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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341414 | Fastener and method for reducing stress failure in an engine component A fastener and a method for reducing stress failure in a fastening joint of an internal combustion engine component are provided. The threaded fastener may be a bolt or a stud secured to an engine block. The fastener has a threaded tip portion with a radius and a di... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322978 | Bone anchors for use in attaching soft tissue to a bone Improved bone anchors are disclosed for anchoring one or more sutures attached to soft tissue to a bone. The bone anchor has an anchor body that extends between a distal and a proximal end. A bore is formed axially in the anchor body and opens at the proximal end. O... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320570 | Set screw with NiTi tip A set screw includes a threaded body having a hole defined therein, wherein the hole is situated along an axis of the threaded body. The set screw also includes a super-elastic alloy insert, such as a nickel-titanium alloy (NiTi) insert, partially received and secur... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293948 | Flexible threaded fastener A fastener includes a head, a threaded member, and a resilient shank portion interconnecting the head portion and the threaded portion. The shank portion includes a first end adjacent the head and a second end adjacent the threaded member. The shank includes a tubul... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275903 | Light weight fastener for use on interference fits in automation A fastener for installation into an interference fit hole within a structure. The fastener may be installed through automated installation methods. The fastener includes an enlarged protruding head at a proximal end of the fastener. Distal the head is a substantiall... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7189251 | Open helical organic tissue anchor having recessible head and method of making the organic tissue anchor The invention relates to a tissue anchor which is an open helix of biocompatible material having a slope of from 0.5 to 10 turns per centimeter, a length from 3 to 75 millimeters, a diameter of from 1.5 to 11 millimeters, and an aspect ratio of from about 3 to about... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7063491 | Reverse barb system for screws and nails The reverse barb system for screws and nails includes fasteners that are barbed to prevent backing out once driven into a workpiece or construction material, such as wood. A screw with barbed threads has several barbed thread sections. Each barbed thread section is ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037065 | Flange bolt for turbines An arrangement for cooling or heating of a flange bolt for turbines comprises one or more boreholes, that extend through the bolt, and inlet and outlet pipes that are connected to each end of the borehole. A cooling or heating medium such as air, steam or any other ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6971362 | Threaded fastener for an internal combustion engine, and internal combustion engine incorporating same A threaded fastener is configured to reduce stress experienced at a female threaded portion of a hole formed in an engine block, when the threaded fastener is inserted therein, and when an axial load is applied thereto. In a particular application, a crankshaft is s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6941758 | Internally coolable screw A screw includes a head and a shank, and includes a coolant passage which has an inflow opening and an outflow opening. The cooling pasage does not pass axially through the entire head and shank. By avoiding a coolant flow which passes axially through the entire scr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6889939 | Device for fixing a member to an aircraft structure An apparatus for fixing a member to an aircraft structure including: firstly, fixing device having a shank with a head at one end, an externally machined portion of its peripheral wall at its other end, and a longitudinal interior thread at the same end as its exter... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6883998 | Connector A connector for connecting elongate members, such as pile sections, in an end-to-end relationship. A housing is fitted to each end of a reinforcing bar in the elongate member. The housing has a first attachment socket at one end, the first attachment socket having a... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6843629 | Blind fluid fitting/threaded insert The present invention includes a device for providing a blind hole for making a removable connection to an enclosure. The device has a cylindrical shaft with a proximal portion and a distal portion. A head is formed at the distal portion of the shaft. The proximal p... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6811364 | Quick connecting threaded coupler The invention provides a partially threaded shaft and coupler to join two objects quickly. The shaft has alternating threaded and non-threaded surfaces, and the coupler has an internal bore with alternating threaded and non-threaded surfaces. The shaft is inserted i... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811365 | Bolt and method of use A bolt for use in for mounting a backrest to a motorcycle or otherwise for attachment to a surface includes a shank, and head, and a transverse recess transverse to the longitudinal axis of the shank for holding the head while a nut is being tightened on the bolt. | 11/02/2004 |
| 6742932 | Axle bolt An axle bolt has a shaft with a pair of opposed ends. An axle passage extends within the shaft and a transverse passage extends radially outwardly from the axial passage. A head attached to one end of the shaft has an outer face. A recess extends in from the outer f... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6708912 | Roll retainer and fiber chopper A chopper for chopping continuous items like fiber, fiber strand, yarn, string, wire, tape or ribbon, etc. which enters the chopper in unwound form at a high linear speed is disclosed having improvements that permit the chopper to tilt to change the angle of dischar... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6679661 | Fastener for fragile boards An improved fastener for boarding, particularly to a fastener adopted for use on fragile boards and panels such as gypsum boards mainly comprises a shank, a flange formed on one end of the shank, a drill bit formed on another end of the shank, a screw thr... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6604899 | Sealable fastener with circumferential sealant channel and sealant delivery passageway for delivering sealant into the circumferential sealant channel A sealable fastener for insertion into an fastener opening in a receiving structure includes a fastener shank including a shank first end having a shank first end wall and a shank second end having a shank second end wall, a shank side wall extending betw... