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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351022 | Unified multi-part head for a staked fastener A unified head for a staked fastener wherein the unified head is made from a first member in combination with a supplemental member, and the two members have at least one shared fiber. In a staking operation that forms the unified head, the operation is conducted in... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7275612 | Fix structure of battery for vehicles A sealing member is composed of upper and lower holders which are molded members formed of rubber or resin. The upper holder has a stopper having a tubular shape with a flange inserted on its inner periphery. The lower holder has an inserted nut and outer threaded m... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7182159 | Drill member for rock drilling and a method for manufacturing the drill member A drill member for percussive rock drilling is formed by forming a compound component and friction welding the compound component to the end of a drill rod. The compound component is formed by welding a core part within a shell part and machining a thread into eithe... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6953314 | Faucet clamp A faucet clamp for retaining a faucet to a sink has first and second jaws that are pivoted together by a hinge. The jaws have internal clamping surfaces which include a thread-engaging surface, for example a compliant liner. The thread-engaging surface engages the t... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6913666 | Process for anchoring connecting elements in a material with pores or cavities and connecting elements therefor A joining pin (3.2) with which two parts (1 and 2) made from a porous material, particularly wood or a wood-like material, are to be joined together, is anchored in the porous material at predetermined anchoring points (31, 33). For this ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6874986 | Self-tapping fastener A self-tapping screw (1) consists of two interconnected sections (7 and 8) of stainless material. The first section (7) comprising the tool access (4) and the thread (6) consists of stainless, austenitic steel and the second... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6769852 | Nut and plate washer assembly A nut and plate washer assembly formed from a separate nut body and a separate washer body. The washer body is press fit onto a shank of the nut body, with a head of the nut body embedded in a recess of the washer body. The washer body and nut body can be made from ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6629808 | Expandable mounting pin arrangement Mounting pin arrangements are useful for connecting a first and a second structure together. When the pin is inserted in a mounting structure the mounting pin arrangement needs to expand to seal the arrangement to prevent dust and dirt from entering the m... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6562206 | Anode assembly A propeller attachment is disclosed including a body, the body including an anodic material, at least one projection projecting from the body, and a fastener coupled to the body. An anode is also disclosed including an annular body constructed from an ano... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6481943 | Holding element with expandable component A holding element 1, for fastening a component 18 to a carrier 4 having an opening 3, includes an insertion piece 2 made of a soft elastic plastics material, and a thrust part 11 made of a rigid plastics material. The insertion piece 2 is formed with a be... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6457924 | Snap-in fastener A fastener designed to press into two slots of a barrier and become captivated with spring tension barbs is disclosed. The fastener thus allows two vertical barriers to be fastened together by driving a screw through a first barrier, a second barrier, and... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6244805 | Sealed grommet A grommet is formed with elastomeric portions and relatively rigid portions by multi-shot core injection molding. The grommet. includes a head and a shank. The head includes a central planar area of the relatively rigid material, such as nylon. The head f... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6129326 | Adhesive shock absorber Bolted mounting assemblies for use between two mounted components wherein one of the components experiences vibration typically use rubber shock absorbers to dampen the vibration transfer between the components. The rubber shock absorbers are expensive an... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6116832 | Screw with elastomer component to provide vibrational decoupling The screw of the invention is characterized by a threaded shank of which the foot segment is an elastomer and of which the head segment is a dimensionally stable material, preferably a plastic. The screw comprising an elastomer buffer integrated into it i... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6086305 | Nails having selected heat treatment and hardening A selectively hardened nail includes a nail head, an elongated shank, and a tip. A portion of the nail shank is made harder than the remainder by selectively heat treating that portion, and cooling it. The nail has controlled bending properties. The selec... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5685682 | Snap-fit fastener device with first and second materials A fastener device is provided for connecting a first component having a first aperture therein to a second component having a second aperture therein. The fastener device includes an axially extending first shaft portion for connection within the first ap... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5520492 | Sliding parts and method of producing same A sliding part having a metallic main body which is formed with a silver plating layer over a surface thereof slidable in contact with other metallic part. The silver plating layer has a crystal structure so adapted that the intensity of diffraction X-ray... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5489180 | Vibration damping body and method for fabricating same A vibration damping construction, which is useful when it is applied to a vibration isolation washer or a pressed construction such as an oil pan, a ventilation buffle plate, etc. for an automobile, is disclosed, which is so constructed that raw materials... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5411288 | Air bag module door assembly A door assembly (10) for an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint module (14) includes two doors (80, 100) which are pivotally mounted for movement between a closed position and an open position. The doors (80, 100) cover an opening (28) through which an ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5393182 | Seal nut A three piece seal nut comprises an aluminum base having a workpiece engaging surface with an elastomeric seal ring thereon and an annular titanium torque accepting wrench pad that is seated on said base and has a threaded bore for the acceptance of a bol... