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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062141 | Clinch nut fastening method A metal clinch fastener has portions thereof selectively hardened to enable use of the fastener with metal members of differing hardness values. The selective hardening of the fastener enables mounting with application of required forces for piercing and/or plastic ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7896751 | Encapsulated fastener and method and tooling for manufacturing same An encapsulated fastener includes a nut having a face with a concave gap 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 engagin... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7387575 | Method of manufacturing hollow body elements, section for use in the method, hollow body element, component assembly and die The invention relates to a method for producing hollow bodies (11, 211, 411) such as nut elements to be fastened to components (13, 213, 413) that usually consist of sheet metal. The invention especially relates to a method for producing hollow bodies ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367893 | Fastener manufacturing apparatus and method An assembly line for continuously manufacturing fasteners from a rod with a groove for receiving a wire for retaining the fasteners in a strip includes a receiver for receiving the rod. A die press is arranged to receive the rod from the receiver and includes a pier... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7329191 | Section for the manufacture of hollow body elements, hollow body element and component assembly A section (10; 110) is provided for the manufacture of hollow body elements, in particular for the manufacture of pierce and rivet nuts having a square or rectangular outline in plan view and a ring-like piercing section (36; 236) at a side confronting... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267616 | Method for making a ball-nut and method for making a ball-screw A method for making a ball-nut includes cutting a 360-degree closed-loop surface groove in the inner-circumferential wall portion of a ball-nut body using a whirling-type internal-diameter cutting machine. The closed-loop surface groove surrounds the longitudinal ax... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246699 | Conveyor chain A section of chain for conveying product along a material handling system includes a pin connecting a center link between two side links. The pin may be dialable or selectably positioned at the side links to control and adjust the wear surface of the pin relative to... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7211147 | Apparatus for the application of fluoropolymer coating to internally threaded fasteners An apparatus for the application of a fluoropolymer coating to the threads of an internally threaded fastener. The fastener has a body and a threaded bore extending to opposing ends of the body to define opposing first and second openings in the fastener. A conveyor... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7179036 | Fastening arrangement employing thread-forming screw A fastening arrangement comprising a thread-forming lobular screw and a member defining a non-tapped pilot hole therein. The screw has a shaft and a head joined to a proximal end of the shaft, the shaft defining a plurality N of lobes circumferentially spaced about ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7114891 | Thread forming tool with annular ridge A thread forming tool includes an elongated body defining a longitudinal center axis. The body including a thread forming portion formed by one or more annular ridges oriented perpendicular to the axis. The body has a non-circular shape in a cross sectional plane or... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7093996 | Methods and apparatus for mounting a gas turbine engine A method enables a thrust link including a clevis to be coupled to a mounting lug including a spherical bearing. The method comprises positioning the spherical bearing within the thrust link clevis, and coupling the thrust link to the mounting lug by inserting a fas... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7065853 | Method of forming a hex nut from a planar material A hex nut formed from cutting and deforming a rigid planar material and having an integral attachment surface continuous with the deformable planar material allows attachment of the hex nut to any suitable surface. A rigid planar material such as a piece of flat met... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7001121 | Method of trimming bore liners A trimmer is provided for trimming a newly-installed sleeve liner after the liner is positioned in a cylinder bore of a combustion engine component. The trimmer includes a trimming cutter adapted to shave off a protruding end of the newly-installed sleeve liner, and... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997814 | Long barrel T-nut An elongated T-nut fastener is formed from a single piece of material. The fastener includes a barrel and a flange, with a threaded portion in the barrel and an unthreaded portion beyond the threaded portion. Fastening sites are provided at spaced locations along th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6961987 | 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 ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959553 | Systems and methods for designing threads of turbine engine connectors A connector that receives a threaded apparatus and reduces stresses induced from the treaded apparatus into the connector is described. The connector includes a top side, a bottom side, and an opening that extends therethrough. The opening is defined by an inner sur... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955513 | Flexible fastener This invention relates generally to a flexible fastener for coupling members. In a preferred embodiment, the flexible fastener may be used to couple members that are non-parallel, non-aligned, or in specific instances when selective compliance in a member is desired... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929430 | Pipe fitting removal tool A method and tool are disclosed for removing a plastic water closet flange from the waste pipe to which it is attached so that a new flange may be chemically bonded to the existing waste pipe. A preferred embodiment of the water closet flange removal tool includes a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6840866 | Method for producing a nut, screw tap for the performance of the method, and a nut produced according to the method A method of producing a nut having a drive area and a clamping area, and a screw tap for performing the method. A bore hole running through the clamping and drive areas is produced in a cylindrical manner. The screw tap is screwed into the cylindrical bore until a p... