Patents by Inventor Chuck G. Lecompte
Chuck G. Lecompte 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: 11805862Abstract: A button assembly that includes a button and a removable screw is provided. A method of attaching a button to a garment is provided. The method includes a step of placing a portion of the garment between the button and a removable screw, a step of penetrating the portion of the garment with the removable screw such that the removable screw is engaged with the garment, and a step of engaging the removable screw with the button.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Jonathan H. Sharp, Hidetsugu Tanaka
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Patent number: 11219284Abstract: A female snap assembly includes a cage and an engagement member. The cage defines a receiving region, and the engagement member is within the receiving region. The engagement member includes a base, an inner engagement wall extending from base, and an outer engagement wall extending from the base. In some examples, the engagement member defines a channel between the inner engagement wall and the outer engagement wall. In various examples, the inner engagement wall defines at least one notch extending through the inner engagement wall.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: YKK Corporation of AmericaInventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Jonathan H. Sharp, William George Wilson
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Publication number: 20210315325Abstract: A button assembly that includes a button and a removable screw is provided. A method of attaching a button to a garment is provided. The method includes a step of placing a portion of the garment between the button and a removable screw, a step of penetrating the portion of the garment with the removable screw such that the removable screw is engaged with the garment, and a step of engaging the removable screw with the button.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Jonathan H. Sharp, Hidetsugu Tanaka
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Patent number: 10925352Abstract: A button assembly includes a top assembly, an attachment body, and a resilient member. The top assembly includes a cap and a locking ring defining a receiving area, and the locking ring includes a top protrusion extending into the receiving area. The attachment body includes a locking feature that includes a body protrusion and a notched portion. The resilient member is located between the cap and the attachment body such that the cap is movable toward the attachment body. In some examples, the top assembly is selectively engageable with the attachment body by aligning the top protrusion of the locking ring with the notched portion of the locking feature, pushing the top assembly toward the attachment body, and rotating the top assembly relative to the attachment body such that the top protrusion of the locking ring is aligned with the body protrusion of the locking feature.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Inventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Garland Jesse Brock, Jonathan H. Sharp, Joshua T. Butsch
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Patent number: 10863800Abstract: A female snap assembly includes a cage and an engagement member. The cage defines a receiving region, and the engagement member is within the receiving region. The engagement member includes a base, an inner engagement wall extending from base, and an outer engagement wall extending from the base. In some examples, the engagement member defines a channel between the inner engagement wall and the outer engagement wall. In various examples, the inner engagement wall defines at least one notch extending through the inner engagement wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: YKK Corporation of AmericaInventors: Chuck G. Lecompte, Garland Jesse Brock, Jonathan H. Sharp
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Publication number: 20200359751Abstract: A female snap assembly includes a cage and an engagement member. The cage defines a receiving region, and the engagement member is within the receiving region. The engagement member includes a base, an inner engagement wall extending from base, and an outer engagement wall extending from the base. In some examples, the engagement member defines a channel between the inner engagement wall and the outer engagement wall. In various examples, the inner engagement wall defines at least one notch extending through the inner engagement wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Jonathan H. Sharp, William George Wilson
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Publication number: 20200015551Abstract: A button assembly includes a top assembly, an attachment body, and a resilient member. The top assembly includes a cap and a locking ring defining a receiving area, and the locking ring includes a top protrusion extending into the receiving area. The attachment body includes a locking feature that includes a body protrusion and a notched portion. The resilient member is located between the cap and the attachment body such that the cap is movable toward the attachment body. In some examples, the top assembly is selectively engageable with the attachment body by aligning the top protrusion of the locking ring with the notched portion of the locking feature, pushing the top assembly toward the attachment body, and rotating the top assembly relative to the attachment body such that the top protrusion of the locking ring is aligned with the body protrusion of the locking feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Garland Jesse Brock, Jonathan H. Sharp, Joshua T. Butsch
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Patent number: 10232770Abstract: Disclosed is an illuminated marker device including: an inner surface; an outer surface, the outer surface including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being translucent; and a post, the post extending from the inner surface away from the outer surface. Also disclosed is an illuminated marker device including: an inner surface; an outer surface, the outer surface including a graphics portion and a background portion, a one of the graphics portion and the background portion including a photoluminescent material; and a post, the post extending from the inner surface away from the outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: YKK Corporation of AmericaInventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Garland Jesse Brock, Jonathan Hampton Sharp
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Patent number: 10066658Abstract: A cap and washer fastener assembly includes a cap with an upper surface and a lower surface with a post extending from the lower surface. The assembly also includes a washer with an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hole. The assembly includes an assembled configuration wherein the post of the cap is inserted into the hole of the washer and a portion of the post is permanently deformed within the cavity. In the assembled configuration, a substrate layer is disposed between the cap and the washer. The cap and washer are configured so they are prevented from rotating relative to one another and relative to the substrate when in the assembled configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: YKK Corporation of AmericaInventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Jonathan H. Sharp
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Publication number: 20170066373Abstract: Disclosed is an illuminated marker device including: an inner surface; an outer surface, the outer surface including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being translucent; and a post, the post extending from the inner surface away from the outer surface. Also disclosed is an illuminated marker device including: an inner surface; an outer surface, the outer surface including a graphics portion and a background portion, a one of the graphics portion and the background portion including a photoluminescent material; and a post, the post extending from the inner surface away from the outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Garland Jesse Brock, Jonathan Hampton Sharp
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Patent number: 8561269Abstract: Fasteners including male and female assemblies. At least one of the male or female assembly may have a flexible base that flexes to conform to a non-planar mounting surface. The flexible base is bonded to the stud and/or the socket using techniques that provide a high degree of strength to withstand repeated engagement and disengagement of the fastener. Moreover, in certain embodiments the bonding techniques eliminate the need for mechanical means (for example, threads) to secure the stud to the flexible base. Mechanical tests show that the male assembly according to certain embodiments has 62% more strength than known male assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Chad A. Clark, Rodney H. Helwig
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Publication number: 20120066874Abstract: Fasteners comprising male and female assemblies. At least one of the male or female assembly may comprise a flexible base that flexes to conform to a non-planar mounting surface. The flexible base is bonded to the stud and/or the socket using techniques that provide a high degree of strength to withstand repeated engagement and disengagement of the fastener. Moreover, in certain embodiments the bonding techniques eliminate the need for mechanical means (for example, threads) to secure the stud to the flexible base. Mechanical tests show that the male assembly according to certain embodiments has 62% more strength than known male assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: YKK Corporation of AmericaInventors: Chuck G. LeCompte, Chad A. Clark, Rodney H. Helwig
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Patent number: D626451Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: YKK Corporation of AmericaInventors: Rodney H. Helwig, Chuck G. Lecompte, Chad A. Clark
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Patent number: D626452Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2010Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: YKK Corporation of AmericaInventors: Rodney H. Helwig, Chuck G. Lecompte, Chad A Clark