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5372466 | Device to eliminate squeaks in floors and method Squeaks in a floor or stair are eliminated by driving screws in the area. At least one scored screw to be driven into the squeak area combines with a specialized driving bit and a alignment and depth control fixture to eliminate the squeak. The alignment ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371992 | Device to eliminate squeaks in floors and method At least one scored screw is driven into the squeak area with a specialized driving bit and an alignment and depth control fixture. The alignment and depth control fixture is used to direct the scored screw to the proper point into the floor so that the s... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5360448 | Porous-coated bone screw for securing prosthesis Bone screws are disclosed with and without heads and with the screw shaft provided with axially adjacent longitudinally extending regions, one or more of which have bone ingrowth porous surfaces and alternate with regions having threaded surfaces. The hea... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5314282 | Composite fastener A composite fastener member, in one form, having integral head and shank portions is defined by a plurality of superimposed composite fiber reinforced sheets spirally wound about a longitudinal axis. A plurality of fastener members, oppositely disposed wi... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5217202 | Compressor air tank plug An anti-corrosion plug for closing a threaded condensate drain opening in a compressor air tank. The plug is formed from a material having a lower potential in the electrochemical series than said air tank to prevent electrolytic corrosion of the tank. Th... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5116158 | High temperature turbine engine structure A high temperature ceramic/metallic turbine engine includes a metallic housing which journals a rotor member of the turbine engine. A ceramic disk-like shroud portion of the engine is supported on the metallic housing portion and maintains a close running... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5098240 | Composite fastener A composite fastener which provides up to 70 KSI in shear strength in a 1/4 inch shank diameter and includes several layers having long parallel carbon fibers embedded in resin. The layers are pressed together and heated to form a panel. The panel is cut ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5011353 | High temperature turbine engine structure A hybrid ceramic/metallic fastener (bolt) includes a headed ceramic shank carrying a metallic end termination fitting. A conventional cap screw threadably engages the termination fitting to apply tensile force to the fastener.... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4998853 | Self-drilling blind rivet and method for making same A self-drilling blind rivet includes a main body having a bore, a mandrel trapped in the bore of the main body, the mandrel including an abutment end toward the main body, and a drill bit welded to the abutment end of the mandrel, the drill bit including ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4958972 | Breakable composite drill screw A breakable composite drill screw comprises a first shank made of a metal unsusceptible of hardening, a driving head extending from one end of the first shank and engageable with a screw driving tool, a second shank made of another metal susceptible of ha... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4955772 | Connecting element A fastener clip adapted to be mounted onto a substantially plate-shaped carrier and by means of a fastening element is used for fastening of a structural part to the carrier. In order to be able to withstand sufficiently high screwing-in forces by the fas... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4909690 | Composite fastener A threaded fastener is made of a composite material made of layers extending parallel to the fastener axis and having elongated filament fibers. A portion of the fibers extend parallel to the axis of the fastener to provide tensile and shear strength to t... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4898612 | Friction-actuated extrusion of rapidly solidified high temperature Al-base alloys and product A friction-actuated extrusion process utilizes a comminuted rapidly solidified aluminum alloy ribbon as the in-feed for a continuous friction-actuated extruder. Gumming and flow problems are eliminated. The resulting product is devoid of surface blisterin... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4869633 | Locking lug nut for wheels and tires A lug nut device is provided to enable an adjustable, durable and lockable connection between a wheel and an axle of a vehicle. The lug nut device includes two components, a lug nut composed of hardened metal and a tapered washer composed of aluminum. The... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4764070 | Capped wheel nut assembly A capped wheel nut assembly in which a cap sleeved over the nut is secured to the nut by an adhesive. The adhesive has sufficient flexibility to eliminate rattle and preferably is a silicon adhesive. The cap has an enlarged marginal portion at the open en... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4762451 | Caged nut with isolators Electrically non-conductive isolators are secured by a press fit into the apertures in the lugs of a metal, floating anchor type nut so as to electrically isolate the nut from an associate metal cage so that during the electro-deposition of paint onto the... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4718801 | Composite core fastener A fastener comprises composite head and shank portions having an encapsulating metal sheath thereon that is electrically isolated from conductive fibers in the head and shank portions and from an exposed surface of the head portion.... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4684304 | Composite stud The composite stud is mainly a corrosion-resistant alloy, but is provided with a steel tip for flawless welding to a steel plate for use in a marine environment. The steel tip is friction-welded to the corrosion-resistant alloy before machining of the stu... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4507035 | Impact resistant assembly An impact resistant assembly is provided which comprises a longitudinal, molded shaft composed of a thermoplastic material and having screw threads at one end thereof and a planar head plate at the opposite end. Adjacent to the head plate is an upper cyli... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4391314 | Snow tire spikes The present invention relates to snow tire spikes for use with automobiles adapted to run on frozen road surfaces or on snow. The snow tire spike comprises a spike body formed by using a ceramic stock molded by pressing with dies and a flange made of plas... | 07/05/1983 |
