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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260852 | Wraparound swimsuit A swimsuit especially adapted for use by elderly and physically challenged women includes a one-piece body having an upper wraparound portion and a lower trunk portion. The upper portion includes first and second panels or flaps that overlap one another and include ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7183230 | Protective cover system including a corrosion inhibitor A protective cover system (100) for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object. The protective cover system includes a cover (101, 200, 600) for defining a microenvironment and a corrosion inhibitor source for releasing one or more corrosion inhibitors ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7052358 | Undergarment for lactating women An undergarment for lactating women includes a front panel extending over a woman's breasts and shoulders and a pair of absorbent pads placed within the front panel and covering the nipples to absorb extraneous discharge. The panels are made of a stretchable, breath... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053012 | Flexible corrosion-inhibiting cover for a metallic object A cover (200) for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object over which the cover is placed. The cover has an inner surface (104) defined by a liquid-permeable layer (202) and an outer surface (102) defined by a liquid-impermeable layer ( | 05/30/2006 |
| 6945966 | Absorbent breast pad An object of the present invention is to provide a breast pad which avoids discomfort caused by thermal deformations and heat treatments. In considering this, the breast pad of the present invention has a maim body formed by laminating and fixing together a liquid-a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6659841 | Nursing bra A pair of bra cups formed as a single, molded layer, each cup having a inner surface and an outer surface. An opening extends between the inner and outer surfaces of each cup at the location of the wearer's nipples. Each cup has a pocket positioned over a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 5425702 | Soft tissue support for hip and shoulder A soft tissue support is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a two-ply garment adapted to provide support for hip and shoulder wounds. The garment itself comprises a suspension portion and a tissue support wrap portion adapted to encircle the tr... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5149336 | Disposal breast pads for nursing mothers A disposable, contoured, form fitting, absorbent breast pad comprising three layers, an inner fluid wicking layer, a central fluid absorbent layer, and an outer moisture resistant layer, which is generally tear drop in shape and dome-like in cross-section... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4959265 | Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape fastener for releasably attaching an object to a fabric An article can be releasably attached to a fabric or other foraminous substrate by means of a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape fastener, the backing of which has an array of bluntly pointed stems protruding beyond the pressure-sensitive adhesive. The back... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4784128 | Shoulder-joint bandage A shoulder-joint bandage having an elastic sleeve and a pair of belts which extend helically around the sleeve in opposite senses from the distal end thereof to then run along opposite lateral edges of a cap of the sleeve overlying the shoulder. The belts... | 11/15/1988 |
