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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331743 | Lobed drive for hi-lite fastener A drive socket for a male threaded fastener includes three rounded lobes of equal radius which are located equidistant from the center of the fastener and 120° apart from each other. The drive socket also includes three flat surfaces, each flat surface being locate... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7290972 | Screw anchor for friable material A screw anchor includes a roughly cylindrical body (1) with a drilling portion (3) provided, at its free end, with drilling teeth (14-16), at the other end of the body, a bearing flange (5) and an external screw thread (7). ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288093 | Spinal fusion implant having a curved end An artificial spinal implant is disclosed which when placed between two adjacent vertebrae directly participates and is incorporated in the ensuing fusion. Instrumentation and procedure is also disclosed. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137768 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly including a stud and plate combination is disclosed for fastening a first member to a second member. The assembly comprises a stud which includes a shank having a first and a second end. A head extends from the first end of the shank, the head de... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108607 | Helical groove fasteners and methods for making same Helical groove fasteners and methods for producing the same are provided for use in systems requiring fluid passage through the fastener. In one embodiment, the fastener includes a shank, a head, a threaded portion, and at least one groove extending through at least... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077038 | Screw having non-strip drive recess and driver bit for use with the screw The present invention provides a screw, comprising a screw head having a drive recess and a screw shank having threads and being integrally formed with the screw head, wherein the drive recess includes a plurality of engaging grooves equiangularly radiating from an ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070376 | Self-drilling, self-anchoring fastener for concrete A fastener adapted for anchoring into a masonry structure, such as a concrete block, employs an epoxy resin system so that the fastener is both mechanically engaged and bonded to the structure. In one preferred configuration, the bead is composed of a hardener, a re... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7007537 | Clam shell system A work piece has an interior cylindrical component. The interior cylindrical component is composed of a beam. The beam is adapted to apply pressure to remove the work piece. An intermediate cylindrical component has four radial spaced cylindrical control arms, an in... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964496 | Lamp module and back light device having the same A lamp module and a back light device having the lamp module are provided. The lamp module includes a resilient holder, a lamp tube, and a support unit. The resilient holder has an accommodation portion, such as a cavity, for accommodating one end of the lamp tube. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6843729 | Fastener having recess useable with multiple drivers and method of manufacture A fastener is described having a head formed with a recess which accommodates a square head driver, symmetrical drivers, such as PHILLIPS™ style drivers, asymmetrical style cross head drivers, such as POZIDRIV® style drivers, and combination square and cross driv... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6712708 | Self-tapping screw, blank and method for joining thin workpieces and production method for the same A headed multi-lobed blank, method of manufacturing a self-tapping screw from the blank, and resulting multi-lobed self-tapping screw for joining thin workpieces provides desirable thread-forming characteristics at the conical tip and body portions, and improved res... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6648766 | Cool-wrought pressing forming method for slotted headless screws A cool-wrought pressing forming method for slotted headless screws includes five steps of using five different molds and five pressing heads for processing a unit of screw material cut from linear material for forming an unfinished screw with a slot in an... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6475094 | Method for making product and product having ultra high molecular weight plastic parts A method of making a UHMWPE body combined with a bolt, a cap screw, a reinforcing member uses a compression molding machine equipped with a male and female mold set. Particulate UHMWPE dispensed into the cavity of the female mold surrounds the head of the... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6338600 | Self-tapping, corrosion-resistant screw with hardened tip The invention comprises a self-screwthread-forming screw of corrosion-resistant steel, which screw is partially precipitation-hardened. The invention also concerns a process for producing such a screw in which the screw is firstly shaped by pressing ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6328657 | Threaded fastener and a method of making same A threaded fastener lighter in weight and easier to produce is made by the moderate temperature-forging, from a raw magnesium material that contains microcrystals whose diameter is about 100 μm or less. The raw material may be pure magnesium of industria... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6076437 | Screw set in place and removed rapidly, its fabrication process and tool for its removal A screw intended to be set in place and removed rapidly. The screw is characterized in that the threads are intended to take two positions: a first position wherein they project at the periphery of a body (1) and a second position wherein they are retract... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5971860 | Device for detecting faulty recesses A fastener and method of manufacturing a threaded fastener with a tool-receiving recess in the fastener head are provided including a gauging indicator for indicating whether the recess is properly formed to meet standards. The gauging indicator is prefer... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5906537 | Five spindle fluting machine A new machine for and method of manufacturing fluted pin fasteners and the pins produced thereby are disclosed which utilize a circular grinding arrangement of a plurality of grinders which grind flutes into a threaded pin. An internally threaded collar t... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5716280 | Method for forming a fluted fastener A new machine for and method of manufacturing fluted pin fasteners and the pins produced thereby are disclosed which utilize a circular grinding arrangement of a plurality of grinders which grind flutes into a threaded pin. An internally threaded collar t... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5597357 | Self-drilling screw A self-drilling screw is provided which is suitable for use with both relatively thick metal plates and relatively thin metal sheets. The screw is formed from a blank 1 which includes a shank 2 extending between a head 3 and drilling tip 4. The shank 2, a... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5582548 | Method of manufacture of anti-slip fastener A fastener system includes a fastener and a driver tool in which the fastener includes a cavity for insertion of the driver tool and in which the driver tool and the fastener form an interlocking relationship between the driver tool and the fastener is fo... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5562547 | Self-attachment screw The present invention relates to a burred fastener for forming a friction fit between the fastener and a driver. The friction fit retains the fastener in contact with the driver during insertion, tightening and loosening of the fastener into a work surfac... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5382195 | Method for making a self-drilling and self-tapping screw A self-drilling and tapping screw, the self-drilling portion of which is formed in two major operations. A cutting tip is formed on the tip of a screw blank by a pair of rotating circular saw blades in a first operation. A pair of flutes extending from th... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5360639 | Method of providing a decorative pattern on a screw head A decorative screw is manufactured by forming a three-dimensional pattern on the whole surface of the head of a screw, depositing a coating or plating film on the whole surface of the pattern and grinding the projecting areas of the pattern to provide the... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5308286 | Device for manufacturing austenitic stainless steel drill screws A method for manufacturing drill screws from austenitic stainless steel, which offers sufficient hardness for drilling and tapping into sheet iron and avoids the problems of intergranular corrosion and other erosions by taking full advantage of hardenabil... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5186688 | Method of manufacturing austenitic stainless steel drill screws A method for manufacturing drill screws from austenitic stainless steel, which offers sufficient hardness for drilling and tapping into sheet iron and avoids the problems of intergranular corrosion and other erosions by taking full advantage of hardenabil... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5171186 | Method of manufacture of a long point drill screw A method for forming a self-drilling screw. The self-drilling screw formed by this method stabilizes the screw during the hole drilling step of driving the screw and produces a precisely dimensioned hole for receiving the threaded portion of the screw. Th... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4947502 | Method of making a dynamic tension bone screw A dynamic bone fixation screw for rejoining fracture fragments of a bone to their approximate original mutual dispostion. It includes a threaded distal end member for threaded engagment with one of the bone fragments and a head member at a proximal end fo... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4865881 | Apparatus and process for making locking slide nuts An apparatus and method for applying locking material to an area of a fastener adapted for internal threading. The apparatus includes a support structure for moving a succession of internally threadable fasteners with support structure recesses positionin... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4827756 | Fastener fabrication method An improved fastener provides axially extending teeth on a narrow shoulder adjacent the fastener head. The teeth bite into sheet material, and are particularly useful in biting into the surface of a thin sheet which is fastened to a thicker sheet material... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4793201 | Porous static pressure guide A static pressure lead screw includes a porous ceramic body having fluid flow paths as part of a flank. The porous ceramic body is fixed by a tubular base member through which the fluid does not flow. Fluid guide holes for supplying the fluid to the porou... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4778637 | Method of forming a composite fastener A fastener member and method of formation are provided wherein a bolt and nut are formed from a block of resin-impregnated fibers woven in a first, second and third plane each perpendicular to the other wherein the fibers in the first plane extend continu... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4773111 | Selectively hardened self drilling fasteners and process for making the same A process for making self-threading screw fasteners wherein only the cutting portions of the tip of the fasteners are hardened. The unhardened portions of the fastener remain ductile and are not subject to hydrogen embrittlement during subsequent plating ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4713855 | Process for making self-drilling fasteners A process for making self-drilling, screw fasteners having improved corrosion resistance. The process comprises applying a frangible radiation curable plastic coating over the drill tip corrosion prior to the deposition of a heavy resistant plating on the... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4670927 | Method and apparatus for forming the head of a high torque fastener An improved high torque fastener is provided of the type having a screw head with a generally bow-tie shaped driving slot formed with undercut side walls and an arcuately concave bottom wall for reception of an arcuately convex blade of a driving tool for... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4615197 | Thread rolling monitoring system A thread rolling monitoring system in which one or more signal generating devices is provided in the mounting system of the stationary die of a pair of thread rolling dies. A sensor develops a signal which is a function of the reaction forces in a directi... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4589154 | Method and apparatus for forming the head of a high torque fastener An improved high torque fastener is provided of the type having a screw head with a generally bow-tie shaped driving slot formed with undercut side walls and an arcuately concave bottom wall for reception of an arcuately convex blade of a driving tool for... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589187 | Method of manufacturing an insulating coupling for drill collars An insulating coupling for drill collars and a method of manufacture thereof are presented wherein the coupling consists of an electrically insulating ceramic coating applied in thickness from 0.002 to 0.006 inch to the threads of the coupling by a detona... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4577359 | Method of manufacturing a drill screw A drill screw having protective burrs on the cutting edges. These burrs preserve the sharpness of the cutting edges against heavy plating buildup which can have detrimental effects on performance. Further, whereas conventional burrs on the drag surfaces c... | 03/25/1986 |
