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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Michael E. Blackford, Portland, OR (US);
Inventor:
Michael E. Blackford, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
IDEAL Fastener Corporation, Oxford, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D 1/00 (2006.01); A44B 19/34 (2006.01); A41H 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 19/34 (2013.01); A41H 37/003 (2013.01); Y10T 24/25 (2015.01); Y10T 24/253 (2015.01); Y10T 24/2529 (2015.01); Y10T 24/2539 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments herein provide adhesive zipper tape. A zipper may be coupled to adhesive zipper tape to form a zipper assembly. In various embodiments, the adhesive zipper tape may be coupled to a piece of fabric, such as in a garment, around an opening. The zipper may then be used to open and close the opening. In various embodiments, the adhesive zipper tape may manifest an adhesive quality when activated by an activation stimulus, such as heat or air.