Lille, France

Vincent Leva

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Ykk Europe Limited. Active years: 2006.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Vincent Leva. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/vincent-leva

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Forward Citations = 28(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 2006

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Vincent Leva: Inventor of a Two-Slider Slide Fastener

Introduction

Vincent Leva is an inventor associated with Lille, France, and YKK Europe Limited. His patent work includes a slide fastener design that addresses how two sliders engage and separate while allowing different materials to be used in the slider’s construction.

Latest Patents

Leva is credited with 1 patent, titled “Slide fastener.” The invention describes a fastener with two sliders that move along interlocking stringers. Separating the sliders opens the fastener, while bringing them together closes it. A receiving portion and a latching member on the sliders engage through deformation of one or both components. The slider body and latch body are formed separately, allowing different materials to be used. The disclosure also describes a two-part slider with a decorative surface body portion in place of the latch body portion.

Career Highlights

Leva’s listed patent reflects work on the design and construction of slide-fastener components. Its separate slider and latch bodies offer flexibility in material selection, while the engagement mechanism supports the operation of the paired sliders.

Collaborations

Leva’s listed coworkers include Yutaka Maruyama and Savine Lepretre. The available information identifies these individuals as coworkers but does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Vincent Leva’s slide-fastener patent focuses on a two-slider mechanism and a modular construction that allows different materials and decorative designs.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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