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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069692 | Circular knitted fabric with finished edges and integral elastic band-like selvedge and the method of manufacturing the same A circular knitted fabric for the manufacture of a garment includes a first portion formed of a low melting point yarn and a first yarn, and a continuing second portion formed of the low melting point yarn and a second yarn. The second portion has an elastane conten... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7895863 | Gradient compression hosiery knitted using corespun yarns Gradient compression hosiery with therapeutic and aesthetic properties broadly includes a stocking section extending continuously between a distal end and an open proximal end thereof. The stocking section includes a tubular foot portion and a tubular leg portion. T... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7882713 | Length-ways stretchable elastic band A lengthways stretchable elastic band having two edges is provided. The elastic band comprises a plurality of longitudinal elastic yarn segments and at least one elastic thread area, which extends to the two edges of the elastic band. The plurality of longitudinal e... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7841214 | Knit material collar for preventing an extension, producing method thereof, and upper garment with the collar The present invention relates to a method for producing a knitted neck collar, and more particularly to a knitted neck collar prevented from drooping, wherein, when producing a neck collar using a knitted material, a narrow band having excellent elasticity and retur... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7810359 | Headband with tension indicator A headband with a tension indicator having an elastic segment sized to fit around a wearer's head; and a non-elastic segment being smaller than and attached with the elastic segment. The non-elastic segment is sized to span a portion of the elastic segment when the ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7765835 | Elastic composite yarn, methods for making the same, and articles incorporating the same An elastic composite yarn comprises a composite core and a composite covering. The composite core comprises an elastic core member and an inelastic functional core member. The composite covering comprises at least an elastic covering member and at least one inelasti... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7698909 | Headband with tension indicator A headband having a low stretch segment sized to fit around a wearer's head, and an elastic segment being smaller than the low stretch segment, and having a free end and an attached end, where the elastic segment is attached at its attached end with the low stretch ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7634923 | Terminal knitting texture and clothing provided with this terminal knitting texture A terminal knitting texture for a single welt consisting of a single knit that starts knitting on a terminal side, wherein a plurality of courses in an antirun area at knit starting are knit without being knit at all the wales, and are knit by using first-kind knitt... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7631521 | Garment having a warp-knitted fabric A garment that is made including a piece of a stretchable warp-knitted fabric, wherein at least a non-elastic yarn is arranged in a 1×1 tricot structure and an elastic yarn is arranged in a looping structure, that is cut at an angle of at least 3° and at most 177Â... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7395681 | Stretchable warp-knitted fabric, method for manufacturing the same, and stretchable clothing using the same The present invention provides stretchable warp-knitted fabric that is a 1×1 tricot formed by running a non-elastic yarn and an elastic yarn side by side in such a manner that in each stitch, at least one of the non-elastic yarn and the elastic yarn forms a closed ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7354410 | Compression treatment system A compression treatment system is provided that includes a first bladder supported about a limb. A second bladder is supported about the limb. The bladders are in fluid communication with a fluid source and the bladders are inflated such that the first bladder is in... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347011 | Article of footwear having a textile upper An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void fo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337012 | Stretchable polymer-based electronic device A stretchable electronic circuit or electronic device and a polymer-based process to produce a circuit or electronic device containing a stretchable conducting circuit. The stretchable electronic apparatus has a central longitudinal axis and the apparatus is stretch... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7296156 | System and method for SMS authentication The disclosed invention allows security of configuration SMS messages through the use of encryption computed with the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) as a key. Particularly, a text messaging system having the ability to send SMS messages to remotely m... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7230153 | Multilayer conductive appliance having wound healing and analgesic properties A dressing for promoting healing and pain relief of the body of a living organism having a pathologic condition has at least one layer of conductive material having a resistance no greater than 1000 Ω/cm2. When placed proximate a portion of the body of t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219701 | Papermaker's forming fabric with machine direction stitching yarns that form machine side knuckles A papermaking fabric includes a series of repeat units, each of the repeat units including: a set of top machine direction (MD) yarns; a set of top cross machine direction (CMD) yarns interwoven with the set of top MD yarns; a first set of bottom CMD yarns, the firs... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191803 | Elastic fabric with sinusoidally disposed wires A fabric for use with a system for monitoring prescribed body functions comprising an elastic fabric, adapted to be carried by a torso, which is stretchable in its longitudinal direction so as to expand and contract in response to body movement and size. The carrier... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7159621 | Elastic material having variable modulus of elasticity An elastic material includes a plurality of zones. Each of the zones has a particular modulus of elasticity associated with it and the distribution of the zones throughout the elastic material causes the material to have a variation of modulus of elasticity along a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7107235 | Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear The present invention teaches a method of conducting retail and Internet business including making and delivering a custom article of footwear. The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, st... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066784 | Undergarment for body shaping An undergarment for shaping (slimming) the upper arm of a woman. The undergarment is used in combination with a bra having a shoulder strap and is in the form of a sleeve of an elastic material, e.g., Lycra® or Spandex®, through which the arm of the woman is exten... