Whitcomb L. Judson He ultimately never saw much success in the "clasp-locker" as a fashion item during his lifetime. Judson made a "C-curity" clasp-locker fastener in 1905 which was an improved version of his previous patents. It tended to break open unexpectedly like the predecessors. Clothing manufacturers showed little interest in Judson's fastener perhaps because of this reason. An improved version of 1896 came with Judson made his invention to save people the trouble of buttoning and unbuttoning their shoes every day as shows in his wording in the patent application. He describes this in his patent U.S.P. 557,207 In 1913 the zipper
William Judson Jr. William Judson Jr. William "Will" Thadius Judson Jr. (born December 10, 1985) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and Florida A&M. In 2009, Judson was signed by the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent on May 29, but was cut on June 7. His father is former NFL cornerback William Judson. Judson played at Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia where he was considered one of the fastest prospects in the nation for the class of 2004. He ran a 4.28 40 yard dash at three different camps