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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325317 | Methods for optimally adjusting measurements of garments The present invention relates to an outer garment that covers at least part of a wearer's upper body, such as a shirt or a shirt-dress, that has optimally adjusted measurements, and includes at least one measurement that changes based on physical characteristics of ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7263774 | Plain bearing shell and method for producing a holding projection on a plain bearing shell The invention relates to a plain bearing shell for supporting an engine crankshaft or camshaft, or as a connecting rod bearing shell of an engine, the plain bearing shell comprises a radially outward protruding holding projection in the region of the separating surf... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244222 | Apparatus for and method of positioning a slider on mating zipper elements An apparatus used in the manufacture of a thermoplastic zipper having a slider mounted thereon includes a pair of clamp arms disposed on opposing sides of a path of the zipper. The clamp arms are movable in directions substantially perpendicular to the zipper path s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7163133 | Apparatus for and method of moving a slider along mating zipper elements A manufacturing apparatus, for moving sliders for opening and closing mating zipper elements along the mating zipper elements, includes a roller and a projection. The roller rotates about an axis substantially perpendicular with a path of a film including the mating... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6571398 | Transit positioning device for use with manhole mount A transit positioning device for use with a conventional manhole mount having an elongate vertical arm and an elongate horizontal arm orthogonally joined together at a joint. A transit holding platform is rotatably mounted to an end of an adjustable lengt... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6516240 | Apparatus and method for the remote production of customized clothing An apparatus and method is provided for creating custom-fitted garments wherein the customer provides critical information which is known to or easily ascertainable by the customer without assistance. Using this critical information, a controller applies ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6353770 | Apparatus and method for the remote production of customized clothing An apparatus and method is provided for creating custom-fitted garments wherein the customer provides critical information which is known to or easily ascertainable by the customer without assistance. Using this critical information, a controller applies ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 5094006 | Swag A swag (10) for decorative use in curtaining is made using a template (11) which may be of rigid sheet material and formed by two side edges (14), each bearing deep cut-outs (15, 16 . . . ) and projections (17). The side edges taper outwardly from top to ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4951396 | Basic formula of an active layout drawing in skirts tailoring A method of drawing a pattern for custom-tailored skirts in terms of taking into account a person's bodily dimensions, including measures around the waistline, around the largest part of the abdomen, another part of the abdomen thereabove, around the lowe... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4766395 | Circuits to provide desired conductance characteristics using a FET The drain-source conductance of a wide variety of FETs can be made to conform to a predetermined function of a control signal. The control signal is multiplied by a factor and an offset is added or subtracted therefrom to derive a modified control signal.... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4558519 | Working device for dress patterns in the form of a template A working device for dress patterns in the form of a template is provided. The template comprises exchangeable panels which are relatively displaceable on a master panel via slots and can be locked in their adjusted positions by means of retaining element... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4283856 | Garment designing aid There is provided a skirt design aid which has four template panels that are slidably secured together to be pivotally and/or linearly relatively displaceable, so as to cater for different sizes and skirt styles. This skirt aid also has two pivoted member... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4265020 | Garment designing aid The invention comprises a pants design aid which has three template panels that are slidably interconnected to cater for size variations. This aid further has a pivoted member to vary the crutch depth of the pants and two further pivoted members for varyi... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4242800 | Garment designing aid A garment design aid for assisting a person in providing a pattern for a garment, the design aid including a main pattern template defining a hip region of the garment and including a hip adjusting means comprising: a first member that is pivotally attach... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4222170 | Segmental technique for sizing garments Pattern pieces of a conventional foundation pattern draft are divided into segments along predetermined division lines. Various segments of different overall sizes are joined together and form a new pattern piece. The segments selected for combination int... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4156969 | Garment designing aid This invention provides a garment design aid. In one embodiment the invention comprises a bodice design aid having a rigid spine, a rigid rib slidable along the spine and projecting therefrom and a number of template panels two of which are used at a time... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4137634 | Universal custom fit garment patterns and method of using the same A universal size woman's garment pattern and the method of customizing and shaping the pattern to the individual figure dimensions of a woman is disclosed.... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4114277 | Method of fitting a garment The method of fitting a garment on a particular person by adjusting the placement of the garment on the person to locate the portion of the garment having the maximum perimeter substantially over the portion of the person having the maximum perimeter. For... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4006313 | Transmitting and reproducing system having improved noise reduction characteristics for quadraphonic audio information signals A transmitting and reproducing system includes an encoder for selectively combining at least four signals for transmission along two channels. At least three of the signals are combined in a predetermined amplitude and phase relationship to form a first u... | 02/01/1977 |
