Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393758 | Wafer level packaging process Wafer level packaging process for packaging MEMS or other devices. In some embodiments, a MEMS wafer with normal thickness is firstly bonded to a cap wafer of normal thickness, followed by a thinning on the backside of the MEMS wafer. After this, the bonded wafer st... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387561 | Upper body controlling and smoothing bodysuit An undergarment or bodysuit which uses a simplex lining between a TACTEL outer layer and a cotton inner layer, the cotton inner layer and the simplex lining forming a laminate. Stabilized tricot may be included as part of the laminate. The use of the simplex layer i... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7192333 | Bra that facilitates breathing A bra is provided that facilitates a woman's breathing. The bra comprises a lower portion with an inverted V shape that skirts the woman's diaphragm. This lower portion is bordered by an elastic band. This bra is especially suitable as a sports bra. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7169011 | Circular knit bra having different areas of stretchability and method of making the same There is provided a circular knit brassiere having a body portion with a pair of breast cups and a pair of side panels. Each side panel is connected to a different breast cup. The brassiere has different degrees of stretchability in each breast cup and side panel as... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6390885 | Surgical recovery brassiere The present invention, in the preferred embodiment, is a surgery recovery brassiere which resolves many of the problems faced by women who have undergone breast surgery and particularly, mastectomy. The present invention comprises front panels, prosthesis... | 05/21/2002 |
| 5904607 | Cleavage enhancement brassiere A brassiere for enhancing cleavage between the breasts of a wearer and including a torso shaping body member, which can be worn under a garment which is strapless, off the shoulder and/or cut low in the back. The present invention comprises a pair of brea... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5873768 | Active-wear garment The present invention provides an active-wear garment which comfortably provides support to the chest and back areas of the physically-active wearer, while wicking away moisture from the skin of the wearer. The active-wear garment of the present invention... | 02/23/1999 |
| 4909771 | Brassiere An improved brassiere (1) in which the part (2) which supports the breasts is made of a fabric, preferably cotton/Lycra*, which is initially flat but which, without the use of seams, darts, mouldings or shaping, stretches around and generally conforms to ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4187855 | Garment for use after breast surgery A prosthesis, or brassiere-type garment, to be worn after breast surgery, which includes enlarged arm openings and an elongated bodice portion to fit beyond the wearer's waist and assist in holding the garment in place. A breast substitute is provided in ... | 02/12/1980 |
