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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8438707 | Fastener with ribbed flange A fastener is provided with a snap-fitting leg to be pushed through an opening of a panel, the snap-fitting leg including a flat rigid core which extends in an axial direction and at least one curved flexible flange having an inner longitudinal edge running alongsid... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8276246 | Fastening device, in particular for hand grips for the interior of the motor vehicle A fastening device, in particular for hand grips for the interior of a motor vehicle, is equipped with a bearing block, which can be inserted into a recess in a plate-like structure, with a stopper which can be inserted into the bearing block, and with means which, ... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8196271 | Apparatus including a pin connector for securing a first member and a second member to one another, and associated methods Embodiments of the present apparatus are configured to secure a first member and a second member to one another. The first and second members include a bore extending through at least one of the first and second members and at least partially through the other of th... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8166620 | Connector A subsea connector comprises a female element (1) defining a parallel bore (2) adapted to receive a male element (3). First releasable locking means are disposed between elements (2) and (3) and comprise a sprung cage (6) in... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7908719 | Package fastening clip with tamper evident feature A product package clip has tamper evident protection which is formed integrally with the clip. Breakage of a frangible occluding portion indicates that the integrity of the package has been jeopardized. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7480968 | Tamper evident feature for package fastening clips A product package clip has tamper evident protection which is formed integrally with the clip. Breakage of frangible connectors indicates that the clip, and thus the package, has been the target of tampering. ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7433189 | Electronic device and heat dissipation module thereof A heat dissipation module is suitable for being assembled on a circuit board to dissipate the heat source on the circuit board. The heat dissipation module includes a holding unit, a fan and a cover unit. The holding unit is formed by a holder base and multiple firs... | 10/07/2008 |
| D572129 | Clip | 07/01/2008 |
| D570203 | Clamp | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364382 | Metal/plastic insert molded sill plate fastener A fastener for joining trim pieces to a motor vehicle includes a metal insert molded into an elastomeric body of a fastener. An anti-rotational rib prevents excessive rotation of the fastener after installation. Oppositely extending flexible wings of the metal inser... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356886 | Clamp A clamp is provided having a synthetic clip and a metal plate spring. The clip includes a pair of side walls opposed each other at a certain distance, engaging shoulder portions each formed at an outer surface of each of the side walls and configured to be engaged w... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358430 | Strap attachment member An attachment member for a strap for a guitar includes a shaft-shaped member fixable inside a hole in a guitar body via an adhesive agent; and a holding member continuous with this shaft-shaped member which is positioned outside the hole. The shaft-shaped member inc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351023 | W-base retainer A w-base retainer that may be used in many applications, including numerous applications throughout the automotive industry, includes two-stage double-snap-over w-base features with opposite w-base features for assembling moldings to a sheet metal or substrate panel... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349218 | Locking device for a heat sink A locking device is for locking a heat sink to an electronic device. The locking device includes a retaining frame and a guiding member positioned on the retaining frame. The guiding member includes a seat having a base sitting on the retaining frame, a sleeve exten... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344331 | Molded product assembly and fastener A molded product assembly includes a molded product being mountable to a body to be mounted having a mounting hole via a fastener. The molded product has a post projecting toward the mounting hole and disposed on a back surface of the molded product, at least a part... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342796 | Captive shoulder nut assembly A captive shoulder nut assembly, to hold a heat sink onto a PC board, has a nut member with a threaded portion and a tubular portion extending therefrom. The nut member mates with an upstanding threaded stud. A biasing compression spring rides over the nut with an e... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340808 | Dual stage vehicle interior trim fastener A fastener for retaining a trim panel to a vehicle frame member includes a shank having a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to be connected to the trim panel and the second end is adapted to be inserted into an opening provided in the frame member... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333347 | Screwing control device of a computer chassis A screwing control device of a computer chassis is composed of a computer chassis, a panel of which is pre-built with a plurality of positioning holes; a screw element, a center of which is provided with a screw hole and which is able to be locked and fixed into one... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328489 | Fastener for fixing a panel to a support and provided with a head comprising a deformable member A fastener for fixing a panel to a support is provided with a snapping-in foot adapted to contract elastically to enter a fixing orifice of the support. The fastener is further provided with a head having a plate, a hub, a shank and a deformable member, the plate an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330355 | Fixed pillar with heat loss A fixed pillar with heat loss is a fixed pillar for losing heat. The fixed pillar with heat loss includes a metal body, a screw thread and a plurality of grooves. The metal body is a hollow body. The plurality of grooves is respectively set on two sides of the metal... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322138 | Shelf edge sign holder A sign holder for a retail display comprises a resilient plastic molded body. The body includes two or more resilient clasps projecting from a common base to resiliently hold a retail display sign therebetween. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318571 | Fixation member consisting of elastic material A fixation member, made of a single piece of elastic material, used for mounting an object to a frame, and in particular for mounting an automotive lamp in a reflector housing, includes a first portion and a second portion interconnected by first spring means. The f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309663 | Asymmetric porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane for clothing The present invention provides an asymmetric porous PTFE membrane for clothing having little change over time and conventionally known properties of a porous PTFE molded article such as water permeability resistance, air permeability, sealing properties and electric... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310226 | Modularized redundant heat sink for dissipating heat generated from chips A modularized redundant heat sink for dissipating heat generated from chips includes an independent rectangular fin whose sides are provided with at least more than two elastic pins, and which is provided with a bottom surface for conducting temperature; a circuit b... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302997 | Vibration-resistant mounting bracket for heat exchangers A mounting bracket is shown for a heat exchanger core having spaced-apart tubes having peripheral flanges surrounding a manifold. The mounting bracket has a first clip grooved to receive a front edge portion of a selected flange, and a pair of second clips, each gro... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292447 | Back plate assembly for a board A back plate assembly (100) for a board (200) comprises a back plate (110) abutting against a side of the board and a plurality of posts (120). Each post comprises at least one latching portion (1206) formed thereon. After the latc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289330 | Heat sink assembly having a fan mounting device A heat sink assembly (100) includes a heat sink (10) having a plurality of fins (14), a fan handle (24) buckled with the fins and a fan (30) mounted on the heat sink (10) via the fan handle. The fan handle includes a retaini... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281303 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a grommet, a dampening subassembly, and a pin. The pin is secured to the grommet and the dampening subassembly. The pin is configured to rotate between a locked position and an unlocked position with respect to the grommet. The pin secur... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278810 | Grommet A grommet for an opening of a sheet member includes a shank, a head and at least a flexible locking tab. The shank includes, in a region adjacent the head and outside the locking tab, a shoulder to be placed below an edge of the opening when the shank is rotated an ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280361 | Clamping tool A clamping tool for securing a heat sink to a holding frame, which is disposed on top of a central processing unit (CPU), includes a support arm, a press handle, an elastic member, and an engaging arm. The support arm provides a horizontal arm member and an elastic ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277288 | Heat sink assembly with retention module and clip A heat sink assembly of the present invention includes a printed circuit board (10), a retention module (20), four pins (30), a heat sink (40) and a clip (50). The printed circuit board (10) has an electronic package (100... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275289 | Indented female blow-molded connector and male connector and method A device and method for forming an indented female connector where the dimension of the indented female connector provides for removing a male molding component without damaging a set of internal ribs formed inside the female connector. A structure comprising an ind... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7257870 | Fixing for mounting a circuit board or a component to a housing or a supporting member A fixing 26 for fixing a circuit board to a housing. The fixing comprising a first connector 10 having an axis, at one end of which is a portion adapted to be connected to a housing, supporting member, circuit board or component. At the other end of th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257867 | Clip for attaching two members A clip for attaching a second member such as an insulator to a first member such as a car body, includes a first clip component attached to the first member and a second clip component working with the first clip component to support the second member. The first cli... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249922 | Jointing member for fixing panel members by one-touch operation A jointing member has a grommet and a pin. The grommet includes a flange portion and a leg portion capable of being opened, in which an insertion hole is formed from the center of the flange portion to the inner portion of the leg portion, and an engagement portion ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237451 | Gear-changing device for a motor-vehicle gearbox A gear-changing device for a motor-vehicle gearbox, including a gear-changing lever which is pivotable arranged with respect to a support part about a bolt. The bolt is held in an axially nondisplaceable manner with respect to the support part. In order to provide a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239520 | Self-locking fastener adapted to secure a heat sink to a frame An assembly comprises a frame configured to mount an electronic device and assemble to a heat sink. The assembly further comprises at least one self-locking fastener adapted to lock into place and secure the heat sink to the frame on aligned compression of the heat ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237995 | Device for attaching a panel to a support A device, for attaching a panel to a support, incorporates a body with an elongated lower sector having a lower segment, an intermediate segment and an upper segment in which incuts are made to operatively engage and locate a retention bushing. The retention bushing... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234209 | Mounting structure and mounting method for vehicle interior parts A clip engages an assist grip with an engaging portion of the clip engaged with a clip insertion hole of an attachment part. The assist grip is mounted to a body panel by engaging a first locking pawl of the clip with a rear surface of the body panel, and engaging a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231702 | Connector and method of use thereof A connecting structure is provided. The structure includes a post with a first end, middle portion, and a second end, a plurality of prongs flexibly connected to the first end, extending toward the second end in a V-shape. ... | 06/19/2007 |
