Patents by Inventor Brian Vanbenschoten
Brian Vanbenschoten 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).
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Patent number: 7373700Abstract: A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area among the hooks with respect to a surface area of the hook backing. In another embodiment, the hook backing is highly flexible, attributable to a flexible resin and/or modified topography. In yet another embodiment, a highly flexible polymer, or polymers, can be used to make individual hooks such that the hooks bend in response to a minimum amount of pressure. Various illustrated hook tapes have features along their edges to enhance skin-friendliness. A skin-friendly hook component results any combination of the disclosed embodiments. The hook component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.Inventors: Timothy R. Martin, Alexander J. Neeb, Richard J. Schmidt, Brian Vanbenschoten, Heidi Tremblay, Christopher M. Gallant, Scott M. Filion, Keith G. Buzzell, Joseph K. Parshley
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Publication number: 20070137007Abstract: A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area among the hooks with respect to a surface area of the hook backing. In another embodiment, the hook backing is highly flexible, attributable to a flexible resin and/or modified topography. In yet another embodiment, a highly flexible polymer, or polymers, can be used to make individual hooks such that the hooks bend in response to a minimum amount of pressure. Various illustrated hook tapes have features along their edges to enhance skin-friendliness. A skin-friendly hook component results any combination of the disclosed embodiments. The hook component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V.Inventors: Timothy Martin, Alexander Neeb, Richard Schmidt, Brian Vanbenschoten, Heidi Tremblay, Christopher Gallant, Scott Filion, Keith Buzzell, Joseph Parshley
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Publication number: 20070134465Abstract: Methods of making touch fasteners include forming lanes of polymeric material into a sheet-form base and forming discrete elements extending from the sheet-form base. Corresponding touch fasteners are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Brian Vanbenschoten, Ernesto Tachauer, Wallace Kurtz, Heidi Tremblay, Paul Dandurand, William Clune, Alexander Neeb, Joseph Pierce, Richard Schmidt, Richard Tanzer
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Publication number: 20070113385Abstract: A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area among the hooks with respect to a surface area of the hook backing. In another embodiment, the hook backing is highly flexible, attributable to a flexible resin and/or modified topography. In yet another embodiment, a highly flexible polymer, or polymers, can be used to make individual hooks such that the hooks bend in response to a minimum amount of pressure. Various illustrated hook tapes have features along their edges to enhance skin-friendliness. A skin-friendly hook component results any combination of the disclosed embodiments. The hook component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V.Inventors: Timothy Martin, Alexander Neeb, Richard Schmidt, Brian Vanbenschoten, Heidi Tremblay, Christopher Gallant, Scott Filion, Keith Buzzell, Joseph Parshley
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Patent number: 7162780Abstract: A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area among the hooks with respect to a surface area of the hook backing. In another embodiment, the hook backing is highly flexible, attributable to a flexible resin and/or modified topography. In yet another embodiment, a highly flexible polymer, or polymers, can be used to make individual hooks such that the hooks bend in response to a minimum amount of pressure. Various illustrated hook tapes have features along their edges to enhance skin-friendliness. A skin-friendly hook component results any combination of the disclosed embodiments. The hook component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2001Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.Inventors: Timothy R. Martin, Alexander J. Neeb, Richard J. Schmidt, Brian Vanbenschoten, Heidi Tremblay, Christopher M. Gallant, Scott M. Filion, Keith G. Buzzell, Joseph K. Parshley
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Publication number: 20060048347Abstract: A male fastener element extends integrally from a planar base and includes a primary engagement hook and a secondary engagement structure (e.g., a hook). The primary engagement hook has a stem portion that is integrally molded with the planar base and that extends from the planar base to a distal end. The primary engagement hook also has an overhang portion that extends from the distal end of the stem portion and that has an underside surface overhanging an open volume for receiving loops. The secondary engagement structure, which is shorter than the primary engagement hook, is disposed immediately adjacent the primary engagement hook and extends from a side surface of the primary engagement hook. The secondary engagement structure extends from the base to a distal end that is disposed, in side view, below the underside surface of the overhang portion of the primary engagement hook.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Wallace Kurtz, Brian Vanbenschoten, Ernesto Tachauer, Michel Labrecque, Clinton Dowd
