Patents by Inventor Michelle M. Ennis

Michelle M. Ennis 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).

  • Fastener element patterning
    Patent number: 6687962
    Abstract: A touch fastener product for releasable engagement with itself or another fastener product at various engagement angles, has a sheet-form base and an array of fastener elements with stems integrally molded with and extending from a broad side of the base to a distal head overhanging the base. The fastener elements are arranged in various ordered patterns of straight rows, with the heads of the fastener elements covering the base at a desired head density. The fastener elements define a sufficient number and pattern of pockets between associated groups of adjacent stems to provide a desired bulk locking ratio when engaged with an identical pattern at a zero degree engagement angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.
    Inventors: Mark A. Clarner, Michelle M. Ennis, Michael J. Carbonneau
  • Fastener element patterning
    Publication number: 20030131453
    Abstract: A touch fastener product for releasable engagement with itself or another fastener product at various engagement angles, has a sheet-form base and an array of fastener elements with stems integrally molded with and extending from a broad side of the base to a distal head overhanging the base. The fastener elements are arranged in various ordered patterns of straight rows, with the heads of the fastener elements covering the base at a desired head density. The fastener elements define a sufficient number and pattern of pockets between associated groups of adjacent stems to provide a desired bulk locking ratio when engaged with an identical pattern at a zero degree engagement angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Mark A. Clarner, Michelle M. Ennis, Michael J. Carbonneau