Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
002406000 | Particular to female | 50 |
20090172868 | Disposable women's panty - A disposable, substantially non-absorbent undergarment has a crotch region in combination with, and onto which a sanitary napkin or panty liner member is attached. Upraised side ridges bounding the crotch region of the panty both eliminate leakage, without adding to bulk of the undergarment, and present a defined area where at least one panty liner unit of the panty liner member is attached. | 07-09-2009 |
20080222781 | Undergarment for prevention of leaks and permanent stains - An undergarment to be worn primarily by women during menstruation that resists staining of the undergarment itself and prevents leakage of menstrual flow to outer garments. The outer covering of the undergarment with a waist portion and a pair of leg openings is composed of fabric to make the fabric repel stains, repel and release stains, or absorb and then release stains. A panel of fabric treated to make the fabric repel stains, repel and release stains, or absorb and then release stains covers the crotch area and may extend up the front and/or back of the undergarment. Fabric on each side of the panel, also made of fabric treated to make the fabric repel stains, repel and release stains, or absorb and then release stains, provides additional protection to prevent leakage. In addition, in the preferred embodiment, the undergarment will have antimicrobial properties. This undergarment is intended to be worn in lieu of a regular undergarment and with a tampon, sanitary napkin and/or other personal hygiene device. | 09-18-2008 |
20110185478 | EXTENDABLE SUPPORT FRAME FOR UNDERGARMENT - An extendable support frame for an undergarment, relating generally to the garment field and more particularly to a functional component for the women's undergarments, is characterized in that it comprises a support rib and a sliding sleeve fitted over the support rib, at top end of which sliding sleeve a fixing hole is provided; the sliding sleeve is fitted over one end of the support rib, and a fixing hole is provided at the other end of the support rib. Compared with the prior art, the invention is of easier manufacture and flexible extension by reducing intermediate components, and the invention can bring about extension variation of its length while performing support function, which therefore solves the technical problem that the support frame of the slit of the undergarment such as the women's form-fitting undergarments generates the buckling caused by the length being not compressed. The wearing of the women's form-fitting undergarments such as girdling garments is abutted with the body and is aesthetic in appearance. The wearer feels more pleased, comfortable and tight-fitting in movement. Moreover, the service lives of the women's form-fitting undergarments which are provided with the port frames are prolonged. | 08-04-2011 |
20100088806 | UNDERWEAR FOR WOMEN, DESIGNED TO REVEAL THE CONTOUR OF ANATOMICAL PARTS EVEN WHEN THEY ARE COVERED BY A NON TRANSPARENT GARMENT - Women's underwear fashion and particularly one of panties and tights are combined with trousers. Women's underwear (for example, panties or tights), include on the external surface, contour borders of buttock line and/or thigh line, that are in strong relief with respect to the surface of the garment and are designed to determine in this garment, through structural interaction, markings highlighting the buttock line and/or thigh line. | 04-15-2010 |
20110197345 | Fresh Smooth Fit Panty - The invention improves upon the ordinary panty and similar panty undergarments in that the seat of each Fresh Smooth Fit Panty is always either 100% cotton or 98% cotton/2% spandex. This design construction allows for greater breathability enabling a pleasant, odor-free, cool, comfortable wear while decreasing female moisture and moisture related problems in the vaginal area. | 08-18-2011 |
20080276353 | Undergarment for women - An improved women's undergarment includes a flexible, generally triangular front panel having a bottom corner and top left and top right corners and a rear waistband extending between and connecting the top left and top right corners of the front panel extending partially circumferentially rearwards therefrom. Finally, a pair of lower loop straps is included, one extending between and connecting the top left corner and bottom corner of the front panel and one extending between and connecting the top right corner and bottom corner of the front panel such that when the undergarment is being worn, the front panel being adapted to cover the female genitalia of a person wearing the undergarment with the rear waistband extending around the rear of the waist of a person wearing the undergarment and the left and right lower straps extending around and underneath the buttocks of a person. | 11-13-2008 |
