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 |
| 7137973 | Post tumescent liposuction absorption pad garments Garments that are an absorption pad holding system used during post tumescent liposuction drainage recovery. These garments with rows of inside pockets will secure retail maxi pads and/or medical pads in a, but not limited to, stretchable, breathable, leak proof and... | 11/21/2006 |
| 5954564 | Undergarment with natural feeling buttock support A body shaping undergarment is disclosed. A plurality of fabric panels are fixed together to form the undergarment and define a first leg opening, a second leg opening and a waist opening. An elastic waist band is disposed around at least a portion of the... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5787732 | Knitted support garment and method for making A hosiery item such as tights formed from a pair of joined circularly by knitted tubes. In some areas such as the brief it has knitted regions having courses with curved angular ranges having stich heights. The front of the brief is characterized by high ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 4583534 | Collapsible chain mail structure A structure utilizing a plurality of hollow X-sections connected together by a rope threaded through each leg. A first ring body and a second ring body are located above and below the assembled X-sections and contain a series of spaced holes through which... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4475552 | Core belt arrangement of a woman's garment This invention discloses a core belt arrangement for a woman's garment which prevents the breasts and buttocks from getting out of shape without giving an oppressive or offensive feeling to these swaying portions of the body by arranging a flexible ribbon... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4325379 | Derriere exerciser An exercise garment which allows the wearer unconsciously to exercise and tone the muscles of the buttocks and pelvic floor in an isometric manner is provided. The preferred embodiment resembles a panty-type girdle and includes in the back section thereof... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4059117 | Girdle accessory A band system or combination of bands for and useable in connection with a girdle, or the like, comprising two parts, one part of which forms an endless or closable circular belt means for horizontal placement around the waist region of the girdle, the ot... | 11/22/1977 |