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Publication number: 20050241119Abstract: A male component of a mechanical fastening system, such as a hook and loop fastener, that can remain fastened to a female component under high levels of shear force. The male component has a backing material with protrusions extending from the backing material at an angle toward the direction of fastener force. The combination of the male component with a female loop component results in a secure fastening system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2004Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Nadezhda Efremova, Joseph Pierce, Lisha Yu, Brian VanBenschoten, Wallace Kurtz, Ernesto Tachauer
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Publication number: 20050101930Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite fastener material, the composite fastener material, and products derived from the composite fastener material. The method includes providing two longitudinally continuous sheets of material, positioning the two sheets to form a longitudinal, continuous interface between the two sheets, joining the two sheets by introducing one or more molten plastic resins in at least one lane, one lane of the resin extending across the interface under conditions that cause the resin to bond to the two sheets, molding an array of stems from at least one lane of the resin, the stems extending from an exposed surface of the composite material, and forming engageable heads on the stems to form fastener elements, wherein the two sheets differ from one another by one of material composition, thickness, texture, stretchability, breathability, and compressability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2003Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Ernesto Tachauer, Wallace Kurtz, Brian Vanbenschoten, Joseph Pierce, Arthur Garavaglia, Scott Filion, William Clune, Christopher Gallant, Nadezhda Efremova
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Publication number: 20050060849Abstract: A method of making a touch fastener includes coextruding, side-by-side, a plurality of lanes of polymeric material to form a sheet-form base. The sheet-sheet form base includes a lane of a first polymeric material disposed between two lanes of a second polymeric material, the second polymeric material is different from the first polymeric material. The method further includes molding a plurality of discrete fastener element stems extending outwardly from and integral with the sheet-form base in each of the two lanes of the second polymeric mateial and forming engageable heads on the stems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2003Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Brian Vanbenschoten, Ernesto Tachauer, Wallace Kurtz, Heidi Tremblay, Paul Dandurand, William Clune, Alexander Neeb, Joseph Pierce, Richard Schmidt, Richard Tanzer
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Publication number: 20020116799Abstract: A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area among the hooks with respect to a surface area of the hook backing. In another embodiment, the hook backing is highly flexible, attributable to a flexible resin and/or modified topography. In yet another embodiment, a highly flexible polymer, or polymers, can be used to make individual hooks such that the hooks bend in response to a minimum amount of pressure. Various illustrated hook tapes have features along their edges to enhance skin-friendliness. A skin-friendly hook component results any combination of the disclosed embodiments. The hook component is particularly beneficial when used in absorbent articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Timothy R. Martin, Alexander J. Neeb, Richard J. Schmidt, Brian Vanbenschoten, Heidi Tremblay, Christopher M. Gallant, Scott M. Filion, Keith G. Buzzell, Joseph K. Parshley
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Patent number: 5251866Abstract: A test mold assembly for evaluating the surface deformation tendency of a coverstock bonded to a reactive plastic formulation to voids in the formulation including a base adapted to support a coverstock and spaced side walls extending upwardly from the base to define a mold cavity for receiving foam precursors. The assembly further includes a lid adapted to form the top of the mold cavity and having a cover portion disposed spaced from the base. The lid includes a plurality of integral projections extending downwardly from the cover portion into the mold cavity a predetermined distance to create voids in the foam. A method of making a foam void model for evaluating the surface deformation tendency of a coverstock bonded to a reactive plastic formulation to voids in the formulation is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1991Date of Patent: October 12, 1993Assignee: Davidson Textron Inc.Inventors: Ellen Lord, Brian VanBenschoten, Daniel Durand