20080282452 | PANTY - The invention provides a panty realizing easy fit of a sanitary napkin for night use to a crotch portion, preventing the napkin from shifting out of position, alleviating digging into the crotch portion, and thus being comfortable to wear without giving feeling of constriction to the wearer. The panty includes a front part, a back part, a crotch part provided so as to bridge between the front part and the back part, a slightly elastic member is provided at the substantially center area of the back part, a highly elastic member is provided from a back parts lifting member to the entire area of the front part except for the waist hold part, a fixing member is provided on the substantially center area of the front part, a crotch lifting member is provided at the substantially center area of the crotch part. | 11-20-2008 |
20080282451 | UNDERGARMENT, FOR EXAMPLE A PAIR OF PANTIES, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN - An undergarment is provided, e.g., a slip, especially for women. The undergarment includes a blank made of a textile material with edgings at the waist and the leg openings, wherein in each case the edgings comprise a flat, two-layered tubular elastic band, which is fastened with an adhesive layer to the left side of the textile material of the undergarment, facing the body. In addition, the invention comprises a process for producing such an undergarment. | 11-20-2008 |
20100005570 | Disposable Sanitary Panty with System for Packaging and Marketing - A semi-disposable sanitary panty to be used by women comprising a supportive portion that can be wear more then one time and from an attached and removable portion includes pad with absorbent materials, that can be replaced and thrown after one time use. The semi-disposable sanitary panty is designed to answer the women need to be comfortable, feminine, and attractive, and still be disposable and thrown a way after being used one or more times. | 01-14-2010 |
20090025124 | Weighted undergarment - The invention prevents leg chafing, and keeps the garment from riding up in the wearer's crotch area, by disposing weights on the garment. If the garment is an undergarment, then Modal® fabric, a bio-based fiber made by spinning reconstituted cellulose from beech trees, is especially preferred, as it is extremely soft, and wicks away moisture in an effective manner. It is an object of the invention to reduce leg chafing. It is a further object of the invention to teach a method of preventing garments from riding up into the wearer's crotch area. | 01-29-2009 |
20130212782 | UNDERGARMENT - An undergarment includes a lower body portion having a waist opening and a crotch portion. The crotch portion has a skin contact surface and an outer surface and includes a weft knit fabric portion with at least a first predominately cotton yarn. The first yarn has a moisture wicking treatment applied after being knit into the fabric. The weft knit fabric also includes an antimicrobial treatment. The undergarment has improved moisture management and comfort properties. | 08-22-2013 |
20090000014 | PANTY CORSELET WITHOUT BUCKLE STRUCTURES - A panty corselet without buckle structures including a blouse portion and a pants portion connected as a whole is disclosed. The pants portion includes a front rise and two connection belts connected between the front rise and the blouse portion. One end of each of the two connection belts is connected to a bottom edge of the blouse portion on hip side, and the other end to a bottom edge of the front rise, thereby forming two openings through which a wearer's thighs could pass. As the panty corselet of this present invention is not provided with buckles, it enables women to take off or put on the panty corselet conveniently. Moreover, in this present invention, the ends of the two connection belts are respectively stitched to the blouse portion and the front rise, thus bring comfort to wearing and overcome the defects in current technology. | 01-01-2009 |
20110209271 | UNDERWEAR GARMENT - An underwear garment includes an extended rear top portion configured to resemble something other than underwear, such as human skin. The rear top portion may also be configured to resemble a clothing top, such as a shirt, blouse. In particular, the rear top portion may resemble a bottom section of shirt or blouse, such as with a lace pattern, so that the rear top portion appears as a shirt to an observer when exposed. The rear top portion may has a vertical length of ½ to 6 inches, and is noticeably higher than the top edge of a front portion of the underwear when worn. The front portion of the underwear includes a V-shaped top edge. | 09-01-2011 |
