Patents by Inventor Norman William MacFee

Norman William MacFee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Slide fastener
    Patent number: 4078278
    Abstract: An invisible slide fastener includes thermoplastic slide fastener elements secured to folded-back portions of the mounting tapes. The slide fastener elements are molded onto the tapes so that integral fastening extensions of the fastener elements extend through an open mesh area of each tape. The slide fastener elements include an interlock structure which is particularly resistant to movement between the opposite rows of slide fastener elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventor: Norman William MacFee