# US 10,080,389 B2 · Full torso maternity garment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,080,389 B2 - Document ID: US10080389B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/413,736 - Filed: 2017-01-24 - Published: 2017-05-11 - Granted: 2018-09-25 - Earliest claimed: 2008-04-29 - Assignees: Blanqi, LLC - Applicants: Blanqi, LLC - Inventors: Sabina Melarti; Valerie Caron - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10080389B2 ## CPC - A41C 1/10: Maternity corsets - A41C 1/06: with brassieres - A41C 1/12: Component parts - A41C 3/00: Brassieres - A41C 3/08: combined with other garments (with corsets A41C1/06) - A41D 1/21: Maternity clothing; Clothing specially adapted for persons caring for infants - A41F 17/00: Means for holding-down garments - A41C: CORSETS; BRASSIERES - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - A41F: GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS ## Abstract A maternity garment, which provides mild support to shape a woman's body and to act as a suspender for bottoms such as pants, shorts, or skirts that may be ill fitting due to body changes as a result of pregnancy, wherein the preferred garment has at least one shoulder strap, a belly panel, a hip band, two side panels, and a back panel, and is made of high performance fabric with varying degrees of compression. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A garment, comprising: a front portion arranged to cover the belly of a wearer, the front portion including a first region of a stretchable material configured for providing a first degree of compression and a second region of a stretchable material configured for providing a second degree of compression that is different than the first degree of compression, wherein at least a portion of the first region is above the second region, the second region having an edge that curves around at least part of the first region, and wherein the first and the second regions of the front portion are defined within a single piece of material such that there is a seamless transition therebetween; a back portion opposite and attached to the front portion; and a third portion, at least a section of the third portion positioned between the front portion and the back portion, the third portion being attached to at least the front portion and having a third degree of compression that is different than both the first degree of compression of the first region and the second degree of compression of the second region of the front portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, further comprising a fourth portion having the third degree of compression, wherein the third and the fourth portions are positionable on respective sides of the wearer between the front and the back portions, and wherein the third and the fourth portions have a different degree of compression than the back portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the front portion, the back portion, and the third portion are defined within a single piece of material such that there is a seamless transition therebetween. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the front portion includes at least a section of an upper peripheral edge, the upper peripheral edge section being positionable beneath and adjacent to the bust of the wearer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the front portion is arranged to cover the bust of the wearer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, further comprising at least one shoulder strap attachable to and extendable between the front and the back portions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, further comprising a continuous lower edge positionable around a portion of the body of the wearer at a location below the belly of the wearer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the back portion of the garment includes first and second back portion regions of a stretchable material, the first back portion region being configured for providing a different degree of compression than the second back portion region, the second back portion defining an X-shaped area within the first back portion region. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the section of the third portion extends between the second region of the front portion and the back portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the third portion is attached to at least one of the first and the second regions of the front portion. ### Claim 11 A garment, comprising: a front portion including a first region of a stretchable material configured for providing a first degree of compression and a second region of a stretchable material configured for providing a second degree of compression that is different than the first degree of compression, wherein the first region is attached to the second region along a curved edge, and wherein the first and the second regions are arranged to cover the belly of a wearer, the first and the second regions of the front portion being defined within a single piece of material such that there is a seamless transition therebetween; and a back portion opposite and attached to the front portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The garment of claim 11, wherein the front portion further includes a third region at least partially surrounding the first and the second regions, the third region being configured for providing a different degree of compression than the first and the second regions, and wherein at least one of the first and the second regions contact the third region. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The garment of claim 11, wherein the garment is tubular in shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The garment of claim 11, further comprising a continuous lower edge positionable around an entire perimeter of a single body part of the wearer at a location below the belly of the wearer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The garment of claim 11, wherein the front portion further includes a third region of a stretchable material for providing a third degree of compression that is different than both the first degree of compression of the first region and the second degree of compression of the second region, at least a section of the third region being positioned between the front portion and the back portion, the third portion being attached to at least one of the first and second regions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The garment of claim 11, further comprising a bottom portion extending from the front portion, the bottom portion further being positionable over at least the hips of the wearer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The garment of claim 11, wherein the second region is crescent shaped. ### Claim 18 A garment, comprising: a front portion arranged to cover the belly of a wearer, the front portion including a first region of a stretchable material configured for providing a first degree of compression and a second region of a stretchable material configured for providing a second degree of compression that is different than the first degree of compression, wherein the second region has an edge that curves around at least a part of the first region, and wherein the first and the second regions of the front portion are defined within a single piece of material such that there is a seamless transition therebetween; a back portion opposite and attached to the front portion; and a third portion, at least a section of the third portion positioned between the front portion and the back portion, the third portion having an edge that curves around at least part of the first region and a degree of compression that is different than either or both of the first degree of compression of the first region and the second degree of compression of the second region of the front portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The garment of claim 11, wherein the front portion, the back portion, and the third portion are defined within a single piece of material such that there is a seamless transition therebetween. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The garment of claim 18, wherein the garment is tubular in shape.