20110179556 | EXERCISE PANTS WITH INTEGRAL UNDERGARMENT - A pair of workout pants having an integral undergarment tacked or fastened to the outer garment at a number of tacking or fastening points spaced along an upper periphery or upper margin of the underwear. In various embodiments, the outer garment may comprise full length, Capri style, or biking shorts length exercise pants preferably made out of moisture wicking material, cotton/spandex, or cotton/lycra, and having thong or brief style underwear built into the pants. The underwear are preferably tacked, buttoned, snapped, or otherwise fastened into the pants in five (5) locations—two (2) points in the front and three (3) in the rear. During exercise, the underwear is held in place relative to the outwardly visible upper edges of the garment so that the underwear remains substantially covered by the outer garment. | 07-28-2011 |
20110099693 | WOMAN'S UNDERGARMENT - A woman's undergarment ( | 05-05-2011 |
20100175171 | VISUAL PRIVACY GARMENT - A ladies' visual privacy garment presents a smooth appearance over the vaginal area. The garment comprises clothing having a crotch portion provided with a layer of thin, flexible semi-rigid material that presents a smooth outer surface and overlies the vaginal area of the wearer, and a second layer of absorbent material. | 07-15-2010 |
20100175170 | VISUAL PRIVACY GARMENT - A ladies' visual privacy garment presents a smooth appearance over the vaginal area. The garment comprises a panty having a crotch portion provided with a layer of thin, flexible semi-rigid material that presents a smooth outer surface and overlies the vaginal area of the wearer, and a second layer of absorbent material. | 07-15-2010 |
20130291288 | VISUAL PRIVACY GARMENT - A woman's visual privacy garment presents a smooth appearance over the vaginal area. The garment comprises a panty having a crotch portion provided with a layer of thin, flexible semi-rigid material that presents a smooth outer surface and overlies the vaginal area of the wearer, and a second layer of absorbent material | 11-07-2013 |
20120060264 | EASY ACCESS WOMEN'S PANTY - A women's panty includes an opening in a crotch piece located opposite to a genital region, for use as erotic clothing. The opening may be covered by a removable cover piece. | 03-15-2012 |
20100205721 | Hose-holding undergarment and corresponding hose - An improved hose-holding undergarment and corresponding hose equipped with hook-and-loop type of hose-holding devices. The improved hose-holding undergarment is a garter belt, girdle, bustier, or the like with a plurality of hose-holding garter straps ( | 08-19-2010 |
20130227766 | Methods of Making Lace Garments, and Systems, Software and Apparatuses for Performing Same, and Garments Made Thereby - A method of making a garment that includes forming a patterned precursor in a lace web. Depending on the nature of the garment, the patterned precursor can be a partial patterned precursor or a fully patterned precursor. When the garment includes a non-lace portion, the partial patterned precursor is joined with one or more non-lace components. When the garment is all lace, portions of the fully patterned precursor can be joined with one another to form the entire garment. A lace web containing multiple patterned precursors can be produced using a programmable lace-making machine that is programmed to create the patterned precursors in the lace web. | 09-05-2013 |
20100017945 | FEMALE PANTS - The invention refers to a pair of female pants intended to be used preferably by sportsmen and by other active persons and comprising a waist portion ( | 01-28-2010 |
20080196147 | Mascot Storage Type Shorts - The present invention provides mascot type storage shorts that are compact at time of carrying, enable sanitary storage, and have excellent fashionability. The present invention is configured such that a mascot-shaped body ( | 08-21-2008 |
20110219521 | WEFT KNITTING ELASTIC FABRIC - A weft knitting fabric with wrapped yarns as its raw material. The wrapped yarn refer to the spandex with its external layer wrapped with polyamide yarn or polyester silk. It provides smooth and soft hand feel, excellent extensibility and recovery performance, and high level of wearing comfort. If the new weft knitting elastic fabrics of the present invention is applied to model cups of bra, it will improve supporting strength of cups and keep breasts of females towering. If it is applied to sportswear, it will improve extensibility and comfort of sportswear. | 09-15-2011 |
