Patents by Inventor Zhiyu Ren
Zhiyu Ren 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: 10021947Abstract: Described is a fastening tape that includes improved attachment systems. To increase the effectiveness of attaching the fastening tape to a component foam, the bottom or underside of the fastening tape includes one or more membranes. The one or more membranes are attached to the bottom surface of the fastening tape at one or more attachment portions. To strengthen the attachment between the fastening tape and the component foam, the membrane may include one or more non-attachment portions in the form of open spaces or pockets into which the component foam may flow when introduced into the mold.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Atsushi Nakaya, Zhiyu Ren, Tsuyoshi Minato, Wolfgang Coronel, Keith Kratz, Michael Fleming
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Publication number: 20180168290Abstract: A fastening tape with a flange is provided. The fastening tape includes a body and a plurality of fasteners positioned on the body. The flange is between the plurality of fasteners and an edge of the body. In some cases, the flange increases the “hook to foam strength” of the fastening tape when the fastening tape is within foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren, Atsushi Nakaya, Michael Fleming, Keith Kratz, Wolfgang Coronel, Takayuki Matsui, Tetsuya Yoshino
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Patent number: 9781979Abstract: A surface fastener member includes left and right longitudinal protective wall sections and front and rear lateral protective wall sections. Each of the lateral protective wall sections includes an outer first lateral wall section and an inner second lateral wall section. The first lateral wall section is continuously placed between the left and right longitudinal protective wall sections at a predetermined height. The second lateral wall section includes a plurality of divided lateral wall bodies which are intermittently placed along a width direction, and a plurality of second engagement elements. The distance is set smaller than a mounting pitch of the first engagement elements in the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener member. According to this, when the molded surface fastener is integrally molded on a cushion body, it is possible to prevent resin material from entering an engagement element region of the surface fastener member.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda, Atsushi Nakaya, Yasuhiro Sugahara
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Publication number: 20170245602Abstract: Described is a fastening tape that includes improved attachment systems. To increase the effectiveness of attaching the fastening tape to a component foam, the bottom or underside of the fastening tape includes one or more membranes. The one or more membranes are attached to the bottom surface of the fastening tape at one or more attachment portions. To strengthen the attachment between the fastening tape and the component foam, the membrane may include one or more non-attachment portions in the form of open spaces or pockets into which the component foam may flow when introduced into the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Atsushi Nakaya, Zhiyu Ren, Tsuyoshi Minato, Wolfgang Coronel, Keith Kratz, Michael Fleming
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Publication number: 20170224060Abstract: Described is a fastening tape that includes a plurality of attachment portions extending upwardly from a bottom portion of the fastening tape. The fastening tape also includes at least one inner wall disposed adjacent to at least some of the plurality of attachment portions and at least one outer wall offset from the at least one inner wall such that a cavity is disposed between the at least one inner wall and the at least one outer wall. Finally, the fastening tape includes an injected foam member disposed in the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: David Smith, Zhiyu Ren, Tsuyoshi Minato
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Publication number: 20170150788Abstract: The molded surface fastener has a plurality of engaging regions having engaging elements and a plurality of space regions disposed between the engaging regions. Each space region has a plurality of wall pieces standing on a substrate portion and intrusion-accepted space portions which allows a foam resin material to intrude across the wall pieces in foam molding of a cushion body. By that, deformation or breakage of the engaging element in a manufacturing process can be prevented. Moreover, the molded surface fastener is firmly fixed in a state that the engaging elements are exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: YKK CorporationInventors: Shinich Imai, Mineto Terada, Kenji Okuda, Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren
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Publication number: 20170013919Abstract: A fastening tape has flexibility in a lateral (width) direction of the fastening tape. The fastening tape includes a body, a plurality of fasteners, and a plurality of transverse walls. The plurality of fasteners and the plurality of transverse walls extend in an upward direction from a top surface of the body. The plurality of fasteners are arranged in rows extending in the lateral direction. Each transverse wall includes a transverse wall width, and at least some of the plurality of transverse walls are arranged in the rows of the plurality of fasteners and connect fasteners in the rows fasteners. The fastening tape includes at least one slit within or adjacent at least one of the transverse walls, which increases flexibility in the lateral direction of the fastening tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Zhiyu Ren, Tsuyoshi Minato, Atsushi Nakaya, Kenta Okada
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Publication number: 20170013918Abstract: A fastening tape having flexibility in a longitudinal direction of the fastening tape. The fastening tape includes a plurality of fasteners, a support, and magnetic material positioned on the support. The support defines a plurality of plateaus and a plurality of valleys. The magnetic material is positioned on at least a portion of one of the plurality of plateaus or the plurality of valleys of the support such that a height of the magnetic material varies in the longitudinal direction. Because the height of the magnetic material varies, the fastening tape is more flexible in the longitudinal direction. In some cases, the fastening tape is also flexible in the lateral direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Zhiyu Ren, Tsuyoshi Minato, Atsushi Nakaya, Kenta Okada
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Publication number: 20160242512Abstract: A surface fastener member includes left and right longitudinal protective wall sections and front and rear lateral protective wall sections. Each of the lateral protective wall sections includes an outer first lateral wall section and an inner second lateral wall section. The first lateral wall section is continuously placed between the left and right longitudinal protective wall sections at a predetermined height. The second lateral wall section includes a plurality of divided lateral wall bodies which are intermittently placed along a width direction, and a plurality of second engagement elements. The distance is set smaller than a mounting pitch of the first engagement elements in the longitudinal direction of the surface fastener member. According to this, when the molded surface fastener is integrally molded on a cushion body, it is possible to prevent resin material from entering an engagement element region of the surface fastener member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda, Atsushi Nakaya, Yasuhiro Sugahara
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Patent number: 9357815Abstract: A surface fastener member includes left and right longitudinal protective wall sections and front and rear lateral protective wall sections. Each of the lateral protective wall sections includes an outer first lateral wall section and an inner second lateral wall section. The first lateral wall section includes a continuous lateral wall body which is continuously placed between the left and right longitudinal protective wall sections at a predetermined height. The second lateral wall section includes a plurality of divided lateral wall bodies which are intermittently placed along a width direction, and a plurality of second engagement elements. According to this, when the molded surface fastener is integrally molded on a cushion body, it is possible to prevent resin material from entering an engagement element region of the surface fastener member.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: YKK CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda, Atsushi Nakaya, Yasuhiro Sugahara
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Patent number: 9237782Abstract: The slide fastener includes a pair of fastener tapes, a pair of fastener element rows respectively including a plurality of fastener elements and coupling yarns coupling the plurality of fastener elements, and a slider configured to engage and disengage the pair of fastener element rows. Each of the fastener elements includes a body portion, a neck portion, an engaging head, portion and a pair of shoulder portions provided at both sides of the neck portion in the tape longitudinal direction and configured to come in contact with opposite engaging head portions. The pair of fastener tapes have stretchability in the tape longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: YKK CorporationInventor: Zhiyu Ren
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Publication number: 20140298628Abstract: A surface fastener member includes left and right longitudinal protective wall sections and front and rear lateral protective wall sections. Each of the lateral protective wall sections includes an outer first lateral wall section and an inner second lateral wall section. The first lateral wall section includes a continuous lateral wall body which is continuously placed between the left and right longitudinal protective wall sections at a predetermined height. The second lateral wall section includes a plurality of divided lateral wall bodies which are intermittently placed along a width direction, and a plurality of second engagement elements. According to this, when the molded surface fastener is integrally molded on a cushion body, it is possible to prevent resin material from entering an engagement element region of the surface fastener member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: YKK CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Minato, Zhiyu Ren, Mineto Terada, Shinichi Imai, Kenji Okuda, Atsushi Nakaya, Yasuhiro Sugahara
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Publication number: 20130174388Abstract: The slide fastener includes a pair of fastener tapes, a pair of fastener element rows respectively including a plurality of fastener elements and coupling yams coupling the plurality of fastener elements, and a slider configured to engage and disengage the pair of fastener element rows. Each of the fastener elements includes a body portion, a neck portion, an engaging head, portion and a pair of shoulder portions provided at both sides of the neck portion in the tape longitudinal direction and configured to come in contact with opposite engaging head portions. The pair of fastener tapes have stretchability in the tape longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: YKK CorporationInventor: Zhiyu Ren
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Publication number: 20130133161Abstract: A slide fastener configured in such a manner that fastener elements which are connected by connection sections are sewn in a stable attitude to the fastener tapes to increase the strength of attachment between the fastener tapes and the fastener elements. A slide fastener is provided with: a pair of fastener tapes (20); fastener element rows (30) having fastener elements (31) arranged in rows at constant intervals along opposing tape side edges (20a) of the pair of fastener tapes (20); and a slider (40) attached so that the slider (40) can slide along the fastener element rows (30) and can engage and disengage the fastener elements (31) from each other. The fastener elements (31) are connected by connection sections (22) to form the fastener element rows (30), and the fastener elements (31) are attached to the fastener tapes (20) by two or more sewing threads (38) to the surface of the fastener elements (31) so as to be disposed side by side in the widthwise direction of the fastener tapes (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: YKK CorporationInventor: Zhiyu Ren