Patents by Inventor William James Wade

William James Wade 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).

  • Elastic fastener for vacuum bag pleat
    Patent number: 11845204
    Abstract: A vacuum bag having an expandable pleat is provided. The vacuum bag includes a first surface region, a second surface region, and a third surface region between the first and second surface regions. The third surface region can be folded to bring the first surface region into proximity of the second surface region. The vacuum bag also includes a strip having a first attaching region at a first end of the strip, a second attaching region at a second end of the strip opposite the first end, and a central region between the first and second attaching regions. The first attaching region is fixed to the first surface region, and the second attaching region is fixed to the second surface region such that when the central region of the strip is in a non-expanded state, the first surface region is contiguous to the second surface region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: AIRTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: William James Wade
  • ELASTIC FASTENER FOR VACUUM BAG PLEAT
    Publication number: 20210086456
    Abstract: A vacuum bag having an expandable pleat is provided. The vacuum bag includes a first surface region, a second surface region, and a third surface region between the first and second surface regions. The third surface region can be folded to bring the first surface region into proximity of the second surface region. The vacuum bag also includes a strip having a first attaching region at a first end of the strip, a second attaching region at a second end of the strip opposite the first end, and a central region between the first and second attaching regions. The first attaching region is fixed to the first surface region, and the second attaching region is fixed to the second surface region such that when the central region of the strip is in a non-expanded state, the first surface region is contiguous to the second surface region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: William James Wade
  • ELASTIC FASTENER FOR VACUUM BAG PLEATS
    Publication number: 20190030836
    Abstract: A vacuum bag having an expandable pleat is provided. The vacuum bag includes a first surface region, a second surface region, and a third surface region between the first and second surface regions. The third surface region can be folded to bring the first surface region into proximity of the second surface region. The vacuum bag also includes a strip having a first attaching region at a first end of the strip, a second attaching region at a second end of the strip opposite the first end, and a central region between the first and second attaching regions. The first attaching region is fixed to the first surface region, and the second attaching region is fixed to the second surface region such that when the central region of the strip is in a non-expanded state, the first surface region is contiguous to the second surface region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: AIRTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: William James Wade