20110030128 | STRAPLESS UNDERGARMENT - A strapless G-string or thong type undergarment | 02-10-2011 |
20140215692 | UNDERWEAR WITH REFASTENABLE SIDE ATTACHMENTS - Exemplary embodiments of underwear, such as a thong or G-string, having refastenable side attachments are provided. The undergarment can be a unitary piece of fabric having a front panel having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, a rear panel having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, an elongated intermediate portion connecting a middle area of the front panel to a middle area of the rear panel, a first refastenable attachment mechanism connecting the first end portion of the front panel to the first end portion of the rear panel, and a second refastenable attachment mechanism connecting the second end portion of the front panel to the second end portion of the rear panel. | 08-07-2014 |
20140041102 | WOMAN'S UNDERGARMENT - An undergarment for women includes a main support portion and a slip portion joined with the main support portion to form a common, seamless waistline. | 02-13-2014 |
20110296592 | Underwear - A pair of underwear ( | 12-08-2011 |
20100251463 | Butterfly Panty - A woman's panty includes a crotch piece and two thigh bands attached to the crotch piece. When worn, the thigh bands sit below the wearer's hips and hold the crotch piece over the wearer's crotch. | 10-07-2010 |
002407000 | With leg portion | 5 |
20120023646 | UNDERGARMENT - An undergarment includes a lower body portion having a waist opening and a crotch portion. The crotch portion has a skin contact surface and an outer surface and includes a weft knit fabric portion with at least a first predominately cotton yarn and a second predominately cotton yarn. At least one of the first and second yarns have a moisture wicking treatment applied prior to knitting and comprises at least about 40% of the weight of the weft knit fabric. The weft knit fabric includes an antimicrobial treatment. The undergarment has improved moisture management and comfort properties. | 02-02-2012 |
20140053322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCRETION-ASSISTING GARMENT FOR SPORTSWOMEN - The invention consists of an under- or outer-garment taking the form of shorts or pants having a fold or flap which can be easily pulled open. By means of opening this flap, a woman's excretory apparatus may be revealed, allowing the woman to defecate, urinate, or both, without removing the garment. This will be found of use in cases for instance of sportswomen, who desire the ability to easily excrete in a minimum of time such that they may (for instance) return to a sporting event quickly. | 02-27-2014 |
20140101826 | GIRLS' MODESTY GARMENTS - A young girl's modesty garment substantially covering a wearer's pelvic region and a relatively short length of the wearer's upper thighs, may include a fitted panty portion including a main panty body partially bounded by a left leg opening and a right leg opening, and a crotch portion disposed at a lower vertical edge of the main panty body and laterally centered between the left and right leg openings. The modesty garment further comprises right and left fitted leg bodies permanently affixed to and contiguous with the panty portion at a seam disposed at the right and left leg openings, respectively. The right and left leg bodies extend downward from the right and left leg openings respectively. The right and left leg bodies each have a lower end disposed below the crotch portion, such that the right and left fitted leg bodies at least partially cover the upper thighs of a user when worn. | 04-17-2014 |
002408000 | Open or openable crotch | 2 |
20110030129 | UNDERGARMENT - The device is an undergarment such as a girdle or panty hose. The user has access to the crotch area with a zipper or slits around the crotch area to allow the user to place, check, remove or replace a sanitary napkin and attend to personal hygiene. | 02-10-2011 |
20130104294 | Undergarment with Crotch Opening | 05-02-2013 |
002409000 | Panty hose | 16 |
20100107314 | Footless pantyhose undergarment - A footless pantyhose undergarment includes a non-control panty portion and two leg portions connected to the panty potion. Each leg portion terminates at a leg band and the panty terminates at a waistband. The entire footless pantyhose undergarment is made of stretch yarns excluding elastic yarns. | 05-06-2010 |
