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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE38853 | Substantially seamless brassiere, and blank and method for making same A brassiere fashioned from a circularly knit fabric blank has a central panel between the breast cups that has a greater resistance to stretching than the remainder of the body of the brassiere. The brassiere preferably is formed from a blank that is knit to have tw... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6817214 | Selectively folded two-ply brassiere and blank for making the same A brassiere for extending around a wearer's torso and supporting the wearer's breasts. The brassiere includes a torso strap supporting a pair of breast cups which in turn support the wearer's breasts. The breast cups are constructed of a two-ply fabric, preferably a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6287168 | Substantially seamless brassiere, and blank and method for making same A brassiere fashioned from a circularly knit fabric blank has a central panel between the breast cups that has a greater resistance to stretching than the remainder of the body of the brassiere. The brassiere preferably is formed from a blank that is knit... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5916829 | Laminated fabric with uniform pattern of adhesive securement and garments made therefrom A fabric laminate (10) comprises first and second stretch fabrics (11 and 12) having an intermediate adhesive securement layer (13) between them. The adhesive securement layer (13) is in the form of a regularly repeated pattern which comprises an array of... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5888118 | Garment with an inner lining for body shape adjustment A garment having provided with an inner lining for adjusting body shape of the buttocks and the abdomen. The garment is formed by combining woven fabrics together, each of which has a modulus of expansibility depending on a stretch direction from the weav... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5592836 | Circularly knit brassiere having knit-in-lift and support panels, and a blank and method for making same This invention discloses a circularly knit brassiere having integrally knit-in support panels and cup fullness. The brassiere is knit on a circular knitting machine, and the support panels have a modified knit structure to provide them with a greater resi... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5447462 | Fabric laminate and garments incorporating same A fabric laminate is disclosed which is formed of stretch fabrics laminated together by an integrally formed adhesive web having differential stretch characteristics. One or both of the stretch fabrics may include elastomeric yarn. The adhesive web is pla... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5426791 | Support stay A support stay for use with an article to be worn by a person has two durometers of hardness. The support stay includes a base member having a first hardness, the first hardness sufficient to provide a required rigidity for support. A gripping member is o... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5416929 | Panty having antimicrobial treated crotch for killing and inhibiting the growth of yeast and bacteria The present invention entails a panty having a crotch area that is specifically designed to kill and inhibit the growth of yeast, bacteria and fungi. In particular, the panty includes a crotch made up of an open knit construction that is formed of both tr... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5367715 | Bikini bottom or briefs In general, bikini bottoms or briefs are somewhat unimaginative in terms of shape, uncomfortable and expensive to produce. A relatively simple frame for use in bikini bottoms or briefs includes two lengths of wire which are bent to define mirror images of... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5363511 | Panties and a method of fabricating the same A panties is described which includes a shell-form body having a back panel and a generally "T" shaped front panel. The back panel is adapted to substantially cover a ladies buttocks and has a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side. The generally "... | 11/15/1994 |
| 4249972 | Method for manufacturing girdles A method and apparatus for manufacturing lined latex girdles in which one end of a fabric sheath which will form the liner of a latex girdle is sewn or otherwise held closed together and slipped over an annular rectangular frame, with the closed end of th... | 02/10/1981 |
