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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299725 | Torque fastening devices and apparatuses Fastening devices and apparatuses for providing an appropriate amount of torque in a fastening system. Particularly, fastening devices and apparatuses configured to inform a user when an appropriate amount of torque as been used when fastening the fastening device t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7266874 | Method of installing a self-drilling anchor A method of installing a self drilling anchor for use in a friable material mounted on a member comprising an elongated body having an axis, an axial bore adapted to receive an elongated fastener, a flared end having torque transmitting surfaces therein, a proximal ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237796 | Actuatable locking fastener An actuatable fastener assembly is disclosed. The actuatable fastener assembly includes a fastener body and a fastener head attached to the fastener body. An initiator is embedded within the fastener body. Activation of the initiator causes the fastener head to sepa... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7201529 | Retaining device for a connection device, decoupling system equipped with such a device A retaining device is designed to retain a portion of an assembly device. The portion of the assembly device is released during failure of the assembly device. The retaining device includes a fixed part, a mobile part capable of sliding with respect to the fixed par... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7097404 | Auto-torque, tamper-proof screws A screw having a screw-threaded shank and a circular head, the head being provided with three radially extending screwdriver tip receiving portions defined between three first, off central integrally formed projections designed to become shaved-off the screw head by... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7014403 | Finish screw fastener A fastener including a head having a screw driver or wrench engagement feature. The fastener includes a threaded shank extending from the head. A plurality of voids or scores in the shank spaced from but near the head permit rotational torque on the head in one dire... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6910826 | Breakaway coupling A breakaway coupling for a light pole or the like is disclosed and is utilized on each of the anchor bolts of the foundation for the pole. Each of the couplings comprises a metal coupling nut which has a plurality of radially spaced-apart and vertically disposed sli... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908275 | 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 ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6820727 | Wear adjustment device for a brake The invention relates to a wear adjustment device for a brake, especially a motor vehicle brake. The device comprises an adjusting shaft, which is mounted in a housing and is accessible from the outside at a front end. Said adjusting shaft is equipped with a head pa... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6791465 | Tamper indicating bolt A tamper-indicating fastener has a cylindrical body with threads extending from one end along a portion of the body, and a tamper indicating having a transducer for converting physical properties of the body into electronic data; electronics for recording the electr... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6769853 | Holding device for fixing a car body element to the structure of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a holding device for fixing a car body element to the structure of a motor vehicle. The inventive device is of the type that comprises a panel (10) formed by a sheet (11) which defines a support face that is adapted to co-opera... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6764114 | Lead seal assembly A sealing assembly designed to co-operate with a screw provided with a tightening slot by being mounted therein in such a manner that once said assembly is sealed the tightening slot is hidden in a manner that is not reversible except by destroying the seal, and fur... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6729099 | Concrete embedding anchor, fitment for the same and method of manufacturing concrete molded piece using the same A concrete embedding anchor includes. An anchor including an anchor body having a head at one end of the shank and a stopper at the other end, a fitment concentrically mounted to said head and having an external thread and easy breaking portion formed on the round b... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6623492 | Tissue fastener A tissue fastener comprises a shaft having a member disposed thereon for lodging the shaft within the tissue, the shaft having a region that is relatively flexible to render a tissue engaging head disposed at a proximal end of the shaft movable with respe... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6604882 | Cable joining device with breakaway nut An internally threaded (23) collet nut (22) is placed onto the first cable (12) and a first cable (12) is inserted into a collapsible collet (20) on a connector body (18). The collet nut (22) and a breakaway nut (30) are engaged with simple wrenches to es... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6564420 | Wiper arm with integral nut The invention is a wiper arm (20) for securement to a drive shaft (10,12). The wiper arm (20) has a securing part (18), which on one end has a bearing point (16) by way of which the wiper arm can be connected, in a manner fixed against relative rotation, ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6491328 | Bin seal and fastener A robust rigid block forming a fastener and tamper evident seal attaches a cover to a tote bin. The seal is formed partially into a C-shaped locking device for insertion into aligned bores in the tote bin cover and bin. The C-shaped device is inserted to ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6428269 | Turbine engine bearing support A bearing support for a rotor of an aircraft turbine engine includes a frangible linkage designed to enable the engine to safely shut down despite the introduction of an excessive unbalance to the fan stage.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6382678 | Coupling assembly A coupling assembly for use in connecting fluid lines having a unitary female body and a male coupling portion. The female body includes at least two passageways having frangible diaphragms. The male coupling portion includes at least two male coupling ha... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6322108 | Pipe fitting A pipe fitting comprises a fitting body with a longitudinal axis, having a pipe connection member for the sealed connection of a pipe and a thread for threadedly joining the fitting body to a connection unit, and a member on the fitting body to be driven ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6074147 | Tamper-proof set screw A tamper-proof seat screw (30), such as an idle set screw for a throttle lever of a throttle body, comprises a tool-engageable head (31) at one end, a foot (34) at an opposite end, and a threaded shaft (32) between the head and the foot with the threaded ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5975787 | Device for securing a part to a chassis A device for securing a pinch roller support arm to a chassis of a magnetic tape apparatus. In the device, the chassis includes a round hole which is formed such that it extends through the chassis, and a securing part is outsert molded in the chassis in ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971987 | Biocompatible absorbable polymer fastener and driver for use in surgical procedures A biocompatible fastener that may be used for attachment of a fixation plate to bone is described herein, where the fastener has features that facilitate its deployment in a surgical environment. The fastener is composed of a screw, having a threaded shaf... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5899123 | Break-off drillpoint screw A fastener, method of fastening, a fastener and drive tool system, and a drive tool for driving a fastener in which the fastener has a leading portion or drill tip portion which is frangible and detachable from the threaded portion. The fastener includes ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5879747 | Composite material and process of producing same An electroconductive composite material composed of a three-dimensional continuum of a porous metal with the pores filled with graphite and a resin, having a good heat resistance, wear resistance, strength and thermal conductivity, having a light weight, ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5875606 | Wall repair jack A repair method which is used to restore planarity to concave damage in a wall of gypsum board construction, wherein the device is inserted through a small hole drilled in the damaged area, or inserted from the rear through a hole drilled in the back wall... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5816758 | Cargo latch To secure containers on the floor of the cargo area of an aircraft, latches are known that comprise a frame and at least one latch hook, which is mounted on the frame so that it can pivot about an axle from a retracted resting position into an upright ope... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5807048 | Sealing fastener with ultrasonic identifier and removal attempt indicator, and ultrasonic reading device for same A sealing fastener includes a unique identifier device for the individual fastener that enables ultrasonic identification of the device using an ultrasonic fault measuring system, and a frangible element within the fastener integrated with the identifier ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5746096 | Break-off drillpoint screw A fastener, method of fastening, a fastener and drive tool system, and a drive tool for driving a fastener in which the fastener has a leading portion or drill tip portion which is frangible and detachable from the threaded portion. The fastener includes ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5492360 | Tether tear strap and trim panel having same An interior trim panel for a motor vehicle has an opening for deployment of an air bag and a discrete air bag door that is attached to the interior trim panel covering the opening. The door includes a relatively rigid retainer that hinges the door to the ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5417532 | Casting repair apparatus and method A method and apparatus for repairing a casting in a cold metal repair process includes a plurality of drilling fixtures which facilitate the creation of one or more lock receiving recesses positioned generally transverse to the casting crack. The lock rec... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5411288 | Air bag module door assembly A door assembly (10) for an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint module (14) includes two doors (80, 100) which are pivotally mounted for movement between a closed position and an open position. The doors (80, 100) cover an opening (28) through which an ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5372466 | Device to eliminate squeaks in floors and method Squeaks in a floor or stair are eliminated by driving screws in the area. At least one scored screw to be driven into the squeak area combines with a specialized driving bit and a alignment and depth control fixture to eliminate the squeak. The alignment ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5287763 | Tilt type steering system Disclosed is a tilt type steering system having: a steering column having its one end part into which a handle shaft fixed with a steering wheel is rotatably inserted; a pivotal supporting unit for pivotally supported the other end part of the steering co... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5178500 | Fastener with locking retainer ring A fastener and method for fastening panels is disclosed. The fastener comprises a bolt and a nut with a locking feature to prevent loosening of the fastener from vibration after it has been set. The locking feature comprises a frustoconical tip on the ins... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5172615 | Internal wrench An internal wrench has a body having an internal hole of a polygon shape and an outer surface of a polygon shape which conforms to the internal wrenching surface of the part to be wrenched. The wrench body is provided with a shoulder for locating the wren... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5129844 | Electrical wire connector An electrical wire connector has a bifurcated bolt having opposed prongs coextending spaced from each other defining a wire-receiving channel therebetween. A nut is threaded onto the bolt until an insert carried by the nut is pressed tightly against one o... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5092797 | Electrical wire connector An electrical wire connector (10) has a C-shaped body section having arcuate ears (22) laterally therealong and converging from a wide end to a narrow end and forming wire grooves (24), a wedge having converging concave side surfaces (32) forming wire cha... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4858299 | Process for making a joint with a torque-limited collar Axially-extending troughs in a bark of an internally-threaded collar receive setting balls of a driver that apply a torque to the collar through the balls bearing on the walls of the troughs. At a predetermined pre-load, the balls fail the bark and plow t... | 08/22/1989 |