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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988397 | Fastening element A fastening element is provided for connecting mechanical parts to one another. The fastening element includes integrated, cutting machining grooves which are designed to work the edges of the hole, during fixing of the fastening element, by the removal of material ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7896600 | Fastener having controllably variable preload and method of forming same A method of forming a fastener that includes an axial centerline, a seating surface angled with respect to the axial centerline at an angle α and adapted to contact an angled seat of a bore, the smallest diameter of the seating surface being designated a seating di... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7604446 | Housing mountable with drywall anchor A method of attaching a housing (such as a security system device housing) to a wall. A housing is provided with at least one mounting portion that has a mounting hole surrounded by a substantially thin lip. The housing is held by the installer in the exact desired ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604445 | Countersunk head screw The invention relates to a countersunk head screw having a head (1), a shank (2) and a thread (3) extending at least partly over the shank (2). The head (1) has a bearing surface (4), narrowing in the direction of the shank ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7399150 | Connecting element The present invention concerns a fastener arrangement made of a component and a screw element with an area for the application of force for a turning tool, where the component and the screw element, when fastened to each other, are in contact with each other by way ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393282 | Coupling structure of steering torque transmitting member for steering shaft A coupling structure for coupling a pair of steering torque transmitting members interposed in a steering shaft is arranged such that a steering torque is transmitted from one of the steering torque transmitting members to the other through a pin. One of the steerin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367768 | Deck screw and installation method for composite lumber A deck screw and an installation method is intended for use with composite lumber, although it can be used with other products. The deck screw may be provided with a head and a shaft that has two regions of varying diameter. The upper region has threads that exceed ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341210 | Nozzle cap for sealing nozzle particularly used to charge with high pressurized fluid A nozzle cap is disclosed which is threadedly engaged with a distal end of a nozzle through which a compressed fluid is passed. The nozzle cap includes a terminal wall opposed to a distal end face of the nozzle axially with respect to the nozzle, a sealing member pl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334976 | Countersunk screw The invention relates to a countersunk screw having a threaded shank and a countersunk head, which latter has a conical surface tapering at a countersinking angle in the direction of the threaded shank. The conical surface has a plurality of ribbed protrusions distr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334374 | Stucco sheathing fastener A fastener including a body having a predetermined axial length, wherein the body includes a screw head at one axial end of the body, a threaded portion at an opposite axial end of the body and an unthreaded shank portion extending between the screw head and the thr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329077 | Fastener apparatus for roofing and steel building construction A fastener apparatus includes a frusto-hemispherical head portion having a flat top surface, a curved outer surface, a base portion, and a peripheral edge, with the flat top surface bearing a tool fitting. A downwardly-depending lip portion extends from the head per... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7306418 | Deforming member and captive fastener retaining method A fastener is retained within an opening of a workpiece by deforming a portion of an edge of the opening inwardly to prevent removal of the fastener. A deforming member associated with a head of the fastener includes a body having a clamping surface extending radial... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293947 | Screw having a knurled portion A fastener for securing particle or bulge producing materials, a method of manufacturing the fastener, and a method of using the fastener are provided. The fastener has a thread on a shank, and a knurled portion disposed between the thread and a head. The fastener a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7250003 | Encapsulated fastener and method and tooling for manufacturing same An encapsulated fastener includes a nut adapted to receive a bolt. The nut is encapsulated by an encapsulation including an extension, which includes a tube adapted for receiving a portion of the bolt and a flange adapted for engaging a face of the nut. The encapsul... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229442 | Cervical vertebra plate The invention relates to a cervical vertebra plate (10) for osteosynthesis, having two receiving openings for the screw heads (18) of bone screws (16) in order to secure the cervical vertebra plate to two cervical vertebrae. The receiving openin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7189045 | Deck screws suitable for use with composite lumber A deck screw is intended for use with composite lumber, although it can be used with other wood products, such as pressure treated lumber. The deck screw has a head and a shaft that has two regions of different diameter. The upper region has threads that exceed the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182515 | Precision mounting structure for industrial equipment parts A mounting structure is provided for mounting a member to be fixed, on a stationary member, while always accomplishing high position precision even in such cases of fastening of members that a tightening work of bolt is carried out several times, that the members ar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160303 | Medical implant with a secured bone screw A medical implant has a secured bone screw which is guided through a bore of the implant. The bore has a thread matching the thread of the bone screw. Between the head of the bone screw and the thread thereon, there is an unthreaded portion whose diameter is not gre... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156598 | Waffle stud for insert molded plastic members A fastener is configured for use in the manufacture of molded plastic components that will be subsequently attached to other components by the fastener. The low profile head portion of the fastener has a rounded contoured and convoluted top surface to facilitate the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137766 | Screw and plastic part unit A screw-plastic part unit in which the plastic part can be a guide having a tapered bottom end for fitting into a countersink to center the tip end of the screw in the countersink and also can have at least one cut-out portion at its top end to facilitate fracturing... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118317 | Fastener The present invention concerns a fastener arrangement made of a component and a screw element with an area for the application of force for a turning tool, where the component and the screw element, when fastened to each other, are in contact with each other by way ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7090453 | Screw A screw which can be more quickly screwed into a work piece and has better chip-exhausting effect. The screw has a rod body and higher thread and lower thread formed on the rod body. On a conic section of the screw, a cutting thread with another guide angle larger t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086705 | Zinc stud insert In the trucking industry, a wheel stud having a recess at either end to accommodate a sacrificial insert of metal higher in the electromotive series of metals than the metals of the wheel stud assembly, the lug and the components joined thereby and being of sufficie... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7048487 | Connector A connector comprising an adapter having a threaded bore and a bushing having an external thread and an internal thread. The adapter has a stop on an outer surface to prevent rotation. The bushing is threaded into the adapter bore. A bolt is threaded into a bushing ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037059 | Self-tapping screw for composite materials In accordance with an embodiment of the invention the threads of the two thread sections have an opposite pitch. Further, chips are reduced in that the tip of the screw near the thread section has been configured as a multiple screw-thread, in particular a double sc... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025551 | Fastener clip for use in supplying fasteners to a fastener driving tool A clip of fasteners for use in attaching a structural panel to a metal substrate comprises a plastic strip with openings characterized by inwardly-extending ribs for gripping and supporting fasteners that comprise a forward self-drilling portion, a rearward self-tap... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6966737 | Deck screws suitable for use with composite lumber The present invention is directed to a deck screw intended for use with composite lumber, although it can be used with other wood products, such as pressure treated lumber. The deck screw of the present invention may be provided with a head and a shaft that has two ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6907699 | Gypsum wallboard fastener A fastener for securing a 0.625 inch (⅝ inch) thick gypsum wallboard panel to a wooden building frame. The fastener includes a body having a predetermined axial length. The body includes a cupped head at one axial end of the body, having a diameter that is at leas... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908270 | Self-locking bolt A self-locking bolt has a head with a bearing surface and a threaded part extending from the bearing surface and provided with an external thread of a pitch P for fastening to a first member when the head and threaded part are rotated in a fastening direction. There... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902366 | Sealable fastener with circumferential sealant channel and sealant delivery groove 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 with 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 between the shank fi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6854942 | Sealing fastener with multiple threads A screw having a primary thread extending along its shank and terminating at the screw head is formed with a supplemental thread extending between adjacent convolutions of the primary thread and also terminating at the head of the screw. The spaced termini of the tw... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854921 | Ballistic resistant cap nut A self locking fastener system is disclosed for light-weight ballistic resistant applications. The fastener system includes a ballistic resistant cap nut with an integral shoulder. The shoulder is formed onto the mating surface of the cap nut and is keyed to lock wi... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6830405 | Fastening member A fastening member which is designed to receive a downwardly directed component force on the occasion of fixing it to a post or a stud of a building frame, thereby preventing it from being inadvertently floated up, thus ensuring always a stably fastened state of the... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6808120 | Rail anchoring spike An improved fastener for attaching metal to wood is particularly suited for use as a railroad spike for attaching a metal rail to a wooden tie. The improved spike is adapted for installation by either driving or screwing the spike into the tie. A plurality of flutes... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6709211 | Girt or purlin retainer and method of using same A girt retainer is described for temporarily securing one end of a girt to a column clip until a second girt has been secured to the first girt and the column clip. The girt retainer comprises a threaded shank having a deformable, disk-shaped head mounted thereon. T... | 03/23/2004 |
