Patents by Inventor Pamela J. Stafford

Pamela J. Stafford 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).

  • Snap-type fastener arrangement
    Patent number: 11140948
    Abstract: A snap-type fastener arrangement includes various elements. For example, the snap-type fastener arrangement includes a socket component and a stud component. The stud component is insertable into the socket component to releasably couple two items together. The snap-type fastener includes a construction having a relatively low profile that does not extensively protrude outward from the underlying article to which the snap-type fastener is attached. The socket component includes a portion for securing the socket component to a textile layer and a central portion that extends through the textile layer. The stud component may be inserted into a socket aperture in the central portion of the socket in order to mate the two components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Scott K. Hutsenpiller, Pamela J. Stafford
  • SNAP-TYPE FASTENER ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200214400
    Abstract: A snap-type fastener arrangement includes various elements. For example, the snap-type fastener arrangement includes a socket component and a stud component. The stud component is insertable into the socket component to releasably couple two items together. The snap-type fastener includes a construction having a relatively low profile that does not extensively protrude outward from the underlying article to which the snap-type fastener is attached. The socket component includes a portion for securing the socket component to a textile layer and a central portion that extends through the textile layer. The stud component may be inserted into a socket aperture in the central portion of the socket in order to mate the two components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Scott K. Hutsenpiller, Pamela J. Stafford
  • Snap-type fastener arrangement
    Patent number: 10653212
    Abstract: A snap-type fastener arrangement includes various elements. For example, the snap-type fastener arrangement includes a socket component and a stud component. The stud component is insertable into the socket component to releasably couple two items together. The snap-type fastener includes a construction having a relatively low profile that does not extensively protrude outward from the underlying article to which the snap-type fastener is attached. The socket component includes a portion for securing the socket component to a textile layer and a central portion that extends through the textile layer. The stud component may be inserted into a socket aperture in the central portion of the socket in order to mate the two components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Scott K. Hutsenpiller, Pamela J. Stafford
  • SNAP-TYPE FASTENER ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170156450
    Abstract: A snap-type fastener arrangement includes various elements. For example, the snap-type fastener arrangement includes a socket component and a stud component. The stud component is insertable into the socket component to releasably couple two items together. The snap-type fastener includes a construction having a relatively low profile that does not extensively protrude outward from the underlying article to which the snap-type fastener is attached. The socket component includes a portion for securing the socket component to a textile layer and a central portion that extends through the textile layer. The stud component may be inserted into a socket aperture in the central portion of the socket in order to mate the two components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Scott K. Hutsenpiller, Pamela J. Stafford