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6604330 | Ballast block deck system and pedestal assembly therefor A ballast block deck system includes a plurality of ballast blocks (12) laterally positioned to form an elevated deck (14) on an existing roof structure. Each block (12) has a predetermined thickness and multiple corner portions (22). A pedestal assembly ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6588999 | Sealable fastener with sealant delivery passageway to circumferential sealant channel A sealable fastener for insertion into a fastener opening bore in a receiving structure includes a fastener shank including a shank first end having a shank first end wall and a shank second end having a shank second end wall, a shank side wall extend bet... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581421 | Security system A security system for connecting a cable to consumer articles, such as cameras, and the like, to prevent unauthorized removal of the articles from a predetermined area while being displayed in retail establishments on open shelves. The system in its most ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6474910 | Rockbolt assembly A rockbolt assembly for securement within a borehole generally comprising a rockbolt, an anchor, a hollow tube assembly, a faceplate and a nut. The rockbolt has a threaded free end and a second end associated with the anchor. The hollow tube assembly has ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6430756 | Closet bolt A closet bolt is provided for mounting a toilet bowl to a specific installation. The closet bowl has a cylindrical shaft in which a hollow passage is formed. The hollow passage advantageously facilitates shortening of the closet bolt through cutting. Also... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6382078 | Attachment structure for brake-equipped cylinder Disclosed is an attachment structure for a brake-equipped cylinder, comprising a through-hole-equipped bolt formed with a through-hole penetrating therethrough in an axial direction, for integrally joining a main cylinder body and a brake section by being... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6368053 | Impeller clearance adjustment system An impeller clearance adjustment system provides for the desired clearance between an impeller and suction housing irrespective of the amount of torque applied to the bolts of the adjustment system. A bearing housing has a plurality of generally evenly sp... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6309159 | Self drilling roof bolt An elongate roof bolt includes a bolt body having an axially extending central bore and defining a leading end. The leading end includes a pair of axially extending abutment elements formed by machining. Each abutment element includes an abutment face for... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6116942 | Locking device for electrical connector A locking device for an electrical connector comprises an engaging rod defining an outer screw thread thereon for engaging with a bolt of a mating connector defining an inner screw thread therein, and an additional inserting rod inserted into the engaging... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6030162 | Axial tension screw A screw having a root and threads formed on the root. The screw is configured to generate and/or maintain axial compression between threads formed in leading and trailing sections of the screw either by virtue of pitch differential in the threads or the w... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5997230 | Plastic non-conductive explosive bolt An explosive bolt is made of electrically non-conductive plastic material and is provided with a bore accommodating a low order deflagrating squid having only sufficient explosive energy to shatter a non-metallic bolt insulation surrounds the squib and fi... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5951244 | Impeller clearance adjustment system An impeller clearance adjustment system provides for the desired clearance between an impeller and suction housing irrespective of the amount of torque applied to the bolts of the adjustment system. A bearing frame has a plurality of generally evenly spac... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5931621 | Locking mechanism for a rotatable fastener The present locking mechanism for rotatable fastener functions to reliably and inexpensively secure a rotatable fastener in place once it is seated. This is accomplished by the formation of an aperture into the body of the rotatable fastener in a lengthwi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5928468 | High pressure glue injection device An adaptor for injecting glue under high pressure into a joint to includes a shank portion with a self tapping external thread tapering from a connecting portion having an internal connecting thread for attachment to a zerk and radially outward wings, for... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5913792 | Device for installing impact-type anchoring means A device for installing an impact-type anchoring unit having an expansion sleeve with an internal bore tapering in a forward region and threaded in a rearward region and an expansion body adapted to be driven into the expansion sleeve by an impact tool ha... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5860738 | Rotary mixer bowl clamp for a mixing machine A rotary clamp mechanism for coupling a mixing bowl to an arcuate arm of a mixer housing that continuously prohibits the build up of air borne food particles and fluids between the mating circumferential surfaces between the clamp shaft and cylindrical bo... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5855460 | Screw and nut assembly A screw and nut assembly comprises a screw having a hollow cavity extending longitudinally throughout, a nut configured to screw onto the screw, and an extension attached to the nut. The extension traverses the hollow cavity of the screw when the nut is p... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5833415 | Anchor insert improvement A self-centering wall anchor 10, 100 having an outwardly threaded hollow cylindrical body 101, 111 with a flanged proximal end and a cutting distal end. The hollow cylindrical body diminishes in diameter toward the distal cutting end 20, 110 in the form o... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5803671 | Hollow bars and method of manufacture A hollow bar (3) and a method of manufacturing the hollow bar are disclosed. Typically, the hollow bar is a threaded rock bolt or a drill rod. The hollow bar (3) comprises two or more elongate members (21a, 21b) connected together along the longitudinal e... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5772378 | Pre-tensioning device for fastening elements and method for pre-tensioning a fastening element A pre-tensioning device is used with a fastening element for fastening pieces together, the fastening element having a tightening element movable longitudinally along a first region thereof, which fastening element is to be subjected to a pre-tensioning e... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5685681 | Lubricated spindle and nut system with improved nut retention The system includes a spindle having a threaded end and a lubricated area spaced from the threaded end, the spindle having a longitudinal axial lubricant passageway extending from the spindle end and terminating adjacent the lubricated area. A lateral lub... | 11/11/1997 |