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6755747 | Method of manufacturing an expansion sleeve A method of manufacturing of an expansion sleeve including providing a sleeve blank having axially extending material weaknesses (9), and forming the longitudinal slots (5) by tearing open the material weaknesses (9) by substantially radially ex... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6659878 | Method and apparatus for coupling male threads to female threads A connector that receives a threaded apparatus and reduces stresses induced from the treaded apparatus into the connector is described. The connector includes a top side, a bottom side, and an opening that extends therethrough. The opening is defined by a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6558263 | Forging method of a hollow part A forging method which enables formation of a hollow part by simple processes. In a cutting process, a cylinder blank 1 is cut at the upsetting ratio of L/D=1.5-2.0. In a first process, the cylinder blank 1 is upset in accordance with the outer shape of a... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6485371 | Grooved nut and manufacturing method thereof A grooved nut including a cylindrical shaft portion having a screw hole at the center, a head portion whose outer periphery is polygonal and which is provided at one end portion of the shaft portion, and a peripheral groove provided at a boundary part bet... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6308544 | Vehicle body component with a tin/zinc coating The invention relates to a coated metal fastener that is prepared by electrogalvanically coating a metal fastener with a layer of tin and zinc mixed crystals, wherein the tin is from about 50 to about 90% by weight of the mixed crystals layer. The fastene... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6296573 | Self-locking internally threaded fastener and method of manufacture The present invention is directed to an internally threaded prevailing-torque type self-locking fastener which employs a patch of fused thermoplastic material as the locking element and which satisfies the functional torque requirements of both IFI 100/10... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5993320 | Tee nut and method of manufacture A Tee nut and method of manufacture is provided which Tee nut includes a flange and a hollow barrel extending from the flange. The flange is general circular and has a pair of pawls extending upwardly therefrom, each of which terminates in teeth for engag... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5791997 | Method and apparatus for fabricating one piece all metal prevailing torque locknut fasteners Method and apparatus for modifying conventional internally threaded nut blanks to form one piece all metal prevailing torque locknut fasteners having uniform, repeatable torque characteristics when engaged with conventional bolt threads. This is accomplis... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5733198 | Thread cutting machine and thread cutting method Axial loads encountered during thread cutting are reduced by controlling interactions between rotation speed, axial feeding speed, feeding (threading) pitch, and feeding position. A counterload is generated by changing a feeding pitch to a corrected feedi... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5733199 | Method and device for threading nut blanks A device for threading a nut blank includes an elongated guide member. Formed through the guide member is a bore. A recess is formed in the bottom end of the elongated guide member and is sized to receive a nut blank therein. A guide member holder, which ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5454675 | Sealing nut and method of making same A sealing nut has an annular heat stabilized nylon sealing insert retained within a recess in a metallic nut body by a coined collar on the nut body. The sealing insert is initially formed symmetrical about a transverse median plane to enable bidirectiona... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5325732 | Motion-transmitting combination comprising a castable, self-lubricating composite and methods of manufacture thereof A motion-transmitting combination comprising a cast member of a self-lubricating polymer composite adapted for movable joinder with a metal member of at least one metal, metal alloy or metal mixture is provided. The metal member has a wear-resistant, poro... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5316520 | Formation of threads with varying pitch A process and apparatus for forming threads of varying pitch on a work piece, by first producing a partial thread and groove whose pitch does not vary in accordance with a pattern of pitch variation desired for the final product, and then reshaping the pa... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5282698 | Threaded fastener, method of fabrication thereof and method of supporting a mine roof using such a fastener A threaded fastener and method of fabrication thereof wherein the fastener or nut includes a first portion having external, wrench-engaging surfaces and a central, through bore, internally threaded for at least a portion of its length from a base surface.... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5199927 | Bent shank nut tapping method and apparatus A machine and method for continuous thread tapping of threads in fasteners such as nut blanks or the like having a fastener blank advancement mechanism incorporated into a fastener blank holding and guidance assembly. A continuous stream of fastener blank... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5152948 | Nut casting method A method for casting polymer threads (32) in a nut cavity (14) complementary to the threads (44) of a casting screw (42) to minimize the formation of air pockets and air bubbles in the polymer threads. The cavity (14) of the nut (12) has a diameter larger... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5086532 | Methods and apparatus for forming fasteners and threaded connections The present invention is a method of forming on a fastener body by relative rotary and axial movement of a thread forming tool and the body, a thread having a pitch which changes progressively through a plurality of turns, and an apparatus for progressive... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5083888 | Composite threaded collar A composite threaded collar is fabricated from a panel consisting of multiple layers of fiber reinforced tape, bonded together to form a rigid composite structure. The tape comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending continuous fibers that are joine... | 01/28/1992 |
