Patents by Inventor Thomas Pferdehirt
Thomas Pferdehirt 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).
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Patent number: 11717061Abstract: This male member of a snap fastener is provided with a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is composed of a plastic material, and the second portion is composed of a metal portion. In addition, the male member of the snap fastener has an engaging protrusion part working together with an eyelet of a female member, and a cover which at least partially covers the engaging protrusion part is provided to a side of the male member, the side facing the female member.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Inventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Publication number: 20210315326Abstract: This male member of a snap fastener is provided with a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is composed of a plastic material, and the second portion is composed of a metal portion. In addition, the male member of the snap fastener has an engaging protrusion part working together with an eyelet of a female member, and a cover which at least partially covers the engaging protrusion part is provided to a side of the male member, the side facing the female member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: 11064772Abstract: This male member of a snap fastener is provided with a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is composed of a plastic material, and the second portion is composed of a metal portion. In addition, the male member of the snap fastener has an engaging protrusion part working together with an eyelet of a female member, and a cover which at least partially covers the engaging protrusion part is provided to a side of the male member, the side facing the female member.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Inventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Publication number: 20190281931Abstract: This male member of a snap fastener is provided with a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is composed of a plastic material, and the second portion is composed of a metal portion. In addition, the male member of the snap fastener has an engaging protrusion part working together with an eyelet of a female member, and a cover which at least partially covers the engaging protrusion part is provided to a side of the male member, the side facing the female member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: YKK CORPORATIONInventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: 8042238Abstract: Snap fastener part comprising an axis (30), a coupling means (10) for coupling with a complementary coupling means of the other snap fastener part, a fixing means (14) for fixing the coupling means (10) to a carrier material (32), a cap (12) for covering the coupling means (10) on a side facing away from the carrier material (32) and a protrusion (28) on the side of the coupling means (10) facing away from the carrier material (32), said protrusion (28) encircling the axis (30), the fixing means (14) comprising at least one leg (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) which engages behind the coupling means (10) on the side facing away from the carrier material (32) when assembled and which is placed between the surface of the coupling means (10) facing away from the carver material (32) and the cap (12).Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Publication number: 20100139058Abstract: The invention refers to a female part of a snap fastener including a first reception area (15) for locking a first male part (40). According to the invention, the female part further includes a second reception area (16) for locking a second male part (46, 47) is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2007Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: YKK CorporationInventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Publication number: 20100071175Abstract: Snap fastener part comprising an axis (30), a coupling means (10) for coupling with a complementary coupling means of the other snap fastener part, a fixing means (14) for fixing the coupling means (10) to a carrier material (32), a cap (12) for covering the coupling means (10) on a side facing away from the carrier material (32) and a protrusion (28) on the side of the coupling means (10) facing away from the carrier material (32), said protrusion (28) encircling the axis (30), the fixing means (14) comprising at least one leg (16, 18, 20, 22, 24) which engages behind the coupling means (10) on the side facing away from the carrier material (32) when assembled and which is placed between the surface of the coupling means (10) facing away from the carver material (32) and the cap (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: YKK CORPORATIONInventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: 6247209Abstract: A capped rivet has a cap 10 with an exposed topside 14 and an inside 18 and further has a rivet part 20 with a rivet shank 22 and a rivet flange 24. The rivet shank 22 extends away from the inside 18 of the cap 10 and the rivet flange 24 extends transverse to the axis 23 of the rivet shank 22. The rivet flange 24 is firmly attached to the cap 10, and a reinforcing element 26 is arranged at the underside 25 of the rivet flange 24.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1999Date of Patent: June 19, 2001Assignee: YKK Europe Ltd.Inventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: 6170135Abstract: A watertight press fastener part formed of an eyelet part (1 or 3) including an eyelet body (2 or 4) or of a ball part (5) including a ball body (6) and a cap rivet (7) which is fixable to a flat material (9), preferably in the form of a climate membrane, in a watertight manner by riveting. An elastically deformable sealing element (11 or 13) which is constructed as a molded part contacts the flat material (9). This sealing element is penetrated by the rivet shank (8) of the cap rivet (7) and has, in the assembled state, due to the deformation of the rivet shank, a press face which is formed in an analogous manner by deformation and which surrounds the axial opening (10) of the press fastener part. Together with a counter-face at the eyelet part or at the ball part, the press face defines the clamping area for the flat material (9).Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1999Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: YKK Europe Ltd.Inventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: 6170129Abstract: The press fastener comprises, in addition to a press fastener ball fixed to a first carrier web, a press fastener eyelet firmly connectable to a second carrier web by a rived shaft emanating from a rivet cap and passing through a central perforation. A simple construction involving low manufacturing cost, with high durability, i.e. a high number of closing and opening cycles, can be achieved if the press fastener eyelet is formed by a substantially annular, plastic moulding having the central perforation and comprising a round ball reception area and a temporarily widenable locking area which tapers towards the insertion end for the press fastener ball and extends roughly coaxially to the ball reception area. the said plastic body comprises a ring flange-like outer edge, to which is connected in axially displaced manner the central area having the central perforation.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1999Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: YKK Europe Ltd.Inventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: 6047449Abstract: In a capped rivet comprising a cap having an exposed upper surface and a lower surface, and a rivet having a rivet shaft extending in a direction away from the lower surface of the cap, a rivet flange extending in a horizontal direction away from an axis of the rivet shaft for fixedly attaching the rivet to the cap, and a pair of support portions disposed between the rivet shaft and the cap, extending substantially parallel to the lower surface of the cap, and formed by making a pair of apertures in the rivet flange and bending two portions of the rivet flange along bending lines respectively extending between the apertures and the rivet shaft, one support portion covers the other support portion by bending in such a manner that a surface of the one support portion that faces away from a lower surface of the cap at least partly contacts a surface of the other support portion that faces toward the lower surface of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1999Date of Patent: April 11, 2000Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: 5745964Abstract: A push-button closure part including a contoured button, a metallic rivet part having a rivet shank projecting from the underside of the button and an approximately radially extending, round rivet flange. The closure part includes a push button eyelet for slipping onto the rivet shank through a central opening. The rivet shank is deformed in a shallow S-shape which causes flexible material clasped between the rivet flange and the eyelet to be pressed between the edge of the central opening of the eyelet and rivet flange and also between the surrounding outer edge of the eyelet and the rivet flange.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1996Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Harald Luer, Volker Scheffels, Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: D728417Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: D728418Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Thomas Pferdehirt
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Patent number: D728419Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Thomas Pferdehirt