Sara Nicole Blakely

US Patent:

7024892, Apr 11, 2006

Filed:

Apr 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/126570

Inventors:

Sara T. Blakely - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

D04B 9/00

US Classification:

66177

Abstract:

A body-smoothing lower-body undergarment is constructed by circularly knitting a pair of seamless two-ply fabric tubes, longitudinally slitting an upper portion of each tube for a distance generally corresponding to a desired rise of the undergarment so as to form two fabric edges, and joining the two fabric edges of one of the fabric tubes to the two fabric edges of the other fabric tube so as to form a single larger fabric tube that serves as a panty portion of the undergarment, while lower portions of the fabric tubes serve as legs of the undergarment. The two-ply construction allows the bottoms of the legs to be formed without leg bands. The undergarment preferably has a 1×1 vertical rib knit construction, a turned welt waistband, and an abdominal control panel.

US Patent:

20190330773, Oct 31, 2019

Filed:

Apr 25, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/962132

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Deneb Torano - Atlanta GA, US
Mayur Vansia - Atlanta GA, US
Natalie Weirtz - Atlanta GA, US
Angelica Melendez - Atlanta GA, US
Sara Blakely - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

D04B 21/18
A41D 31/00

Abstract:

The garments disclosed herein have integrated gripping technology to grip the body of the wearer over large interior surfaces. The distribution of gripping technology throughout the garment gives increased freedom of body movement and reduces bulkiness over conventional garments, while also allowing for free cut edges. Furthermore, the dispersion of the gripping technology over the majority of the garment eliminates the problem of polymer strips and beading digging into the skin. Slip garment embodiments are disclosed herein that include a lower region having an interior surface with exposed elastic threads configured to directly contact the wearer. The slip garment embodiments include a free-cut lower edge. The slip garment embodiments can be constructed using cut and sew methods.