Patents by Inventor Steven D. Swartzendruber

Steven D. Swartzendruber 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).

  • Combination shoelace and hook and loop fasteners shoe tightening system with replaceable shoelaces
    Patent number: 10390588
    Abstract: A quick tightening system for a shoe comprises at least two shoelace segments, a pull-tab having a first side of a hook-and-loop fastener on a bottom surface of the pull-tab, and a second side of the hook-and-loop fastener. The at least two shoelace segments each includes an aglet at a distal end of the shoelace segment, each of the at least two shoelace segments coupled to the first side of the shoe at a proximal end of the shoelace segment and extending through the eyelets on the first side of the shoe. The pull-tab includes aglet channels. The aglet channels each is sized to removably receive at least a portion of one of the aglets into one of the aglet channel while each of the at least two shoelace segments extends from the aglet channels into the eyelets on the first side of the shoe. The second side of the hook-and-loop fastener is disposed on an outer surface of the second side of the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Bell Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Fisher, Steven D. Swartzendruber, Eric Horton, Ahadin Maryo Hutasoit, Michael Friton, Michael J. Musal, Scott Junker
  • COMBINATION SHOELACE AND HOOK AND LOOP FASTENERS SHOE TIGHTENING SYSTEM WITH REPLACEABLE SHOELACES
    Publication number: 20180027927
    Abstract: A quick tightening system for a shoe comprises at least two shoelace segments, a pull-tab having a first side of a hook-and-loop fastener on a bottom surface of the pull-tab, and a second side of the hook-and-loop fastener. The at least two shoelace segments each includes an aglet at a distal end of the shoelace segment, each of the at least two shoelace segments coupled to the first side of the shoe at a proximal end of the shoelace segment and extending through the eyelets on the first side of the shoe. The pull-tab includes aglet channels. The aglet channels each is sized to removably receive at least a portion of one of the aglets into one of the aglet channel while each of the at least two shoelace segments extends from the aglet channels into the eyelets on the first side of the shoe. The second side of the hook-and-loop fastener is disposed on an outer surface of the second side of the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Simon Fisher, Steven D. Swartzendruber, Eric Horton, Ahadin Maryo Hutasoit, Michael Friton, Michael J. Musal, Scott Junker
  • Combination shoelace and hook and loop fasteners shoe tightening system with replaceable shoelaces
    Patent number: 9814281
    Abstract: A shoe quick tightening system includes two shoelace segments with aglets at the ends threaded through openings on the shoe, a pull-tab is connected to an aglet clip with at least two aglet channels to receive the two shoelace segments and aglets, and a clip cover engaged with the clip and enclosing the aglets within the clip and cover, the pull tab including hook and loop fastener portion adapted to couple with a mating hook and loop fastener portion on a surface of the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BELL SPORTS, INC.
    Inventors: Simon Fisher, Steven D. Swartzendruber, Eric Horton, Ahadin Maryo Hutasoit, Michael Friton, Michael J. Musal, Scott Junker
  • COMBINATION SHOELACE AND HOOK AND LOOP FASTENERS SHOE TIGHTENING SYSTEM WITH REPLACEABLE SHOELACES
    Publication number: 20170231326
    Abstract: A shoe quick tightening system includes two shoelace segments with aglets at the ends threaded through openings on the shoe, a pull-tab is connected to an aglet clip with at least two aglet channels to receive the two shoelace segments and aglets, and a clip cover engaged with the clip and enclosing the aglets within the clip and cover, the pull tab including hook and loop fastener portion adapted to couple with a mating hook and loop fastener portion on a surface of the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Simon Fisher, Steven D. Swartzendruber, Eric Horton, Ahadin Maryo Hutasoit, Michael Friton, Michael J. Musal, Scott Junker