Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener inventions 09/07

20070224015 - Fastening element: A fastening element for constructional components, includes an anchor bolt and an expansion sleeve (18, 38), with the anchor bolt having a load application element (15) at its first end region (14) of the anchor stem (13, 33), and at a second, opposite end region (16, 36) an expansion portion... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070224012 - Housing mountable with drywall anchor: A method of attaching a housing (such as a security system device housing) to a wall. A housing is provided with at least one mounting portion that has a mounting hole surrounded by a substantially thin lip. The housing is held by the installer in the exact desired position on... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070224013 - Anchor: A self-drilling anchor for use in a friable material comprises a body having an axis, a flanged rear end, a drilling front end and a generally cylindrical portion therebetween having an outer surface with a thread disposed thereon, wherein the body forks, beginning at a predetermined distance from the flanged... Agent: Lisa Soltis Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070224014 - Fastener for the temporary joinder of parts made of composite material: A re-useable fastener intended for the temporary assembly of a pair of objects. The fastener body itself is made of a self-shape restoring elastomer with a tubular shank to be placed in aligned holes in the objects. It has a head at one end of the shank and an axial... Agent: Donald D. Mon

20070224016 - Nut plate fastener repair assembly: A repair/replacement nut plate assembly, which is fully preassembled, is provided which can be inserted into an oversized or reworked/reconditioned aperture of a workpiece after an original nut plate has been removed from the original aperture of the workpiece. The repair/replacement nut plate assembly includes a nut, a holding bracket,... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070224017 - Clinch nut: 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 deformation of the metal member without undesirable deformation or distortion of... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070224018 - Fastening device: The present invention provides a fastener device having a threaded screw, a retainer clip having two clamping sections, a threaded nut, and a securing member. The nut is capable of engagement with the screw to provide simultaneous clamping force to the clamping sections.... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20070224019 - Tapping screw: A tapping screw is disclosed for use in composite wood material. The tapping screw includes wings extending radially outward from the screw shank. As the winged screw is driven down into a composite wood material, the wings shear off the composite material and granulate the composite material with which the... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20070224020 - Screw: A screw includes an enlarged head and a threaded shank longitudinally extending from said head; said head has a bottom surface with a plurality of ribs protruded therefrom so as to provide with high frictional resistance and waterproof effect when screwing in. Further, the ratio of the outer diameter of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070217885 - Special reusable anchor: A special anchoring device called a SPECIAL REUSABLE ANCHOR. This device is used to mount and secure various objects to a structure of masonry, concrete, wood, metal, gypsum wallboard, and the like. After the secure connection or attachment, the device may be released and reused if desired. This removal does... Agent: Ritchison Law Offices, PC John D. Ritchison

20070217886 - Pin with spherical lead-in portion: A pin has a shank with a spherical lead-in portion at the free end thereof. The spherical lead-in portion has a diameter that is equal to or slightly less than the diameter of a cylindrical portion of the pin. The purpose of the spherical lead-in portion is to allow a... Agent: Deere & Company

