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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7220280 | Spreader implant for placement between vertebrae An implant for placement between vertebrae, with two sidepieces joined together at one end, each of which can be placed against one of the vertebrae, and with a device for vertical distraction of the sidepieces. In the initial position for the distraction, the outsi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217057 | Surgical implant or instrument with fixing screw A surgical implant or instrument has two parts, one sliding on the other, the lower part being provided with a threaded bore and the upper part being provided with a passage orifice for receiving a fixing screw. The set screw can be received over its entire length b... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7114900 | Push-type rivetless nut plate and method and apparatus for installing same A rivetless nut plate has a nut, a holding bracket, a member and a nut retainer. The nut is provided with an aperture therethrough and is secured within a bracket portion of the holding bracket by the retainer but also is permitted limited movement within the bracke... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7055454 | Vehicle expansion retainer In some embodiments, an accessory retainer apparatus for a vehicle may include one or more of the following features: (a) a handle member, (b) a shaft pivotally coupled to the handle member at the proximal end, the handle member pivotally rotatable between an open a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6829871 | Wedge anchor for concrete An expansion wedge anchor (80) for insertion in a hole (H) delimited by a wall comprises an expander member (32) and an expansion number (34), the expander member being provided at a leading end of the expander member, the expander member compri... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6623225 | Expandable bolt and use for fragile parts An expandable bolt device secures a fragile part, like a quartz part, onto a second part. The expandable bolt device comprises a bolt and a locking device near a distal end of the bolt, the locking device being movable radially between an outward locked p... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6250864 | Fastener with single-layered head This invention relates to sheet metal reversed L-shaped segments, two of which may be assembled to form a T-shaped structure or fastener having a single layered head. The single-layered head has a hole engageable to an expanding member, such as a screw fo... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5927919 | Spring loaded bushed wedgelock The wedgelock of the present invention prevents the separation of structural members during drilling or other fabrication operations on structural assemblies with curved surfaces or thickness variations and precludes the formation of burrs and delaminatio... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5762451 | Multi-piece, split bail expansion anchor A mine roof bolt expansion anchor is formed from a plurality of identical shell segments. Each shell segment has a first end, a second end, and an end section at the first end. A first finger extends from the end section to the second end of the shell seg... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5273382 | Multi-purpose stake pocket tie-down anchor A tie down fitting adapted to fit within a stake hole in a side wall section of a pickup truck or other structure. The fitting includes a double wedge and heads dimensioned for insertion through the stake hole for engagement within the stake hole sides. A... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5094577 | Mine roof expansion anchor An expansion shell assembly of the type including a pair of unitary expansion shell elements, each having two leaf members joined adjacent their lower ends by bridge portions with a bail fixedly attached at terminal ends to outer surfaces of the bridge po... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5087160 | Anchor bolt and expansion shell assembly An expansion anchor assembly comprising a shell having three elongated vertical leaves of generally transverse arcuate configuration arranged to form a 360° surface, the exterior of each leaf being provided with a gripping surface, each leaf being attach... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5018908 | Anchor assembly for a mine roof bolt Anchor assembly for a mine roof bolt or the like in which the bail of an anchor shell having leaves for engaging the side wall of a bore hole has spring fingers for snagging the side wall of a bore hole to prevent downward movement to the anchor shell. Th... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4657458 | Anchor nut for threaded member A one-piece molded plastic reusable internally threaded anchor nut removably insertable in a mounting hole in a workpiece and adapted to receive a screw comprises two sections which are joined together by an integrally formed web or hinge. When the sectio... | 04/14/1987 |
