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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677851 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a male threaded fastener and a washer captured between a head of the fastener and a thread of the fastener. A terminal portion of the thread adjacent the washer is provided with crest depressions to thereby form material of the thread ru... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7438512 | U-bolt assembly The present invention relates to a u-bolt comprising, a shaft having a curved portion and two ends, the ends each have a threaded surface, the curved portion is located between the ends, at least a portion of the end has a trilobular shape, and the curved portion is... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7410337 | Fastener assembly The present invention relates to a stud including, a first end and a second end, a torque transferring structure located at the first end, a shaft provided with an axis and including a threaded surface that is provided with a locking thread located adjacent to a Vee... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7338243 | Thread-cutting screw A thread-cutting screw (1) serves for being screwed into the bore-hole wall (1a) of a bore-hole (1b). It comprises a substantially cylindrical core (2) of metal which has a central longitudinal axis (4), a thread (... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326014 | Interactive fit screw thread A threaded fastener includes a curved-line path thread provided in a helical pattern along a shank of the fastener. The curved-line path can be provided on either side of the standard straight-line path or on opposite sides of the straight-line path. The curved-line... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7273373 | Artificial root of a tooth An artificial tooth-root body, having a male thread part to become engaged with a jaw bone and a supporting stage for mounting an artificial tooth, is provided with a self tapping part, in order to maintain the stable mounting status for a long time by preventing th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7226259 | Locking fastener assembly A locking fastener assembly comprising a nut and a washer. The nut and washer each have opposed load bearing surfaces which include a series of annularly extending, slightly inclined faces forming shallow undulations around each surface. The load bearing surface on ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160073 | Tapping screw A tapping screw fastened to a subject member in which a thread portion formed in a shaft portion of the tapping screw is used to form a female screw thread in a prepared hole of the subject member. An angle of a thread ridge is approximately 30 degrees, a plurality ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7101133 | Thread-forming screw fastener The invention relates to a screw fastener comprising a threaded shank having a force application means for torque transmission and a screw fastener point. The threaded shank consists of a shank core and a self-tapping thread, and the thread is designed as a prominen... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077864 | Vertebral interbody cage with translatable locking screw A vertebral cage is provided for use in preserving the space between adjacent vertebral during the process of spinal fusion. In particular, this cage has an open modified oval peripheral shape with a continuous fluid anterior wall having angled screw passages access... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7014406 | Anti-strip-out fastener A fastener includes an axial shank and a clamping face extending radially from the shank. A plurality of serrations are formed on the clamping face and extend radially from a shank periphery to an outer periphery of the clamping face. The shank periphery is axially ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976818 | Threaded fastener particularly suited for plastics A male threaded fastener particularly suited for use in plastics has a high thread and a low thread. Depressions are provided in the pressure flank of the high thread. Dimensional relationships are defined for scaling the fastener to commonly accepted sizes. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974289 | Pressure flank screw and fastening system therewith A male threaded fastening member is provided with depressions in at least one or several helix wraps of the thread adjacent the head, the depressions extending inwardly from an edge of the thread at least part way toward a shank of the male fastening member. In a fa... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957557 | Threaded fastener with dual reinforcing leads for facilitating manufacture of the fastener, thread rolling die for forming the threaded fastener, and method of manufacturing the threaded fastener A new and improved thread rolling die for forming a new and improved threaded fastener, and a new and improved method or technique of manufacturing the new and improved threaded fastener, is disclosed wherein the new and improved threaded fastener comprises a first,... | 10/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6926484 | Threaded fastener for use within multiple substrates A threaded fastener has a substantially single helical thread formed upon a shank portion thereof, and a plurality of substantially saw-blade type or serrated teeth are formed upon crest portions of leading ones of individual thread portions of the helical thread. T... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6863483 | Screw provided with self-locking thread Screw provided with self-locking rolled thread, wherein, in a plurality of places along its extent, the thread is deformed in relation to the normal thread cross section in that the thread outside diameter is reduced by radial compression of limited thread portions,... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6827538 | Torque prevailing stud A torque prevailing stud having a male component made of a shank with an outer wall that is threaded, a gripping component formed on the shank, and a wedge ramp rolled in a portion of the threaded outer wall. A female component having a body with a threaded bore tha... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6789991 | Screw A screw includes a rod-shaped portion, and a spiral-shaped thread winding around the rod-shaped portion. The rod-shaped portion has a straight portion, and a front end portion tapering towards a pointed front end. Several cutting trenches are formed on the rod-shape... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6779957 | Bolt, method of fastening members with the use of the bolt, and method of releasing fastening The invention relates to a bolt for integrally fastening a first member and a second member, which are spaced away to each other, the bolt comprising a cylindrical-shaped collar bolt provided on a portion of an outer peripheral surface thereof with an external threa... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6599072 | Corrosion resisting screw with cutting insert A corrosion-resisting, self-tapping screw (1), in particular a concrete screw, to be driven into a bore, which has a wall, comprises a substantially cylindrical core (2) of corrosion-resisting metal with a central longitudinal axis (8); a thread (5), whic... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595733 | Fastener having torque reducing thread A gutter fastener (10) having a first shank portion (14) with a head (12a) integrally formed on one end and a second shank portion (16) integrally formed with the opposite end. The first shank portion has a length (L1) substantially equal to the water col... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6514026 | Screw A screw (1), in particular a concrete screw, for being screwed into a drilled hole (20) comprises a core (2) with a pilot end (3), a lengthwise screw-in direction (5) and a central longitudinal axis (4); and a thread (7), which is designed in a single pie... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514025 | Screw member with elastically deformable features A screw member having a loosening prevention function is provided to improve a fastening power and a relative strength in thread connection. With an arrangement to provide a first crest portion and a second crest portion at the opposite ends of a thread p... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6481760 | Threaded connection of two metal tubes with groove in the threading A threaded connection for two metal pipes including a male element at the end of a first pipe and a female element at the end of a second pipe, the male element including a male external thread, the female element including a female internal thread. The m... | 11/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6447227 | Threaded fastener A threaded fastener which includes a shank, a radially enlarged head at one end, an external thread on at least a part of the shank, and a bore which extends through the head and into the threaded part of the shank. At least the threaded part of the shank... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6419435 | Wedging masonry anchor bolt and sleeve anchor for masonry bolt used in cinder blocks An enhanced strength screw-type, self-tapping masonry anchor bolt for fastening a fixture or other attachment to masonry in which a hole is drilled to receive the anchor. The anchor is provided with a shank having a root section surrounded by at least one... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6371709 | Screws and threadforms A screw thread having a threadform including a ridge rising from root to crest with the crest having two peaks, separated by a trough the depth of which is less than the height of the ridge from root to crest. It has particular use as a screw for timber, ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6349466 | Ready to wire terminal assembly with vibration resistant clamping screws A method of preventing vibration loosening of a clamping screw 26 of a circuit protection apparatus 10 is provided. The circuit protection apparatus 10 has a conductor receiving member 28 including a conductor receiving opening 40 for receiving an electri... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6336779 | Fastening system A fastening system comprises a screw including a thread formed on a shank and configured to form a threaded bore in a plug made of a plastic material, and at least one notch formed in the shank between at least two adjacent turns of the thread. The system... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6328516 | Screw with cutting edge A screw has a shank portion (20) provided with a thread (21) and passing over via a transition into a conical tip (22). One or more parallel fins (24) are provided at least in the area of the tip. They are formed with cutting edges (23) and preferably dis... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6216510 | Method of producing self-lock screw A self-lock screw which has a deep slit so as to facilitate the elastic deformation of the flanks of a thread and enhance the locking effect and which can be produced without the need for skill of a high level and dexterity. A slit (3) which separates the... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6152666 | Screw for use as a fastener in fibrous material such as wood The thread (15) of a wood or the like screw has pairs of V-shaped recesses (22, 23) in the edge of a selected intermediate length of the thread (17). Each pair defines a W-shaped cutout (19, 20, 11). The cutouts (19-21) extend into only a part of radial w... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6135689 | Self-locking fastener A self-locking fastener wherein crests of respective threads of a part of a group of threads on the self-locking fastener are deformed to provide a group of lock portions so that the respective threads have a cross section of a trapezoidal-shape over an a... | 10/24/2000 |
