Gloria M Falla, 795401 Collins Ave #1113, Miami, FL 33140

6401786, Jun 11, 2002

Mar 16, 1999

09/268800

Anthony J. Tedeschi - Ridgewood NJ
P. Benjamin Paschal - Newnan GA
Joseph M. Petrovich - Vernon NJ
Billy Poindexter, II - Newnan GA
Gloria Falla - Demarest NJ

Playtex Apparel, Inc. - Stamford CT

B32B 3100

156515, 156495, 156516, 156522, 156530, 156552, 1565831, 156251, 156265, 156270, 156301, 156302, 2459, 2460, 2468, 450 86, 450 92, 24 1, 226 30

A laminated stretch cushion strap assembly having a stretchable cover, a stretchable cushion filler and a stretchable bottom or bottom fabric. The cover includes a stretchable top fabric, a first adhesive web layer positioned on one side of the top fabric and a stretchable base layer positioned on the first adhesive layer on a side opposite that of the top fabric. The stretchable bottom fabric forms with the cover an enclosure. The stretchable cushion filler is adapted to be completely enclosed within the enclosure. The stretchable cushion filler has a first cushion layer, and adhesive for securing during lamination the cover to the stretchable cushion filler, and the cushion filler to the stretchable bottom fabric. The adhesive is a second adhesive web layer positioned between the stretchable base layer and the first cushion layer to secure the cushion filler to the cover, and a third adhesive web layer positioned on the first cushion layer to secure the bottom fabric to the cushion filler. The components of the cushion strap assembly are laminated together completely by heat and adhesive.

6485352, Nov 26, 2002

May 9, 2001

09/852076

Deborah Batcha - New York NY
Gloria Falla - Demarest NJ

Playtex Apparel, Inc. - Stamford CT

A41C 300

450 41, 450 65

There is provided a brassiere that includes a body having a pair of breast cups, a pair of stretchable panels each adjacent a separate breast cup and connected to a back of the brassiere, and a pair of stretchable sheaths secured along a lower portion of the breast cup and floating along the panel of the brassiere. Each panel is made of a stretchable material. The brassiere further includes a pair of underwires each positionable in one sheath. Preferably, the underwire is anatomically shaped so that the curve of the underwire is greater on the inner portion compared to the outer portion.

6682395, Jan 27, 2004

Dec 6, 2002

10/313992

Gloria Falla - Demarest NJ
Deborah Batcha - New York NY

Sara Lee Corporation - Winston-Salem NC

A41C 300

450 41, 2255

In a first embodiment, a first fabric layer has gelatinous strips, thereby separating the first fabric layer into sections. A second fabric layer is positioned upon the first fabric layer, and an underwire is positioned on the second fabric layer opposite the first fabric layer. The first fabric layer is then folded onto itself to enclose the second fabric layer and the underwire. In a second embodiment, a third, or intermediate, fabric layer is positioned between the first and second fabric layers. In a third embodiment, an underwire is surrounded by a first, non-woven fabric layer. A second, rigid-type fabric having a bladder with a gelatinous material is positioned on the first fabric. The first fabric is wrapped around the underwire, and the bladder is positioned against the body of the wearer.

6837771, Jan 4, 2005

Feb 6, 2001

09/777801

Gloria Falla - Demarest NJ, US

Playtex Apparel, Inc. - Stamford CT

A41C 300

450 39, 450 1, 2400, 2 73

Feminine undergarments, particularly brassieres and other body shaping garments that are fabricated using a multi-layered fabric laminate that is formed by gluing multiple fabric layers together, preferably to permit body shaping garments to be substantially fabricated from a single main piece of material or blank cut from the multi-layered fabric laminate and which has finished edges which do not require separate binding or narrow edge finishing, together with a method of making such garments, both on an individual, batch basis, as well as an automated process for making the fabric laminate and multiple garments on a continuous basis, are disclosed. Multi-layer composite fabric laminate materials wherein different portions of at least one fabric layer thereof are made of different fabrics, and a method for making them, are also disclosed.

6875075, Apr 5, 2005

Aug 14, 2002

10/218695

Cal Rossi - Huntersville NC, US
Gloria Falla - Demarest NJ, US

Playtex Apparel, Inc - Stamford CT

A41C003/00

450 13, 246971, 246972

A hook and eye fastener is provided in which either, or both of, the hook fastener fabric tape or the eye fastener fabric tape is made of a stretchable material. Preferably, the fabric tape can stretch primarily in a horizontal direction. The fabric tape may be single or multi-ply. In an alternative embodiment, the eye fastener fabric tape is a one piece, open knit construction. This open knit construction provides a number of eyes for a variety of adjustment possibilities with the corresponding hooks.

6896580, May 24, 2005

Dec 19, 2003

10/742571

Gloria Falla - Demarest NJ, US
Deborah Batcha - New York NY, US

Sara Lee Corporation - Winston-Salem NC

A41C003/00

450 41, 450 42, 2255

In a first embodiment, a first fabric layer has gelatinous strips, thereby separating the first fabric layer into sections. A second fabric layer is positioned upon the first fabric layer, and an underwire is positioned on the second fabric layer opposite the first fabric layer. The first fabric layer is then folded onto itself to enclose the second fabric layer and the underwire. In a second embodiment, a third, or intermediate, fabric layer is positioned between the first and second fabric layers. In a third embodiment, an underwire is surrounded by a first, non-woven fabric layer. A second, rigid-type fabric having a bladder with a gelatinous material is positioned on the first fabric. The first fabric is wrapped around the underwire, and the bladder is positioned against the body of the wearer.

7086926, Aug 8, 2006

Nov 5, 2003

10/702103

Gloria Falla - Demarest NJ, US

Playtex Products, Inc. - Westport CT

A41D 27/26

450 93, 450 41, 450 86, 450 92, 2267

A shoulder strap pad assembly is provided that includes: a top cover, a bottom cover, and a cushion filler. The bottom cover is laminated to the top cover to form an enclosure in which the cushion filler is secured. The top cover has a top fabric layer, a first adhesive web layer positioned below the top fabric layer and a first base layer positioned below the first adhesive layer on a side opposite that of the top fabric layer. The bottom cover has a second base layer, a second adhesive web layer positioned above the second base layer. The cushion filler has a cushion layer, a third adhesive web layer positioned above the cushion layer, a fourth adhesive web layer positioned below the cushion layer, and a third base layer positioned below the fourth adhesive web layer. In a preferred embodiment, the pad assembly is attached to a piece of fabric to form a channel in which a brassiere shoulder strap is positioned. In a alternative embodiment, the pad assembly is integrally formed with the brassiere shoulder strap.

7198541, Apr 3, 2007

Apr 12, 2004

10/822435

Gloria Falla - Demarest NJ, US

HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC - Winston-Salem NC

A41C 3/12
A41C 3/00

450 86, 2336, 24172, 24197, 24200

A brassiere shoulder strap connector is shaped so that the shoulder strap is positioned at a desired angle to better accommodate the anatomy of the wearer's shoulder. Preferably, the connector has a triangular shape.