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051556 | Stretchable warp-knitted fabric, method for manufacturing the same, and stretchable clothing using the same The present invention provides stretchable warp-knitted fabric that is a 1×1 tricot formed by running a non-elastic yarn and an elastic yarn side by side in such a manner that in each stitch, at least one of the non-elastic yarn and the elastic yarn forms a closed ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048013 | Elastic material having variable modulus of elasticity An elastic material includes a plurality of zones. Each of the zones has a particular modulus of elasticity associated with it and the distribution of the zones throughout the elastic material causes the material to have a variation of modulus of elasticity along a ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043942 | Circular knit blank and a garment made therefrom A circular knit blank and a garment made therefrom. The circular knit blank and garment made therefrom has a first portion being formed from a first yarn having a first elasticity and a second portion integrally knit to the first portion. The second portion has a se... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040124 | Cotton jersey fabric construction having improved stretch characteristics A knitted fabric constructed from cotton yarns and synthetic yarns of polyester. The fabric is knitted with courses of cotton yarns, with a polyester yarn knitted with at least every fourth course of cotton yarn. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7016867 | Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, stability, and running economy. Unlike the conventional foam materials presently being used by the footwear industry, a preferred spring element i... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013680 | Method to prevent deknitting There is provided a method for preventing deknitting of knitted tubular articles or garments such as gloves, socks, and the like. Accordingly, the edge of the tubular article or garment is provided with a plurality of horizontally knit rows of thread or yarn which a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6959564 | Panty construction with moisture management liner A panty construction having improved moisture management. The panty construction includes a body portion having a waist opening, a front section and a back section, a crotch section, and a panty liner. The panty liner is formed from a knitted fabric comprising alter... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959565 | Circularly knitted fabric for fashioning clothes A circularly knitted fabric for fashioning clothes prior to heat treatment, formed out of a polyurethane elastic fiber and a non-elastic fiber, the polyurethane elastic fiber satisfying the condition, 1≦R/S≦12, wherein R/S (%)=(R3/S1)×100,... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941775 | Tubular knit fabric and system A tubular knit fabric comprising at least one insulative yarn, at least one stretchable yarn, and at least one functional yarn, the insulating yarn, the stretchable yarn, and the functional yarn knitted together to define a tubular fabric sleeve having the functiona... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6907759 | Method for producing tubular knitwear items and products obtained thereby The invention relates to tubular knitwear item provided with suitable openings (H) or holes automatically obtained for shoulder straps, neck portions, belts, strings, stripes, knots, loops and the like, i.e. for various applications and purposes, such as anatomic su... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6691535 | Fabric for the formation of garment pieces, the garment pieces obtained therefrom and the garments produced therewith The present invention relates to a fabric structure for the production of garment pieces that are combined with other garment pieces to create garments. The fabric structure includes a plurality of pattern areas corresponding to the garment pieces and con... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6401497 | Garment with figure control or muscle support function A garment with a figure control or muscle support function which includes a warp knit fabric having ground stitches by jacquard knitting of inelastic yarn, in which elastic yarn is further inserted and/or knitted. Portions with relatively strong and weak ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6341504 | Composite elastic and wire fabric for physiological monitoring apparel A fabric for use in apparel of the type used for physiological monitoring of prescribed body functions has one or more elongated bands of elastic material which is stretchable in the longitudinal direction. Each such elastic band includes at least one con... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6286341 | Elastic drawcord product and method of making same A method of knitting an elastic drawcord product and an elastic band and drawcord composite product are described. The method involves knitting a pair of elastic webs in a laterally spaced relationship to each other, and securing a drawcord within the spa... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6272888 | Clothes for small children including baby and infant Clothes which are used for small children including babies and infants are formed of elastic knitted fabric having thread knitted by a knitting machine. The thread of a belly part of the clothes, a crotchpart thereof, sidepart thereof and sleeve part ther... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263707 | Opaque heat-moldable circular knit support fabrics having very high spandex content A fabric and method to support garments comprising opaque heat-moldable circular knit fabrics having relatively high amounts of spandex material as well as sufficient amounts of other fibers to simultaneously provide maximum support and maximum comfort to... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6223565 | Knitted arm warmer An arm warmer is formed from a circularly knitted tubular fabric member made up of a wrist cuff, a tapered arm portion, and a binder portion. The fabric member is knitted with nylon, nylon covered spandex, and wicking yarns of various configurations for t... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6053014 | Knitted arm warmer An arm warmer is formed from a circularly knitted tubular fabric member made up of a wrist cuff, a tapered arm portion, and a binder portion. The fabric member is knitted with nylon, nylon covered spandex, and wicking yarns of various configurations for t... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5963988 | High stretch composite elastic waistband Provided is a high stretch composite elastic waistband that includes a relatively large ratio of drawcord to the relaxed length of an elastic web. The drawcord is fixed to the elastic web in such a way that the drawcord is allowed to move relative to the ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5832749 | Method to make elastic knitwear fabric and relative fabric Method to make elastic knitwear fabric from an elastic or elastomeric thread (11a) and from at least one non elastic thread (11b), the method using a single-section run-proof knitting machine, or Raschel type machine, having a bar of needles (12) moving i... | 11/10/1998 |
