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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334975 | Fastener assembly The present invention relates to a stud including, a head having a torque transferring structure and an underside wherein the underside includes a plurality of protrusions; a shaft having a trilobular shape comprising a plurality of shaft elements having at least on... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334767 | Tool-less frame fastening system A frame assembly for mounting recessed fixtures that can be manually installed without the use of tools. One embodiment of the invention includes a primary mounting frame for recessed installation, the primary mounting frame defining an open interior to accommodate ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334976 | Countersunk screw The invention relates to a countersunk screw having a threaded shank and a countersunk head, which latter has a conical surface tapering at a countersinking angle in the direction of the threaded shank. The conical surface has a plurality of ribbed protrusions distr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7293936 | Precision aligning fastener Precision aligning fastener for releasably joining two halves of a manufactured article. The precision aligning fastener has a male body that threads into a female body. The threads on the male and female threads, bodies are provided in an interrupted-thread pattern... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261716 | Biodegradable interference screw and tool for attaching a transplant to a bone A biodegradable interference screw for directly affixing a transplant to a bone, the interference screw being provided with at least one longitudinal groove designed to co-act with a tool for insertion of and if necessary, removal of the interference screw from an o... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7238186 | Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy An interbody fusion device in one embodiment includes a tapered body defining a hollow interior for receiving bone graft or bone substitute material. The body defines exterior threads which are interrupted over portions of the outer surface of the device. The fusion... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235078 | Protective devices for use with angled interference screws A protective device for use with an interference screw used to attach a soft tissue graft within a bone tunnel reduces the tendency of the interference screw to undesirably snag a soft tissue graft and/or sutures when screwed into a bone tunnel. The protective devic... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7214020 | Looseness resisting screw and stud hole A looseness resisting screw formed with an external thread includes a first thread area having a substantially uniform outer diameter and a second thread area extended from the first thread area toward a leading end of the screw. The second thread area has a plurali... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207248 | Threaded screw fastener characterized by high pull-out resistance, reduced installation torque, and unique head structure and drive socket implement or tool therefor A threaded screw fastener is provided with a head portion that has integrally incorporated therein dual drive structure whereby the single threaded screw fastener can be rotatably driven by alternative rotary drive socket implements or tools, such as, for example, h... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182566 | Fastener having supplemental support and retention capabilities A fastener, such as a nail, screw, etc., which possesses supplemental support and/or retention capability is provided. The fastener includes an elongated auxiliary member secured interiorly to, exteriorly to, or along the shaft of the fastener. The auxiliary member ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179036 | Fastening arrangement employing thread-forming screw A fastening arrangement comprising a thread-forming lobular screw and a member defining a non-tapped pilot hole therein. The screw has a shaft and a head joined to a proximal end of the shaft, the shaft defining a plurality N of lobes circumferentially spaced about ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163366 | Screw with two types of threads A screw includes a first thread on the shank and located close to the point of the shank, and a second thread which is connected to the first thread and extends toward the head of the screw. Each of the first and second threads includes an upper flank and a lower fl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160072 | Method of attaching a functional element; die; functional element; component assembly A method of attaching a functional element (10, 210), in particular a fastener element to a sheet metal part (12, 212), optionally in liquid and/or gas-tight manner, is characterized in that the functional element (10, 210, 410) is pressed again... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140825 | Self tapping bolt A self tapping bolt which fastens a mounting member and a receiving member while the bolt cuts internal threads on an inner surface of a tap drill hole prepared in the receiving member. The bolt includes at least one groove formed near an end of a threaded portion o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114902 | Self-tapping bush-shaped screwed insert A thread-cutting screwed dowel has an essentially cylindrical, sleevelike dowel body with an axial bore and with a load engagement device disposed in the interior of the dowel body, for example with a female thread. On its outer face, the dowel body is equipped with... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7063491 | Reverse barb system for screws and nails The reverse barb system for screws and nails includes fasteners that are barbed to prevent backing out once driven into a workpiece or construction material, such as wood. A screw with barbed threads has several barbed thread sections. Each barbed thread section is ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040850 | Fastener for use with frangible material A metal fastener for frangible material has a threaded shank, a head proximate one end of the shank and a tip at the opposite end. The fastener has a coarse pitch and relatively large ratio of major to minor diameters suited for securing the fastener into frangible ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021877 | Self-tapping screw The invention relates to a self-tapping screw, whose threads, in a rear area (facing the head), have a substantially cylindrical external diameter and, in a front area (facing away from the head), extend with an external diameter which decreases towards the end of t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017952 | Fluid connector The present invention relates to a fluid connector, comprising a shaft having at least one solid shaft element and a plurality of connector surfaces, wherein the plurality of connector surfaces includes a surface with a plurality of threads and a plurality of groove... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004702 | System for connecting elements A fastener system for connecting and releasing two elements. The system comprises a rod-shaped product with a male part and a female part, in which the male part is sized to be receivable in the female part. Either the male or female part is provided with a screw th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979163 | Push-in removable fastener A plastic push-in or drive fastener having a enlarged head and a shank is disclosed. The fastener is configured to allow the shank to be pushed through a complementary shaped aperture or opening in an article using a relatively low insertion force. A helical screw o... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6956181 | Method for making a fastener In accordance with one embodiment, the present technique provides a method for making a threaded fastener. The method includes that act of forming a die-making tool having surface features that correspond to the desired crest and flank profiles of a thread of the th... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6902366 | Sealable fastener with circumferential sealant channel and sealant delivery groove for delivering sealant into the circumferential sealant channel A sealable fastener for insertion into an fastener opening in a receiving structure includes a fastener shank with a shank first end having a shank first end wall and a shank second end having a shank second end wall, a shank side wall extending between the shank fi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860689 | Fastening assemblies and components thereof A fastening assembly is provided. The fastening assembly includes provision for a stud to be positioned in a plurality of predetermined extended positions, minimizing the amount of clearance required for removing a cover from a substructure. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6817810 | Piering device with adjustable helical plate A piering device includes a shaft having interspaced threaded portions and unthreaded portions extending axially along at least a portion of its length. The unthreaded portions of the shaft are radially recessed with respect to the threaded portions. A helical plate... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6682267 | Piering device with adjustable helical plate A piering device includes a shaft having a polygonal cross-section with a series of notches spaced at intervals along the vertices of the shaft. For example, the shaft can have a square cross-section with rounded corners. The helical plate has a passagewa... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6669423 | Toolless thumb screw with adjustable height knob The present invention provides a mounting system for components in the housing of a computer server. The mounting system is preferably a height-adjustable thumb screw assembly, which allows for the components to be installed or removed without the use of ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6530731 | Self-tapping insert, insert assembly, and method for mounting the insert A self-tapping threaded insert (20) for threadedly mounting another component by a threaded central connector (50). An assembly (24) of the insert (20) and a mounting member (22) for threadedly mounting the insert are assembled by a method for mounting th... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6478520 | Self-threading screw for metal with six formers of prismatic shape Described herein is a self-threading screw, designed to be inserted in a hole of appropriate size made in a sheet of metal (or other metallic body), which has at the free end of its shank six projections ("formers" or "shapers") of prismatic shape designe... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6450748 | Screw having a screw thread formed with concave facets A screw includes a shank portion and a head portion on one end of the shank portion. The shank portion has a continuous spiral screw thread with a plurality of turns formed thereon. The screw thread has an upper thread surface, a lower thread surface, and... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6347917 | Bolt with column and polygonal pillar to prevent seizure The object of the present invention is to prevent the encroaching and the seizure between the bolt and the female screw caused by an oblique screwing of the bolt into the female screw when the bolt and the female screw are fastened together. Another objec... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6332741 | Masonry anchor device An improved anchor device or fastening member which is particularly suited for use in the attachment of various fixtures and equipment to masonry, concrete, and other hard and/or friable substrates includes a head and a shank depending therefrom. The shan... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6254150 | Locking arrangement for a movable vehicle body part Locking arrangement for a movable vehicle body part. For adjusting an engine hood relative to the stationary vehicle body parts, it is known from prior art to fasten a lock top part by means of washers to the engine hood in such a manner that, when the en... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6158310 | Drive system having a strengthened drive system member for resisting torsional stresses A novel drive system includes a body, such as a threaded fastener body or a drive tool body, a tapered transitional portion at an end of the body, and a drive head at the end of the transitional portion, such that the transitional portion is between the d... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6106208 | Screw with two cut removing curved grooves A screw with two cut removing curved grooves has a head and a shank with a helical threads. The shank has two lengthwise grooves partially overlapping with each other, when viewed projectively from the horizontal surface or from the vertical surface of th... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6086303 | Distance screw The spacer screw has a first thread section (1) which can be screwed into a base element, a head section (3) which can be introduced into the construction element, a shank section (2) formed between the head section and the first thread section and a rece... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6079921 | Anchor bolt for friable material The anchor bolt comprises a generally hollow body (1) with a drilling end (4), a supporting collar (5) at the other end and an external screw thread (6). The collar (5) forms two openings (10, 11), diametrically opposed, for receiving an anti-rotation pin... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077015 | Quick insertion screw A fastener for securing a first component to a second component in a device is disclosed. The fastener includes an elongated body and a head. The elongated body has a portion thereof having a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6065919 | Self-tapping screw with an improved thread design A self-tapping screw with improved cutting point includes a head, a screw body, a double cutting point, and a washer. A first thread and a second thread are formed on the screw body. The second thread has the same pitch as the first thread and is formed b... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6056491 | Screw having cutting teeth formed on threads thereof A screw includes a straight portion and a cutting screw-in portion tapered toward a pointed end. A cutting thread is provided on the tapered screw-in portion. The cutting thread has several cutting teeth spaced apart thereon, and connects threads of the s... | 05/02/2000 |
