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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234906 | Threaded insert for fasteners A threaded insert for providing stronger threads to a parent material. The threaded insert includes a bushing portion having male threads on the external surface and female threads within an internal bore. The threaded insert also includes keys which lock the thread... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7137503 | Auger brush An auger assembly suitable for use with a food separator is provided with a removable brush. The auger assembly includes an auger defining a channel around the crest thereof. A brush is received in the channel and defining a flange at each end thereof. First and sec... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7073997 | Apparatus and method for holding a piece in a bore An assembly includes a piece to be held in a bore and a device in which the piece is inserted for holding the piece in the bore. The device comprises a cylindrical sleeve having a series of fins extending longitudinally of an inner surface of the sleeve and projecti... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7029221 | Sleeve device with internal fins for holding a piece such as a bolt in a bore A device for holding a piece in a bore comprises a cylindrical sleeve constructed to be inserted into the bore and held therein by engagement of its outer surface with an inner surface of the bore, and a series of fins extending longitudinally of an inner surface of... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997660 | Plug and pencil for engine A first portion or plug and a second portion or pencil are provided, for use in a device, such as a marine engine. The first portion or plug may have an outer surface with external threads and a cavity with internal threads. The external threads of the first portion... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6382893 | Thread replacement system and device The present invention relates to a system and device which allows the replacement of a damaged thread in an object with a thread identical to the damaged thread by enlarging the original threaded hole and inserting a thread-insert in a newly threaded hole... | 05/07/2002 |
| 5490190 | Alignment pin and method for aligning a nuclear fuel assembly with respect to a core plate disposed in a nuclear reactor pressure vessel Self-locking alignment pin and method for aligning a nuclear fuel assembly with respect to a core plate disposed in a nuclear reactor pressure vessel. The fuel assembly has a top nozzle having a first bore formed therein. The core plate has a second bore ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5435678 | Insert assembly for connecting fasteners to lightweight materials An insert assembly for installation in a workpiece having a threaded hole. When the inner insert is axially received within the outer insert, the mating surfaces of these members are configured such that the inner insert applies a radial outward force to ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5232323 | Removable threaded fastener with locking plate The present invention provides a threaded insert assembly with a locking plate having a non-circular shape and a non-serrated outer edge instead of a conventional circular shaped locking ring having a circular serrated outer edge. The non-circular locking... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5174703 | Two-part adjustable connector assembly A two-part adjustable connector assembly for utilization in adjustably connecting two juxtaposed members which, for proper fit, must be secured to one another and must be capable of being moved relative to each other to accomplish a proper fit. An example... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4787790 | Stud fastening assembly A stud fastening assembly 10 including a stud 11 having a threaded end threadable into a hole 15 formed in a workpiece 16 and a plurality of serrated rings 21 and 22 for securing the stud in place. The serrated rings include inner serrations 20 sized to s... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4711760 | Nuclear reactor incorporating locking device for threaded bolt connections An improved nuclear reactor wherein the bolted connections between the baffle plates and baffle former and the baffle former and the core barrel are provided with a noval locking device that prevents loosening of the bolted connections. The locking device... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4668469 | Fastener locking device for attaching guide thimble to fuel assembly bottom nozzle A fastener locking device for attaching the lower end of a guide thimble to the upper adapter plate of a fuel assembly bottom nozzle includes a connecting fastener and an annular locking sleeve. The fastener has an elongated body portion and an enlarged h... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4568228 | Fastener with attached lock ring A lock ring and fastener which is manufactured with the lock ring connected thereto by metal tabs or a metal strip of the same parent material as the fastener. It is intended to be installed in a threaded bore of a workpiece as an insert or stud. The lock... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4534101 | Method of installing self-locking nut and bolt assembly A method for installing a locking nut or bolt includes drilling a bore having at least two diameters in a surface of an element so as to accommodate a fastener assembly having a threaded shaft and a group of elements including a cylinder a locking ring, t... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4067371 | Mechanically locking fastener A mechanically locking fastener has external threads for installation in the threaded bore of a workpiece. A lock ring has internal radial serrations locked in serrations of the fastener proper, and external radial teeth of a form for gripping the wall of... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4054045 | Two-piece mandrel assembly for deforming A hole expansion mandrel assembly for expanding holes through work pieces including a drive pin with a leading pulling section and a trailing driving shoulder; and a collet removably carried on the drive pin and abutting the driving shoulder where the col... | 10/18/1977 |
