product excellent in resilient elasticity, shape retainability and shape stability, and a process for producing the same. The invention provides a polyester product with high resilient elasticity, shape retaina... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6216281 | Removable sleeve liner for garments This invention discloses a garment sleeve liner useful for improving the comfort or insulating ability of garments. Depending on the application, the liner is made variously from silk, polyester, cotton or quilted fabric. The liner is tubular and designed... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6199210 | Garment decoration A garment comprising an outer layer, which has an outer surface and an inner surface, and an inner layer, which is attached to the outer layer, has a slit defined by two opposite margins. The garment comprises a fastener, such as a zipper or a hook-and-lo... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5898941 | Collar with a reinforcing base fabric The present invention concerns a reinforcing base fabric (1) for fabrics, cloths, clothing, consisting of a weft knit fabric (2) comprising an insertion of reinforcing and stabilizing yarns (3) extending in the direction of the weft between the rows, the ... | 05/04/1999 |