20100107316 | Footless reinforced pantyhose undergarment with modified leg bands - A footless reinforced pantyhose undergarment includes a panty portion and two leg portions. Each one of the leg portions terminates at a leg a band. Each leg band is modified to have less elastic yarns to provide a softer and more comfortable feel. | 05-06-2010 |
20100107313 | Footless non-control pantyhose undergarment with modified leg bands - A footless non-control pantyhose undergarment includes a panty portion and two leg portions. Each one of the leg portions terminates at a leg a band. Each leg band has two layers and each layer has an elastic yarn. The elastic yarn of each layer is equal or less than the elastic yarn used in the leg portion. | 05-06-2010 |
20100107315 | Footless non-control pantyhose undergarment - A footless non-control pantyhose undergarment includes a panty portion and two leg portions. Each one of the leg portions terminates at a leg a band. The panty portion and the leg portions each has an elastic yarn with a low denier. | 05-06-2010 |
20140059745 | SOCKS FOR PREVENTING CREASING IN FOOTWEAR - A sock which prevents creasing in footwear such as sneakers, dress shoes, and boots. The sock includes an outer layer as well as means for preventing creasing in footwear. The means for preventing creasing provides additional comfortable support to the wearer while providing support to footwear in the toe portion of footwear, thus preventing creasing. The means for preventing creasing can be located in an upper portion; a lower portion, an upper and lower portion; or in a single portion within the sock. | 03-06-2014 |
20100235970 | Control Top Pantyhose - A pair of control top pantyhose includes a panty portion connected to two leg portions. The panty portion is made of a reinforced segment and a non-reinforced segment integrally knitted together. The reinforced segment encircles the body of a wearer and substantially covers the abdomen. The non-reinforced segment covers the crotch of the wearer. | 09-23-2010 |
20090188021 | Hosiery having a reinforced split toe - The present invention generally relates to women's hosiery. Some embodiments include pantyhose having a reinforced split toe, suitable for wearing with thong sandals. | 07-30-2009 |
20090293179 | GARMENT INCLUDING ANKLE CUSHION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A garment is provided including a main body adapted to enclose at least the foot of a wearer, the main body including an ankle portion and a foot portion, and a cushion located at the ankle portion of the main body, wherein the cushion is configured to protect an ankle of the wearer from abrasion caused by a heel of a footwear. | 12-03-2009 |
20090106881 | METHOD AND KIT FOR COMMUNICATION USING A LEG COVERING - A method and kit for communication using a leg covering. The method includes: selecting a one or more graphical displays presenting a desired message; removably coupling the graphical display via a coupling mechanism to a thigh portion of a leg covering normally covered by another article of clothing; and selectably displaying the graphical display. The one or more graphical displays may comprise a game; evoke a particular emotional response; include textual or graphical images; and/or may comprise a color contrasting to the leg covering. The kit for communication using a leg covering includes a leg covering and a communication system which includes: one or more graphical displays and a coupling mechanism. The one or more graphical displays may be removably coupled to a portion of the leg covering selected from the groups consisting of: a thigh portion, a calf portion, a shin portion, and a knee portion. | 04-30-2009 |
20100192285 | Nonconstricting pantyhose and corresponding pantyhose-holding undergarment - A norconstricting pantyhose and a corresponding pantyhose-holding undergarment. Nonconstricting pantyhose of the present invention is any type of hose that has a hip and waist portion with nonconstricting upper portion so that the upper portion of the nonconstricting pantyhose comfortably or snuggly stays on the corresponding portion of the body of the wearer by means of hose-holding devices on the corresponding pantyhose-holding undergarment. The pantyhose-holding undergarment of the present invention is a bra, camisole, slip, or the like plus a plurality of pantyhose-holding devices thereon. | 08-05-2010 |
