Patents by Inventor David Nicholaus Zach

David Nicholaus Zach 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).

  • Patent number: 8756770
    Abstract: A fastening product, in the form of a flexible, sheet-form substrate (102) having a surface (108); a plurality of walls (104) extending from the surface (108) and defining therebetween an array (114) of cells (116) bounded by the walls (104) such that the walls separate adjacent cells of the array, the substrate (102) forming a floor (122) of each cell; and a plurality of fastener elements (106) extending from the surface (108) and interspersed among the cells (116). The fastener elements having heads (130) spaced above the surface (108) to define loop engagement overhangs (134) disposed within the cells. The cells (116) of the array (114) are arranged in columns (124) and rows (126), each column and each row comprising at least three of the cells, such that there exists at least one closed path (136) within the substrate (102) that fully circumscribes at least one of the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Cina, David Nicholaus Zach, Earl Lorne Cowley, Patrick D. Todkill, Daniel Lee Janzen, Stephane Xavier Girard
  • Publication number: 20130000085
    Abstract: A fastening product, in the form of a flexible, sheet-form substrate (102) having a surface (108); a plurality of walls (104) extending from the surface (108) and defining therebetween an array (114) of cells (116) bounded by the walls 122 (104) such that the walls separate adjacent cells of the array, the substrate (102) forming a floor (122) each cell; and a plurality of fastener elements (106) extending from the surface (108) and interspersed among the cells (116). The fastener elements having heads (130) spaced above the surface (108) to define loop engagement overhangs (134) disposed within the cells. The cells (116) of the array (114) are arranged in columns (124) and rows (126), each column and each row comprising at least three of the cells, such that there exists at least one closed path (136) within the substrate (102) that fully circumscribes at least one of the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Cina, David Nicholaus Zach, Earl Lorne Cowley, Patrick D. Todkill, Daniel Lee Janzen, Stephane Xavier Girard