Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Carr

Gregory A. Carr 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: 7461437
    Abstract: A fastener product includes a base; and an array of fastener projections extending integrally from a first surface of the base, the projections each including a stem portion of resin molded integrally with the first surface of the base, and a head portion disposed at a distal end of the stem portion and configured to releasably engage a complementary fastener element to form a fastening; wherein the stem portions of the fastener projections and at least a portion of the base are integrally formed of a single resin; and wherein at least a portion of the single resin of the base is in a foamed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Gallant, Gregory A. Carr, Howard A. Kingsford
  • Patent number: 7186025
    Abstract: A reclosable bag has opposing broad face panels defining a volume therebetween for holding a quantity of contents, an end of the body forming an expandable gusset between the broad face panels, and a reclosable bag closure between the expandable gusset and a corresponding edge region of one of the broad face panels. When the closure is opened, a bag opening is formed between the expandable gusset and said one of the broad face panels of the bag, to access the bag contents. In one example, the bag has upper and lower expandable gussets, while in another the bag has expandable side gussets. The closure is readily closed without precise alignment and despite the adjacent gusset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.
    Inventors: William H. Shepard, Gregory A. Carr
  • Publication number: 20040131285
    Abstract: A reclosable bag has opposing broad face panels defining a volume therebetween for holding a quantity of contents, an end of the body forming an expandable gusset between the broad face panels, and a reclosable bag closure between the expandable gusset and a corresponding edge region of one of the broad face panels. When the closure is opened, a bag opening is formed between the expandable gusset and said one of the broad face panels of the bag, to access the bag contents. In one example, the bag has upper and lower expandable gussets, while in another the bag has expandable side gussets. The closure is readily closed without precise alignment and despite the adjacent gusset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: William H. Shepard, Gregory A. Carr