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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9908028 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2016

Flexible cushioning pads, items incorporating such pads, and methods of making and using

Applicant:

G-form, Llc, Providence, RI (US);

Inventors:

Daniel M. Wyner, North Scituate, RI (US);

Richard B. Fox, Smithfield, RI (US);

Thomas Cafaro, Foster, RI (US);

Stephanie Thorn, Chepachet, RI (US);

Ami Newsham, Providence, RI (US);

David Foster, Swansea, MA (US);

Assignee:

G-FORM, LLC, Providence, RI (US);

Attorneys:

Greenberg Traurig; LLP

Roman Fayerberg

Primary Examiner:

Shaun R Hurley

Assistant Examiner:

Andrew W Sutton

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/08 (2006.01); A63B 71/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/24 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); B32B 5/22 (2006.01); B32B 3/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/20 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); A41D 13/015 (2006.01); A41D 13/06 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); A41D 13/05 (2006.01); A41D 13/08 (2006.01); B32B 9/02 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B32B 27/34 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/12 (2013.01); A41D 13/015 (2013.01); A41D 13/0512 (2013.01); A41D 13/0518 (2013.01); A41D 13/06 (2013.01); A41D 13/065 (2013.01); A41D 13/08 (2013.01); A63B 71/08 (2013.01); B32B 3/00 (2013.01); B32B 3/20 (2013.01); B32B 3/263 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 5/026 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 5/22 (2013.01); B32B 5/24 (2013.01); B32B 5/245 (2013.01); B32B 9/025 (2013.01); B32B 15/04 (2013.01); B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 27/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/30 (2013.01); B32B 27/302 (2013.01); B32B 27/304 (2013.01); B32B 27/306 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B32B 27/322 (2013.01); B32B 27/34 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B32B 29/002 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1208 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0215 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0278 (2013.01); B32B 2274/00 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2307/558 (2013.01); B32B 2307/56 (2013.01); B32B 2307/5825 (2013.01); B32B 2307/72 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2437/00 (2013.01); B32B 2571/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are joint protection devices, which may include a garment configured to be worn by a user; and a cushioning pad attached to the garment, the pad comprising cushioning regions, a continuous upper layer and a continuous lower layer at least partially bonded to the continuous upper layer, a cushioning material disposed between and bonded to the upper layer and the lower layer in the cushioning regions, and one or more grooves between the cushioning regions, which enable radial articulation of the cushioning regions relative to one another.

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