Patents by Inventor Devin Charles McElrath

Devin Charles McElrath 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).

  • Process for modifying a hook profile of a fastening component and a fastening component having hooks with a modified profile
    Patent number: 9609920
    Abstract: A method of modifying a male fastener of a fastening system includes feeding a web having a base substrate and a male fastening material to a modifying member having an outer surface. The male fastening material has a plurality of male fasteners with a first, unmodified profile. The profile of at least some of the plurality of male fasteners of the male fastening material are modified by engagement of the plurality of male fastener with the outer surface of the modifying member and by causing the plurality of male fasteners to slip along the outer surface of the modifying member. A modified male fastening material includes a plurality of male fasteners modified from a first profile to a second, different profile by passing the male fastening material over the outer surface of the modifying member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Douglas Beuther, David John Enz, Devin Charles McElrath
  • PROCESS FOR MODIFYING A HOOK PROFILE OF A FASTENING COMPONENT AND A FASTENING COMPONENT HAVING HOOKS WITH A MODIFIED PROFILE
    Publication number: 20150073377
    Abstract: A method of modifying a male fastener of a fastening system includes feeding a web having a base substrate and a male fastening material to a modifying member having an outer surface. The male fastening material has a plurality of male fasteners with a first, unmodified profile. The profile of at least some of the plurality of male fasteners of the male fastening material are modified by engagement of the plurality of male fastener with the outer surface of the modifying member and by causing the plurality of male fasteners to slip along the outer surface of the modifying member. A modified male fastening material includes a plurality of male fasteners modified from a first profile to a second, different profile by passing the male fastening material over the outer surface of the modifying member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Douglas Beuther, David John Enz, Devin Charles McElrath