| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 066177000 | Nether | 32 |
| 20090044572 | 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 knitting yarns consisting of single covering yarns provided with thick elastic core yarns in the antirun area so as to provide knitting not causing outward curls with the first-kind knitting yarns in the antirun area. In a welt knitting area continuous to the antirun area, a course knitted with the first-kind yarns is combined with a course knitted with knitting yarns lower in stretching/shrinking force than the first-kind yarns. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20120204605 | METHOD FOR KNITTING A GARMENT SUCH AS TIGHTS OR THE LIKE, MACHINE TO IMPLEMENT THIS METHOD AND GARMENT PRODUCED THEREWITH - The method comprises the phases of: knitting at least one part ( | 08-16-2012 |
| 20130186150 | ARTICLE OF ELASTIC KNITTED LINGERIE HAVING REMOLDING BRIEFS - This article of elastic knitted lingerie has a briefs part ( | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140338403 | Sock - A sock includes a foot section and a toe section both formed of knitted fabric, the toe section being provided in the form of a bag having a predetermined shape by mutual joining of circumferential edges of the knitted fabric. A knitted portion of the fabric covers a lateral face of the vicinity of a base of the toe section. A big-toe side end edge of fabric covers at least one of the sole portion and instep portion of the toe section and wraps around to the other on the toe base side and a big-toe side join line joining them is located within the plane of the other. The toe section consists of a big toe bag and a four-toe bag. The big-toe bag, which cover the base of the body-center side lateral face of the big toe includes a knitted portion of a knitted fabric is present. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150107307 | FOOTWEAR, AND KNITTING METHOD FOR KNIT FABRIC - Provided is a footwear that excels in productivity and shape retaining property. Footwear | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150143855 | PANTS - A pair of pants has a main pants portion knitted from a yarn which is comprised of rayon, nylon and spandex extending from an elastic waistband fabricated of polyester and rubber. The main pants portion of the pants can be sized so that said fabric is in a stretched condition about the buttocks and thighs of a wearer. | 05-28-2015 |
| 066178000 | Hosiery | 26 |
| 20100031706 | TEXTILE DEVICE FOR BODY PROTECTION - The invention relates to a textile device for body protection, that comprises at least one knitted elastic structure including several meshes formed by at least one yarn, the device further including a pad made of a material that is elastic at least according to its thickness, the pad being assembled with said knitted structure. The pad extends along a face of the knitted structure, and some meshes of the knitted structure extending inside the pad and are trapped by the elastic material of the pad, thus forming a composite assembly, characterised in that a portion of the pad is located outside the knitted structure. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100107702 | Knitted-in-band - A knitted-in band for terminating a raw edge of footless pantyhose has a stretch factor and a thickness for the leg band and a stretch factor and a thickness for the leg portion. The stretch factor of the leg band is approximately equal to the stretch factor of the leg portion and the thickness of the leg band is approximately equal to the thickness of the leg portion. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100132411 | KNITTED PRODUCT - Knitted product of the type of briefs, knickers, but mainly tights, including the body part and leg parts, closed in the crotch area by opposite extra courses, in which at least one of the extra courses ( | 06-03-2010 |
| 20120324961 | GARMENT, IN PARTICULAR A COMPRESSION GARMENT FOR MEDICAL USE - The invention relates to a garment ( | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130098118 | FINE HOSIERY ARTICLE - A one piece fine hosiery article in knee length, thigh length and/or panty hose wherein the uniqueness of this invention lies in the foot portion of nylon, or similar materials used in the prior art, being eliminated and replaced with a minimal slip, moisture wicking partial sock. The partial sock completely encompasses the upper and lower portions of the toe, the ball, sole, instep, outstep, and upper and lower portions of the heel of the foot leaving the upper portion of the foot from the toe joints upwards encased in nylon or similar materials used in the prior art, thereby establishing fit, form and comfort to the wearer of fine hosiery articles. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20140311187 | PERFORMANCE DRESS SOCK - A sock having a low pressure area made of a first knit density and at least one high pressure area made of a variable knit density portion. The variable knit density has portions that are made of a second knit density greater than the first knit density. The at least one variable knit density portion is arranged transverse to an orientation of major strain. A sock may also have hydrophobic fibers located substantially across a surface of the sock adapted to be adjacent to skin when worn and hydrophilic fibers located substantially across the hydrophobic fibers and extending therefrom to form loop structures adapted for wicking moisture away from the hydrophobic fibers. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20090151397 | JOINING STRETCHABLE FABRIC PORTIONS TO ONE ANOTHER - In the field of garment manufacture there is a need for an improved manner of joining two stretchable fabric portions to one another, in a desired configuration, that produces an unobtrusive join of sufficient strength which is able to accommodate stretching of the fabric portions. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20130305788 | ELASTIC KNITTING THREAD AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Elastic knitting thread, having a core of an elastic material, an inner wrapper surrounding the core and an outer wrapper surrounding the inner wrapper, wherein one yarn is a flat yarn and the other yarn is a textured yarn. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20150128652 | MESHWEAR WITH DIFFERENT ZONES IN STRESS-ELONGATION BEHAVIOUR - The invention relates to knit fabric having zones having normal stress-elongation behavior and having predefined zones having increased stress-elongation behavior, for example, knitted fabrics of this type, in particular knit fabric of this type used as medical aids or sport aids, and methods for producing this knit fabric. | 05-14-2015 |
| 066180000 | Ornamental stitch | 1 |
| 20140123711 | MANUFACTURED APPAREL PRODUCTS MADE BY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES - Manufactured apparel products are provided which are made entirely on a circular knitting machine having needles on its dial. Such products include socks having patterns of the links-links type with a cut yarn central motif of the ribbed type with cut yarn central motif and of the interrupted and resumed ribbed type with or without cut yarn central motif. Methods of making such products are also provided. | 05-08-2014 |
| 066182000 | Reinforced | 1 |
| 20090100877 | Sock - A sock includes a sole having protrusions formed on its inner surface by tuck knitting. The protrusions are spaced from each other in the course direction to define first recesses between the protrusions that are adjacent to each other in the course direction, and spaced from each other in the wale direction to define second recesses between the protrusions adjacent to each other in the wale direction. Each protrusion is formed by knitting six courses in one loop, and includes six rubber threads, 12 reinforcing threads, three front threads and three back threads. The protrusions are arranged in a plurality of rows, each row occupying one course. Between the adjacent rows of protrusions, the second recesses are defined, which each occupy four courses. The protrusions have a height of 3.5 to 4.5 mm from the second recesses. | 04-23-2009 |
| 066183000 | Combined foot structure and fashioned calf | 1 |
| 20140053610 | STITCH-SIZE CONTROLLED KNIT PRODUCT - A knit product includes a compression region and is formed by a circular knitting machine which knits first and second stitches having different stitch sizes in the same course by moving sinkers in and out of between reciprocating knitting needles. The second stitch has a smaller stitch size than the first stitch. The circular knitting machine selectively arranges the second stitch on a stitch-by-stitch basis. The knitting needles are arranged on a cylinder thereof at a density of about 14 to about 24 per inch in a circumferential direction of the cylinder. The yarn count of a face yarn of a knitting yarn corresponds to a cotton count larger than 10. A back yarn of the knitting yarn is a covering yarn having a core yarn of polyurethane of about 70 denier or less or a man-made fiber of about 140 denier or less subjected to texturing. | 02-27-2014 |
| 066185000 | Foot structure | 14 |
| 20090288451 | Socks - An object of the present invention is to provide a sock which offers a fit, and does not cause fatigue, blood congestion, or the like if worn for a long period of time. The sock has a length from a toe to at least an ankle, and is knitted from a knitting yarn. The sock has a base knit structure knitted at an inside half region of an arch part of the sole from an upper thread and under thread, and has an auxiliary thread further inserted together with the upper thread, so as to form a knitted part which is contracted and reduced in extensibility. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090301139 | LIGHTWEIGHT, CUT AND/OR ABRASION RESISTANT GARMENTS, AND RELATED PROTECTIVE WEAR - The present invention relates to a cut and/or abrasion resistant garment that is lightweight, has improved comfort, flexibility and pliability, and is particularly suitable for use as hosiery products such as stockings, pantyhose and tights, or for protective coverings for the arms of the wearer. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20130205839 | KNITTED FABRIC WITH DIFFERENT PILE LENGTHS, KNIT PRODUCT AND SOCKS USING THE SAME - A knitted fabric that has a three-dimensional appearance includes a plurality of knitting structures of different pile lengths. The knitting structures include a plain stitch of ground yarn and pile yarn, a low-pile stitch in which a sinker-loop length of the pile yarn is longer than that of ground yarn, and a high-pile stitch in which the sinker-loop length of the pile yarn is longer than that in the low-pile stitch. A pile motif is formed by selectively arranging, in the same course, the low-pile stitch and the high-pile stitch in a region of the plain stitches on a stitch-by-stitch basis or by selectively arranging, in the same course, the high-pile stitch in a region of the low-pile stitches on a stitch-by-stitch basis. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130263629 | KNIT SOCK WITH TARGETED COMPRESSION ZONE - A knit sock includes a foot portion having an upper instep area and a lower sole area integrally knit of a body yarn in circumferential courses and axial wales. The lower sole area defines inner and outer arch regions. The inner arch region incorporates a targeted compression zone adapted to reside generally adjacent an inner arch of a wearer's foot. The compression zone includes axially extending compression ridges of variable length spaced apart from a top of the compression zone to a bottom of the compression zone. When the sock is worn, a compression force applied by the foot portion within the targeted compression zone is greater than the compression force in directly adjacent areas of said foot portion. | 10-10-2013 |
| 066186000 | With heel or toe | 10 |
| 20090211306 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR - A method of forming an article of footwear by forming the article on a glove machine. An article of footwear formed on a glove machine, wherein the article includes a body that includes a leg portion, an ankle portion, and a foot portion. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100319410 | DEVICE FOR CLOSING THE TOE AT THE END OF TUBULAR HOSIERY ARTICLES - To transfer the stitches from a first needle arc ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110192198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING A TOE SEAM - An article of hosiery having a toe seam has been developed. The hosiery includes a foot portion and a first circumferential toe portion having a first stitch length. A second circumferential toe portion can be adjacent the first toe portion. The second circumferential toe portion has at least two knitted courses with each of the at least two knitted courses having a second stitch length that is less than the first stitch length. There is at least one thread in the first circumferential toe portion that forms the toe seam. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20130192311 | HOSIERY GARMENTS WITH INCREASED STRETCH CHARACTERISTICS - A sock having a toe section, mid-section, and ankle section, wherein the denier of the toe and ankle sections is significantly less than the denier of the mid-section to provide increased stretch in the mid-section of the sock. To further increase the stretch in the mid-section of the sock, the mid-section is knitted with a longer stitch loop than the toe and ankle sections. A hosiery garment includes a leg section and a control top section. The control top section includes a stretch band that provides increased vertical stretch in that area. The stretch band is knitted in a jersey knit pattern with four courses of spandex yarn, where as the remainder of the control top section and leg sections are knitted with alternating courses of spandex and textured yarns. | 08-01-2013 |
| 066187000 | Heel or toe | 6 |
| 20090000339 | CHANNELED MOISTURE MANAGEMENT SOCK - An improved moisture transfer interface for knit products, such as socks. The interface requires a first knit portion comprising predominately hydrophilic yarn and a second knit portion comprising predominately hydrophobic yarn. The first and second knit portions each possess elongated fingers of their respective yarns which are interlocked with one another. Moisture that is absorbed by the hydrophilic first knit portion is wicked into the hydrophobic second knit portion and subsequently evaporates. The interlocked fingers provide a more effective moisture transfer interface than a non-fingered interface. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090095026 | SOCK - A sock includes an air escape route that allows humid air to be expelled to the outside of a shoe. The sock may include a first rib area provided in a ground-touching area of a sole portion of the sock, the ribs being formed in a desired direction. A second rib area, in which ribs are formed in a wale direction, may also be provided in an instep portion of the sock. The ribs of the first and second rib areas may be knitted with alternating knitted pile and knitted mesh fabric. Humid air collecting in areas that do not touch the ground passes through the concave portions of the ribs of the first rib area, and is impelled toward the instep side. Air flowing to the instep side of the sock via the first rib area is expelled to the outside of the shoe via the second rib area. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090314039 | Method For Producing A Footlet - The present invention relates to a method for producing a footlet on a circular knitting machine including at least a first (S | 12-24-2009 |
| 20130055767 | CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE, A METHOD FOR KNITTING AN ARTICLE WITH A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE AND AN ITEM OF CLOTHING - A circular knitting machine and a method for knitting an article with such a circular knitting machine, wherein the article is at least partially knitting by a reciprocating rotational movement of a needle cylinder in a forward direction and a backward direction. Needle elements are either being moved in axial direction of the needle cylinder by a stationary cam means according to a predetermined path of a stationary cam means or being moved in axial direction of the needle cylinder by a movable cam according to an amended path or being disengaged from the cam means and movable cam. The movement of each needle element near each movable cam can be individually controlled. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130233025 | SOCK - A sock includes a knitted fabric covering at least from a toe portion to a heel portion of a wearer. The knitted fabric, which is arranged in a first region covering at least sections, in a sole, corresponding to phalanges and metatarsal heads of the wearer, is formed by stitches that are knitted only by means of a covering yarn, which is a winding yarn wrapped around a core yarn. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20150082836 | SOCK TOE CONSTRUCTION - A knitted sock includes a specially shaped toe with multiple gores and extra fabric length to cover portions of a wearer's toe digits, permitting the sock to assume a relaxed form with reduction of pressure on or along a wearer's toe digits. A sock toe portion may include left and right side boundaries. a first left side gore proximate to the left side boundary, a second left side gore distanced (e.g., inset) from and non-intersecting with the first left side gore, a first right side gore proximate to the right side boundary, and a second right side gore distanced (e.g., inset) from and non-intersecting with the first right side gore | 03-26-2015 |
| 066178000 | Stretch and support hosiery | 3 |
| 20100031706 | TEXTILE DEVICE FOR BODY PROTECTION - The invention relates to a textile device for body protection, that comprises at least one knitted elastic structure including several meshes formed by at least one yarn, the device further including a pad made of a material that is elastic at least according to its thickness, the pad being assembled with said knitted structure. The pad extends along a face of the knitted structure, and some meshes of the knitted structure extending inside the pad and are trapped by the elastic material of the pad, thus forming a composite assembly, characterised in that a portion of the pad is located outside the knitted structure. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100107702 | Knitted-in-band - A knitted-in band for terminating a raw edge of footless pantyhose has a stretch factor and a thickness for the leg band and a stretch factor and a thickness for the leg portion. The stretch factor of the leg band is approximately equal to the stretch factor of the leg portion and the thickness of the leg band is approximately equal to the thickness of the leg portion. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100132411 | KNITTED PRODUCT - Knitted product of the type of briefs, knickers, but mainly tights, including the body part and leg parts, closed in the crotch area by opposite extra courses, in which at least one of the extra courses ( | 06-03-2010 |
| 20120324961 | GARMENT, IN PARTICULAR A COMPRESSION GARMENT FOR MEDICAL USE - The invention relates to a garment ( | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130098118 | FINE HOSIERY ARTICLE - A one piece fine hosiery article in knee length, thigh length and/or panty hose wherein the uniqueness of this invention lies in the foot portion of nylon, or similar materials used in the prior art, being eliminated and replaced with a minimal slip, moisture wicking partial sock. The partial sock completely encompasses the upper and lower portions of the toe, the ball, sole, instep, outstep, and upper and lower portions of the heel of the foot leaving the upper portion of the foot from the toe joints upwards encased in nylon or similar materials used in the prior art, thereby establishing fit, form and comfort to the wearer of fine hosiery articles. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20140311187 | PERFORMANCE DRESS SOCK - A sock having a low pressure area made of a first knit density and at least one high pressure area made of a variable knit density portion. The variable knit density has portions that are made of a second knit density greater than the first knit density. The at least one variable knit density portion is arranged transverse to an orientation of major strain. A sock may also have hydrophobic fibers located substantially across a surface of the sock adapted to be adjacent to skin when worn and hydrophilic fibers located substantially across the hydrophobic fibers and extending therefrom to form loop structures adapted for wicking moisture away from the hydrophobic fibers. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20090151397 | JOINING STRETCHABLE FABRIC PORTIONS TO ONE ANOTHER - In the field of garment manufacture there is a need for an improved manner of joining two stretchable fabric portions to one another, in a desired configuration, that produces an unobtrusive join of sufficient strength which is able to accommodate stretching of the fabric portions. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20130305788 | ELASTIC KNITTING THREAD AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Elastic knitting thread, having a core of an elastic material, an inner wrapper surrounding the core and an outer wrapper surrounding the inner wrapper, wherein one yarn is a flat yarn and the other yarn is a textured yarn. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20150128652 | MESHWEAR WITH DIFFERENT ZONES IN STRESS-ELONGATION BEHAVIOUR - The invention relates to knit fabric having zones having normal stress-elongation behavior and having predefined zones having increased stress-elongation behavior, for example, knitted fabrics of this type, in particular knit fabric of this type used as medical aids or sport aids, and methods for producing this knit fabric. | 05-14-2015 |
