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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7244085 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a grommet having an enlarged bulbous body and a cylindrical extension projecting therefrom, the projection and body defining axially aligned openings therethrough. The cylindrical projection is configured to retain a washer on the outsid... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198445 | Washer with crush zone A conical washer having a crush zone wherein the inner annular projection comprises a top and bottom elevation where the top elevation lies at an approximately 100 to 165 degree angle to the inner annular wall of the washer and the bottom elevation is substantially ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189163 | T-nut for hopper feeding having a projection The present invention is to avoid the flange portion of a T-nut of from overlapping the portion between the claws of another T-nut, while the T-nut is supplied on a supply track provided on a nut applying machine, and also to engage the projections formed between th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7137768 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly including a stud and plate combination is disclosed for fastening a first member to a second member. The assembly comprises a stud which includes a shank having a first and a second end. A head extends from the first end of the shank, the head de... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7090454 | Ratchet interlocking housing A fastener, such as a housing, for mounting to a structure, such as a panel, that has an aperture formed therethrough. The fastener includes a shank member and an annular nut member that is configured to align coaxially with the shank member. The shank member is ins... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7052222 | Fastening element A quick-fastening element (10) is used to anchor loads to profile rails (12a, 12b). It has a mounting part (18), a cage (20), and a movable closing nut (22). To improve the screwing-in motion and to enable more... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7018154 | Paint spray gun This invention is directed towards a paint spray gun having a gun body with a male thread and having an air nozzle ring with a female thread which can be screwed onto the male thread of the gun body. The diameter of the thread is between about 30 and about 40 mm. Th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017952 | Fluid connector The present invention relates to a fluid connector, comprising a shaft having at least one solid shaft element and a plurality of connector surfaces, wherein the plurality of connector surfaces includes a surface with a plurality of threads and a plurality of groove... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004702 | System for connecting elements A fastener system for connecting and releasing two elements. The system comprises a rod-shaped product with a male part and a female part, in which the male part is sized to be receivable in the female part. Either the male or female part is provided with a screw th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6935214 | Noback bolt There is described and claimed herein a noback bolt design which comprises an elongated shaft having two opposing ends. The first end has an enlarged conical bolt head that extends from this shaft. On the opposite shaft end is a terminus or tip. Between the tip and ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6905500 | Bone fixation apparatus Disclosed is a bone fixation apparatus. This device comprises a bone screw having a head; a cap member placed on an upper part of the head of the bone screw; a receiver member having a bore in which the cap member and the head of the bone screw are respectively acco... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6726420 | Screw thread with clearance An internally threaded body member having thread clearances includes a bore extending at least partially into the body member. The bore has a screw thread disposed therein. The screw thread has a pitch diameter increased not less than 26% of a tooth height of the th... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6561741 | Fastener with aligning lead thread A fastener having an aligning lead thread that does not follow the helical pattern of the fill threads around the shank of the fastener. The aligning lead thread is located on the shank distant from the first full thread to enable the engage the threads o... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558096 | Anti-cross threading device The present invention permits a screw or male member to align prior to entering a threaded section and being driven. This alignment can avoid cross threading of the screw and the internal threads as often happens with power driven screws. The present inve... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6485220 | Tool joint A tool joint comprising a male member a female member. The male member having a coupling portion rearwardly from a body portion. The coupling portion having a frustoconical forward portion and a threaded rear portion. The thread having an intermediate sec... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474918 | Anti-cross threading device The present invention permits a screw or male member to align prior to entering a threaded section and being driven. This alignment can avoid cross threading of the screw and the internal threads as often happens with power driven screws. The present inve... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6439818 | Nut and intermediate product therefor A nut consists of integral metal material and has a female screw threading; screw thread formed with a rolled tap in a screw hole that opens substantially perpendicularly to an end surface of one end of the nu. A concave lead-in is located at an opening e... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6228169 | Method and apparatus for application of 360° coatings to articles A method and apparatus for applying coatings to a portion of the internal bore or threads of a fastener or similar article having an opening on at least one end is provided. A 360° coating with material is provided using centrifugal force to assist in di... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6190101 | Low tolerance threaded fastener A threaded fastener is having a raised area or bump on a thread flank. The flank can be positioned on the nut thread or on the bolt thread. The bump forces the mating threads at least on one flank to have near zero tolerances along the pitchline of the th... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6164889 | Plastic nut for connecting panel-like parts The invention relates to a plastic nut having a receiving bore into which a self-tapping screw can be screwed, it being the case that the receiving bore forms a through-passage region and has an adjoining, narrower region which has a diameter which allows... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6082721 | Bushing A bushing having particularly advantageous use with heavy duty truck suspensions and including: i) a first outer bushing member; ii) a second inner bushing member defining an annular space between the first and second bushing members; and iii), an elastom... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5944465 | Low tolerance threaded fastener A threaded fastener is having a raised area or bump on a thread flank. The flank can be positioned on the nut thread or on the bolt thread. The bump forces the mating threads at least on one flank to have near zero tolerances along the pitchline of the th... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5860778 | Torque- and preload-controlled fastener and associated method of fastening A fastener and an associated fastening method are provided to securely join at least two structural elements to form a structural assembly. Although the fastener can join a variety of different types of structural elements, the fastener is particularly we... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5827588 | Workpiece having a laser heat-treated surface formed by a small diameter bore extending in workpiece A workpiece has a surface formed by a circular bore extending in the workpiece body along a bore axis. The bore surface includes a heat-affected zone pattern thereon, produced with a laser light beam. The heat-affected zone pattern can be a variety of pat... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5785480 | Adjustable nut An adjustable nut is disclosed which has a body with an axial passageway therethrough for receiving a threaded shaft and a transverse bore communicating with the axial bore. A button is disposed in the transverse bore which has an elongate aperture passin... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5735658 | Thread forming tool A tool having a profile for the forming or shaping of a complementary thread in and/or on a fastener which can be utilized with advantage as a bone screw or another osteosynthetic force transmitting member, instrument or accessory. The thread which is for... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5672037 | Loosening and dislodging preventing screw The present invention relates to a male and female screw set wherein the male screw comprises at least a projecting part pressing against the flank plane of the female screw when the male and female screws are engaged. A dimensional difference is formed b... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5624219 | High-strength bolt and high-strength nut A high-strength bolt and a high-strength nut is suited for use in combination with a standardized nut and a standardized bolt, respectively. The high-strength bolt and the high-strength nut have an external triangular thread and an internal triangular thr... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5544993 | Threaded fastener A fastener which can be utilized with advantage as a bone screw or another osteosynthetic force transmitting member, instrument or accessory has a thread with two flanks each having a first section adjacent the crest and a second section adjacent the root... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5538380 | Metallic nut for use with ceramic threads A nozzle guide vane assembly has ceramic components therein having a conventional thread thereon including a preestablished pitch and having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion. The nozzle guide vane assembly has a metallic components therein havin... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5533419 | Cable locator/retainer An intermediate retainer (20) for a motion transmitting remote control assembly (10) of the type for transmitting motion along a curved path includes a cylindrical sleeve (24) freely slidably surrounding a conduit (12). A cylindrical socket (26) extends p... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5503187 | Multiple synchronized thread connector A screw-threaded connection incorporates multiple synchronized threads, that is, one connection element has one or more sets of male threads that mates with one or more corresponding sets of female threads on the mating connection element, in customary fa... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5484244 | Self-locking threaded fasteners A threaded fastener with a shape memory alloy (SMA) coatings on its threads is disclosed. The fastener has special usefulness in high temperature applications where high reliability is important. The SMA coated fastener is threaded into or onto a mating t... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5452748 | Synchronized dual thread connector A screw-threaded connection incorporates dual synchronized threads, that is, one connection element has a set of external male threads that mates with a corresponding set of internal female threads on the mating connection element, in customary fashion. T... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5451124 | Wire brush fastening device A fastening device is provided which is a variation on the conventional nut and bolt. The bolt has a longitudinal axis and threading helically affixed thereon along the longitudinal axis. A nut having a bore extending therethrough is provided. The bore of... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5441417 | Electrical grounding stud An electrical grounding connector, electrical grounding connector assembly, and a method of attaching an electrical grounding connector and electrical grounding connector assembly to an electrically conductive panel is disclosed. The grounding connector a... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5437526 | Arrangement for anchoring a rod-shaped tension member of composite fiber material An anchoring arrangement for use in underground mining or foundation work or as a reinforcing element for concrete includes a rod-shaped tension member of composite fiber material which has, over at least an anchoring portion thereof, a helically extendin... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5413445 | End link and swivel assemblies for chaincables An end link and swivel assembly for chaincables, wherein the end link comprises a drilled head followed by a threaded pin which is rotatingly mounted on a passage formed at the link and secured by an adjusting nut. The pin and nut threads are of the round... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5405340 | Threaded securing apparatus for flow connectors A self-threading securing apparatus is used in combination with two tubular flow connectors to prevent the inadvertent disconnection of I.V. tubing sets. The securing apparatus includes a hollow shroud surrounding an extending cannula. The inner surface o... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5387239 | Adjustable length prosthetic implant An adjustable length prosthetic implant includes an implant body and an axially received stem. The stem has a threaded portion and an end portion adapted for mounting with a bone. The implant body includes an end portion adapted for mounting with a bone a... | 02/07/1995 |