20070217887 - Screw: A screw includes a head and a shank extending down from the head. The shank is provided with a first clockwise-threaded portion from an intermediate portion to the bottom end, a counterclockwise-threaded portion the upper end of the first clockwise-threaded portion to the head, and a second clockwise-threaded portion formed... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070217888 - Double-shank shooting nail: A double-shank shooting nail includes a master nail and a sub-nail on the master nail to enhance fastening. The master nail has a master shank with an action portion. The action portion has at least one jutting flange. The flange has at least one notch formed on a corresponding longitudinal... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070217889 - Pin fastener having a sharp point: A pin fastener includes a head, a shank, and a tip. The shank includes a knurled section and an unknurled section, and the knurled section includes a tapered section that is tapered to provide a lead in from the unknurled section. In addition, the tip is a conical shape.... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070217890 - W-base retainer: A w-base retainer that may be used in many applications, including numerous applications throughout the automotive industry, includes two-stage double-snap-over w-base features with opposite w-base features for assembling moldings to a sheet metal or substrate panel. The w-base retainer will improve the ease of assembly of parts, provide a proper... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070212187 - Anchor and method of operating the same: An anchor engageable in a structure. The anchor includes a sleeve having an outer surface, a first end, a second end, a channel extending circumferentially around the outer surface, defining an axis extending between the first and second ends, and at least partially enclosing an interior space, the outer surface... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070212188 - Nut and method for adhesive nut attachment: A nut and a method of attaching the nut to a work piece includes the nut having a top side with a threaded bore therein to receive a bolt and the nut having an underside with a skirt depending from the outer periphery thereof. A shank depends from the nut... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070212189 - Fastening device: A fastening device includes a fastening member that fixedly fastens fastened members, and a driving member that is capable of releasing a fastening state of the fastening member by applying a driving force to a moving portion provided in the fastening member to drive it, wherein the driving member is... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070212190 - Low profile fastening system: Described herein are embodiments of fastening systems that can provide easily removed and reapplied fasteners and that provide a hindrance to those that might tamper with the fasteners. In some embodiments, fasteners are also described that are configured to reduce the accumulation of dust and dirt inside the fasteners. In... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070212191 - Two piece weld nut: A weld nut includes a separate nut and a separate weld plate engaged one with the other to constrain relative axial movement of one with respect to the other. Confronting surfaces along an interface of the nut and weld plate are configured to interfere one with the other and constrain... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070212192 - Self-retaining bolt: A bolt comprises a head and a shank, which includes a distal end and a proximal end. The head is adjacent to the proximal end of the shank and includes a retention flange configured to engage with a groove in a component.... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070212193 - Weld nut: A weld nut has a base panel and a nut. The base panel has a through hole formed through and multiple weld points formed on a bottom of the base panel. The nut is mounted securely in the through hole in the base panel and has a nut body, a... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070212194 - Methods and apparatus for coupling gas turbine engine components: A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine assembly including at least a first member and a second member. The method comprises inserting a threaded fastener through an opening formed in a flange, and providing at least one shank nut including a flanged mating end, an opposite non-mating end, and... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070212195 - Lifting bolt comprising safety element: In the technical field, so-called lifting points are used to link chains, ropes or straps with objects. These lifting points often are configured as shackles, i.e. they have two limbs (1, 2) the space (5) between which is bridged by a lifting bolt (4). In order to keep the lifting... Agent: Mark P Stone

20070212196 - Split nut with magnetic coupling: A split nut has two halves securely fastened to one another by magnets. The magnets may be attached to the nut or the nut itself can be magnetized. The magnets secure the two halves together so that the threads of each half are in alignment and the nut may be... Agent: Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C. Suite 522

20070212197 - Fastener having a vaned shaft: Described is a fastener having a longitudinal shank designed with a central cross-member; two arms, one at each end of the cross-member; each arm having a forward vane and a rearward vane, the vanes extending longitudinally along at least most of the length of the shank. A flattened head is... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20070212198 - Shaped composites and method of making thereof: A process of forming a shaped composite material is provided which includes the steps of providing a composite strip having a substantially rigid substrate with a major surface and a polymer overlying the major surface of the substantially rigid substrate. The process further includes shaping the composite strip with a... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20070207006 - Self-attaching nut: A self-attaching nut having a central pilot portion projecting from an end face of the body portion, an annular groove in the end face generally surrounding the pilot portion. The annular groove includes an inner side wall adjacent the pilot portion, a bottom wall and an outer side wall, wherein... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070207007 - Quick twist connector for marine battery: The invention provides a split nut connector in which spaced apart nut sections enable the connector to slide over a threaded battery terminal post until contact is made with the battery cable lug and the threaded nut sections are pushed into engagement with the threaded battery terminal post enabling effective... Agent: Douglas T. Johnson Miller & Martin

20070207008 - Tamper-resistant fastener and method and tool for use with same: A fastener includes a round, blind hole or pocket in its head. Installation and removal of the fastener is accomplished with a tool containing an eccentric segment on the end of a shaft. When rotated within the pocket, the eccentric segment displaces laterally relative to the shaft to provide a... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070207009 - Screw with a recess in the head of the screw: A screw with a recess in the head of the screw comprises a screw head; a recess formed in the screw head; a plurality of blocks protruded from a periphery wall of the recess; each block having at least two inclined walls; each of the inclined walls having a slope... Agent: Teng-hung Lin

20070207010 - Split nut with magnetic coupling: A split nut has two halves securely fastened to one another by magnets. The magnets may be attached to the nut or the nut itself can be magnetized. The magnets secure the two halves together so that the threads of each half are in alignment and the nut may be... Agent: Christopher J. Mcdonald Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C.

20070207011 - Collated fastener strips with opposing wire connectors: A collated strip of fasteners for use in a powered nail gun. Each fastener has a head and an elongated shank extending outwardly therefrom and the plurality of fasteners are disposed aligned one with the other. At least two wire members are secured to the shanks of the aligned plurality... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070207012 - Tolerance compensating mounting device: A tolerance compensating mounting device has a threaded fastener, an outer member including a mounting bore, and a tubular member. The tubular member has an internal surface rotatably coupled to the threaded fastener and an external surface rotatably coupled within the mounting bore of the outer member such that the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP