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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353570 | Slide fastener chain A fastener chain, in which fastener elements each formed into a single unit of synthetic resin are attached at a constant interval along opposing side edges of a pair of fastener tapes, a front surface portion and a rear surface portion are provided on the front and... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337509 | Slide fastener The invention provides a fastener slider, wherein the fastener element comprising an element main body constituted of a base portion attached to a fastener tape, a neck portion and an engaging head portion continuous from the neck portion and expanding in a tape len... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322075 | Metallic slide fastener element and method for manufacturing the same A metallic slide fastener element in which an exposed portion outside of an element is finished uniformly with a high smoothness and the fixing strength to a fastener tape is intensified, and a method for effectively manufacturing the same element, wherein a metalli... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7150080 | Concealed type slide fastener A concealed type slide fastener comprises two fastener tapes having their opposed edges folded thereon; two rows of fastener elements mounted on the folded edges; a top end stop mounted a fastener element row; and a slider movable along the element rows. The slider ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7082649 | Metal wire rod for forming slide fastener coupling elements and slide fastener coupling element formed from the same metal wire rod In a Y bar for forming coupling elements, an opening angle of a pair of right and left leg parts is narrower than that of the ordinary ones. Plural bent portions, which are bent inward, are formed successively in an extending direction of the leg parts in a range fr... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6913835 | Metal wire rod for forming slide fastener coupling elements and slide fastener coupling element formed from the same metal wire rod In a Y bar for forming coupling elements, an opening angle of a pair of right and left leg parts is narrower than that of the ordinary ones. Plural bent portions, which are bent inward, are formed successively in an extending direction of the leg parts in a range fr... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6801140 | System and method for smart clothing and wearable electronic devices System and method for wearable electronic devices and smart clothing that includes integrating an electronic circuit into one or more fastening devices on an article of clothing. One or more electronic devices integrated with or attached to the clothing are controll... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6686005 | End termination materials for reclosable polymeric bags An end termination for use with a reclosable polymeric bag comprises providing a mixture comprising from about 70 to about 95 wt. % of a polyolefin, from about 5 to about 25 wt. % hydrocarbon, from about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % mold release agent, from abou... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6591463 | Zipper with multiple and alternate colors A zipper with multiple and alternate colors comprises a core and a plurality of zipper teeth. The core has multiple and alternate colors by printing, color transferring or color coverage. The pigmented core is subjected to a color fixing process. The core... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6243927 | Slide fastener The present invention provides a slide fastener in which a normal engaging state of engaging elements can be maintained, even if right and left tensile loads are applied to the engaged elements having an engaging male portion and an engaging female portio... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5713110 | Zipper closure with decorative stones A zipper closure comprises first and second rows of plastic teeth formed on first and second bands, each said band having an edge bead, said teeth having free ends and opposed back ends fixed to said bands. In said teeth close to said back ends of said te... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5469605 | Slide fastener A slide fastener which permits easy attachment of electric conductors and ensures supply of electric current to all metallic coupling elements even if a part of the electric conductors is cut off. And it has a neat appearance because the electric conducto... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5400441 | Dyed zipper tapes on garment In a slide fastener to be attached to an opening such as of the front part of a garment, the front surface of the slide fastener tape is dyed in the same color and pattern as a front cloth of the garment 1 while the back surface of the tape is dyed in the... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5297319 | Slide fastener A slide fastener comprising: a pair of woven or knitted stringer tapes having a pair of core threads extending in and along their confronting inner longitudinal edges; a pair of rows of die-cast coupling elements mounted on and along the confronting inner... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5172456 | Zipper with fusible woven yarn A mounting adapted to be attached to an article includes a woven material with front and rear slides and made by warp and weft yarns, one of the warp yarns being a thermoplastic coating on a supporting yarn center operative to heat seal the mounting tape ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5035029 | Slide fastener and fastener elements therefor The present invention provides fastener elements for use in a slide fastener in which, regardless of the quality of material, a metallic coating layer having an excellent adhesiveness and 0.001 to 1.0 μm in thickness is simply and easily formed on the su... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5010628 | Coupling element row for slide fastener and surface treating method for the same A coupling element row for a slide fastener, comprising fine metal particles individually deposited on the etched surface of a continuous coupling element row made of a synthetic resin, and a surface treating method for preparing the coupling element row ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4987658 | Slide fastener A slide fastener comprising a pair of stringer tapes carrying rows of discrete coupling elements along their respective longitudinal inner edges and a slider reciprocably movable along the rows of elements to open and close the fastener. A decorative coat... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4603327 | Garment with fastener alarm A warning device particularly for use in a coverall worn by a person in a controlled environment warns if the person has unfastened the garment. The garment has fasteners such as a zipper for opening and closing the garment. A pair of electrical contacts ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4309798 | Fail-safe slide fastener A positively locking slide fastener assembly of the "zipper" type includes two trains of locking elements or teeth with each of the teeth being provided with an interlocking hook-like extension and a locking surface. Adjacent teeth in each of the two trai... | 01/12/1982 |
