Patents by Inventor Lance James

Lance James 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: 5763041
    Abstract: A laminate suitable for use as the hook component of a hook-and-loop fastener. The laminate comprises a first extensible substantially non-elastic layer and a second layer comprising a nonwoven material. The nonwoven material is prebonded by a number of first spaced-apart bond sites to form first bonded and first unbonded areas. The second layer is attached to the first layer by a plurality of second spaced-apart bond sites to form a bulked laminate having a plurality of second bonded and second unbonded areas. The second bonded and second unbonded areas together define a surface area of said bulked laminate with said second bonded areas covering from about 5 to about 20 percent of the surface area. At least 50 percent of the second bonded areas have an area of less than about 4 square millimeters and have a density of greater than about 2 bonds per square centimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Todd Leak, Mark Michael Mleziva, Duane Girard Uitenbroek, Monica Signoret Diaz, Lance James Garrett, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5493801
    Abstract: A device for use in displaying product, the device including a first section including a surface selectively affixable to a first unit of product, and a second section including a surface selectively affixable to a second unit of product, the second section being selectively removable from the first section, the device being selectively alterable from a first mode wherein the device displays indicia relevant to multiple units of product to a second mode wherein the device displays indicia relevant to individual units of product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Inventor: Lance James