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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109706 | Composite fastener, belly nut, tie system and/or method for reducing heat transfer through a building envelope A composite fastener, a belly nut, a tie system and/or a method reduce heat transfer through a building envelope. The composite fastener, the belly nut, the tie system and/or the method secure a wall to a backup structure. The composite fastener is constructed from ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7367768 | Deck screw and installation method for composite lumber A deck screw and an installation method is intended for use with composite lumber, although it can be used with other products. The deck screw may be provided with a head and a shaft that has two regions of varying diameter. The upper region has threads that exceed ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341414 | Fastener and method for reducing stress failure in an engine component A fastener and a method for reducing stress failure in a fastening joint of an internal combustion engine component are provided. The threaded fastener may be a bolt or a stud secured to an engine block. The fastener has a threaded tip portion with a radius and a di... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338243 | Thread-cutting screw A thread-cutting screw (1) serves for being screwed into the bore-hole wall (1a) of a bore-hole (1b). It comprises a substantially cylindrical core (2) of metal which has a central longitudinal axis (4), a thread (... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329077 | Fastener apparatus for roofing and steel building construction A fastener apparatus includes a frusto-hemispherical head portion having a flat top surface, a curved outer surface, a base portion, and a peripheral edge, with the flat top surface bearing a tool fitting. A downwardly-depending lip portion extends from the head per... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322978 | Bone anchors for use in attaching soft tissue to a bone Improved bone anchors are disclosed for anchoring one or more sutures attached to soft tissue to a bone. The bone anchor has an anchor body that extends between a distal and a proximal end. A bore is formed axially in the anchor body and opens at the proximal end. O... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275903 | Light weight fastener for use on interference fits in automation A fastener for installation into an interference fit hole within a structure. The fastener may be installed through automated installation methods. The fastener includes an enlarged protruding head at a proximal end of the fastener. Distal the head is a substantiall... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273337 | Partially coated fastener assembly and method for coating A fastener assembly includes a row of fasteners having a head, a tip, and a portion of a shank coated with a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a polymer material such as polyurethane and metal particles. The polymer composition is used to provide... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7204925 | Structure and method of preventing electrolytic corrosion for magnesium alloy member A structure and a method of preventing electrolytic corrosion for a magnesium alloy member (20), the structure wherein a first coated layer (11) formed by electro deposition and a second coated layer (12) formed by distributing PTFE particles on... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195439 | Tightening member A hydraulic nut having a first part connected around the first end of a fixing member the first part having an annular recess which opens to receive a second part forming an annular member which fits within the annular recess, wherein a pressurized medium chamber is... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175401 | Variable capacity rotary compressor A rotary compressor including upper and lower compression chambers having different interior capacities thereof, a rotating shaft having a locking hole, upper and lower eccentric cams provided on the rotating shaft to be eccentric from the rotating shaft, upper and ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160630 | Corrosion resistant article and method of production thereof The disclosure relates to a corrosion resistant article comprising a metal body and a protective coating applied on at least one surface of said metal body, said protective coating comprising: (a) a zinc layer comprising metallic zinc; (b) a silicate layer comprisin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153075 | Press fit fastener and method of producing it A press fit fastener (1) includes a shank (2), a head (3) and a press fit portion (4) being located at the shank (2). The head (3) is located at the first end of the shank (2). The press fit portion (4) include... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121780 | Multiple load path fastener systems Dual load path fastener systems, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a dual load path fastener system includes first and second fasteners. The first fastener has a first end portion, a second end portion spaced apart from the first en... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7037022 | Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint, preferably for chassis suspensions and/or steering mechanisms of motor vehicles, is presented, which has a ball pivot pin (1), which is accommodated rotatably and tiltably in a joint housing (8) with one of its free ends with a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029301 | Connection device, connector unit, connectors, and electronic equipment A socket (333) of a connector (33) of an adapter (2) has a projecting portion (loose-fit portion) (333B) inserted into a hole (353A) of a base member (35) to support the connector (33) in loosely fitted manner. A diam... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021878 | Categorizing fasteners and construction connectors using visual identifiers A method of categorizing fasteners and construction connectors by size and type using a color coding system. Each fastener receives a designated and distinct color contained on the surface that is exposed before and after installation. The colors are preselected to ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011159 | Compact mid-grip fastener A fastener for coupling blowout preventers in a stack including an elongated shaft having a first end and a second end, and a head disposed proximate the first end of the elongated shaft and adapted to be retained in a recess in a first blowout preventer. The second... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994486 | Functional element and panel assembly A method for placing a functional element, especially a fastening element, in an especially liquid-tight and/or gastight manner, on a metal part. The inventive method is characterized in that a functional element provided with a hollow head segment is pressed agains... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979161 | Bolt structure for use with a magnesium alloy member for tightening magnesium alloy members with each other or with a heterogenenous material The present invention provides for a bolt structure for use with a magnesium alloy member that can insulate between magnesium alloy members and steel or other bolts without lowering the bolt shaft power, and prevent occurrence of electrolytic corrosion with an elect... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6953463 | Interference screws having increased proximal diameter An interference screw for affixing soft tissue grafts during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction comprises a threaded body axially extending between a face and a tip along a central axis, with the face advantageously being obliquely aligned with the cent... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6918723 | Shaft/hub connection The shaft is connected to the shaft attachment by a thread. A bore with an internal thread is incorporated in the shaft attachment and the shaft has a corresponding stem which can be introduced into the threaded bore and has an external thread. An axial stop is arra... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913666 | Process for anchoring connecting elements in a material with pores or cavities and connecting elements therefor A joining pin (3.2) with which two parts (1 and 2) made from a porous material, particularly wood or a wood-like material, are to be joined together, is anchored in the porous material at predetermined anchoring points (31, 33). For this ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904683 | Nail clippers The nail clipper contains a pair of blade bodies each having a cutting edge, a lever to be operated for bringing the cutting edges of the blade bodies into press contact with each other and a supporting shaft for linking the lever to the blade bodies; the cutting ed... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902300 | Back light assembly having elastic support member for liquid crystal display device A back light assembly for a liquid crystal display device includes at least one or more diffusion plate supporting members disposed between a reflection sheet and a diffusion plate, and having a complex structure including an elastic material in contact with the dif... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6872041 | Oversized wrenching head tension control bolt A tension control bolt includes a shank, the shank including a threaded section and a breakaway section, and a bolt head, the bolt head constructed with a wrenching section and a flange section intermediate the wrenching section and the shank, the flange section hav... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6843628 | Fastening means with machine-readable information storage means The invention relates to a fixing device, such as a screw (1) a plain washer, a nut or a rivet, with an information memory that can be read from the exterior. The information memory (4) is machine readable. According to the invention, the information m... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6811365 | Bolt and method of use A bolt for use in for mounting a backrest to a motorcycle or otherwise for attachment to a surface includes a shank, and head, and a transverse recess transverse to the longitudinal axis of the shank for holding the head while a nut is being tightened on the bolt. | 11/02/2004 |
| 6688828 | Self-torquing fasteners A bolt made from shape memory alloy that exists in a first state and is capable of changing to a second state when heated and remains in that second state even when cooled is used to self torque itself and clamp a first fixture to a second fixture. Prefer... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6599071 | Dual plated fasteners A fastener is embodied as a bolt having a shank with a threaded portion for introduction through an aperture in a work piece is disclosed. The fastener is divided into exposed and unexposed portions when used in the work piece. The fastener comprises a fi... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6592587 | Surgical screw and guidewire A fastening device and method for fastening at least two objects, such as bone portions, together in a desired alignment. The fastening device includes a securing member, such as a bone screw (10), having a head (11), a shank (12), and an end region (14) ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6520270 | Depth stop assembly for a hand-held power tool A depth assembly for use with a hand-held power tool (2) and including a motorized control unit for adjusting a position of a depth-setting member (3) and connectable with an energy source (4) which supplies power thereto, and a micro-controller (6) for c... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6464440 | Anti-scratch coating for a tip of an automotive fastener A process for making a fastener having a shank with a head and a flat tip. A polymeric coating is applied to the tip of the fastener. The coating forms a parabolic bubble and is subsequently cured. The bubble prevents damage to a decorative coating of a v... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6239737 | Method and apparatus for attaching a radio frequency transponder to an object A method and apparatus for attaching a RF/ID transponder to an object is described. The transponder is integrated within an attaching device to protect the transponder from damage, hazardous environments and tampering. Further, by integrating the transpon... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6073552 | Method of fastener identification by impressing characters into a surface A method of fastener identification for traceability of manufacturing information of an individual fastener, is achieved by applying a code to the fastener. The fasteners to be identified typically are formed of hardened materials such as steel. A die cas... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5868356 | Fastener system using biangular countersink geometry A biangular countersink in a skin panel to be joined to an underlying support member includes a frustoconical base portion defining a large included angle and an extremely shallow outer portion cut at a very small acute included angle. Fasteners usable wi... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5802780 | Construction system with pre-manufactured hole patterns A construction system having structural members with pre-manufactured rows of holes for fastening. A first kind of structural member (33, 35 and 35a in FIG. 2) has a row of holes equally spaced at a distance N. A second kind of structural member for diago... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5664921 | Fastener component identification A fastener component, such as a nut, has size indicia thereon. The size indicia is used to identify the size of the tool to be used in attaching, adjusting or removing the fastener, a dimensional size of the fastener, or both.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5649782 | Transport anchor especially for prefabricated concrete parts and load bearing member to be screwed into the transport anchor A transport anchor for transporting a heavy part, which anchor is embedded in the heavy part, includes a sleeve having an inner thread for receiving a load bearing member. The sleeve has a first section with an exterior end face positioned flush with the ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5417776 | Hard austenitic stainless steel screw The surface layer of a hard austenitic stainless steel screw is formed as nitrided layer and then is covered by a plating coat or a resin coat to give properties such as shortening the boring time as well as heightening the surface hardness of the screw i... | 05/23/1995 |