20100071117 | DANCE TIGHT WITH EMBELLISHMENT TO FACILITATE INSTRUCTION OF JUVENILE DANCERS - Tights worn by juvenile dancers are provided with an embellishment on one of the legs to provide a visual cue and/or tactile cue which functions to assist the wearer in determining which leg is the right leg and which leg is the left leg. Thus, when the juvenile dancer is instructed to respond with their right or left leg, the embellished dance tight helps them to determine which leg to move. The embellishment (or a portion thereof) is provided on the front thigh area of one of the legs, preferably at the center of the thigh area or above. Locating the embellishment (or a portion thereof) at the middle of the thigh area (or above) advantageously allows the wearer to readily see the embellishment, with or without the aid of a mirror, without the need for the wearer to bend at the waist and without the need for the wearer to raise their foot. Alternatively, or in addition, the embellishment (or a portion thereof) may be provided at a knee area of one of the legs. Alternatively, or in addition, the embellishment (or a portion thereof) may be provided at a top of a foot area of one the legs. | 03-25-2010 |
20110041239 | TATTOOED NYLONS AND RELATED METHODS - Processes for printing designs onto sheer fabric using a heat press are disclosed herein. The processes print realistic tattoo designs that create the illusion that a wearer has a permanent tattoo on his or her skin. The processes may include printing a design on sublimation paper using dye sublimation ink, positioning the sublimation paper on a sheer fabric, and applying a high temperature, high pressure heat press to create a permanently dyed garment. The process may also include other inks such as, but not limited to, optic color ink and ultra-violet florescent ink. Additional embodiments include processes for printing images other than tattoos onto sheer fabrics, e.g., muscle definition, body paint, and branding. The products disclosed herein include hosiery and lingerie having realistic tattoo designs printed thereon. | 02-24-2011 |
20100212072 | WAISTBAND AND PANTYHOSE GARMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A waistband for a pantyhose, a pantyhose including the waistband and a method of making the pantyhose. The waistband includes a cylindrical elastic material measured to cover body of a pantyhose wearer from a top of hip bone downward over the hip bone. Such a low-lying waistband covers the hip comfortably and is supported by the hip bone such that it does not cut into the softer parts of the abdomen to create pain in the skin and internal organs. Both the width and location of the waistband hold the pantyhose in place. The waistband continues downward from the top of the hip bone and ends substantially where the hip bone connects to the leg bone. | 08-26-2010 |
20130000014 | PANTYHOSE WITH ASYMMETRICAL PANTY - The invention provides hosiery including a panty portion that is asymetrical. The hosiery provides a comfortable fit for a variety of different sizes including larger sizes and maternity. | 01-03-2013 |
20100125933 | SHEER HOSIERY - Sheer hosiery is provided that maintains the appearance of conventional sheer hosiery while eliminating the foot discomfort that is typically encountered when wearing conventional sheer hosiery. Embodiments of the sheer hosiery include a sheer leg portion and a foot portion that is affixed to the sheer leg portion and at least partially made of a comfort fabric. The foot portion contacts one or more portions of a wearer's foot, such as, for example, a ball portion and a toe portion, and is hidden from view when the wearer's foot is inserted in footwear. The foot portion may be somewhat thicker than the sheer leg portion but is not so thick as to interfere with the fit of the footwear. | 05-27-2010 |
20090265838 | SPECIALTY HOSIERY GARMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The invention is a hosiery garment adapted with specialized ends configured for interconversion between an open-toe configuration and a closed-toe configuration depending on the selective preferences of the wearer. A hosiery garment, in accordance with the present invention, comprises a first longitudinal segment with a first end detachably coupled to said first longitudinal segment, said first end adapted to fit a first lower extremity of a human body, wherein said first end includes a first slit opening for exposing said first lower extremity of said human body; and a second longitudinal segment with a second end detachably coupled to said second longitudinal segment, said second end adapted to fit a second lower extremity of said human body, wherein said second end includes a second slit opening for exposing said second lower extremity of said human body. Embodiments of the present invention include without limitation, hosiery garments such as pantyhose, stockings, and similar hosiery items. | 10-29-2009 |