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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287944 | Self-riveting male fastener and panel assembly A male fastener formed of heat treated carbon steel for high performance applications, including a shank portion, radial flange and tubular barrel, wherein the barrel has an axial length of 60% or less than the outside diameter and a fastener and panel assembly, whe... | 10/30/2007 |
| 5996297 | Connectors and brackets used in making insulated composite wall structures A connector used in forming a composite wall structure that includes two structural layers and an insulative layer. The connector secures the two structural layers together and is insulative so as to minimize the transfer of thermal energy across the insu... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5601558 | Soft tissue anchors and systems for implantation A soft tissue anchor implantation device having a bore along its longitudinal axis through which a guiding K-wire or other guiding devices may be freely drawn, and into which an anchor expanding pin may be wedged to expand the anchor body and lodge it sec... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5522844 | Suture anchor, suture anchor installation device and method for attaching a suture to a bone A suture anchor to secure a suture within a bore in a bone is disclosed, together with a suture anchor installation tool and method for deploying the suture anchor using the installation tool. The anchor includes a cylindrical body portion integrally asso... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5520702 | Method and apparatus for applying a cinch member to the ends of a suture A surgical apparatus and method of use is provided for applying and maintaining a securing member upon a length of suture material which extends from body tissue. The apparatus essentially comprises a handle assembly, and elongated housing extending dista... | 05/28/1996 |
| 4600345 | Impact fastener device An impact fastener especially adapted for holding batts of insulation to sheet metal is disclosed. A characterizing feature of the fastener resides in the provision of three stabilizing legs which are configured to engage the surface of the receiving meta... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4533288 | Drive fastener A drive fastener designed to be hammered into penetrable material. One end of the drive fastener is split. The opposite end of the drive fastener contains threads. A pair of nuts are threaded together on the threaded end of the drive fastener to receive t... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4457651 | Nail A pair of nail shank pieces are united face to face through the intermediary of a strip metal, and the tip parts of both nail shank pieces are tapered so that both nail shank pieces may be gradually opened as the nail is driven in. The metal strip is subj... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4449878 | Flat clinch type nail A clinch type nail having a generally flat shank with a pair of spaced penetrating portions having inner and outer walls that are disposed in angular relationship with each other and intersect along a generally straight line. The outer walls offer more re... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4003286 | Clinch type fastener Fastener apparatus for securing lightweight insulating material onto sheet metal without passing entirely through such sheet metal. The apparatus includes a clinch type fastener having a penetrating end with means to provide limited penetration of relativ... | 01/18/1977 |
