Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener inventions 02/08

20080050195 - Expansion dowel: An expansion dowel includes an anchor bolt (12) having a load application element (16) at a first end region (14) of the anchor bolt (12), and an expansion part (17) at a second free end region (15) of the anchor bolt (12), and an expansion sleeve (21) having an inner... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080050196 - Fastener assembly for attaching a heat dissipating device to an electronic device: A fastener assembly for securing a heat dissipation device to a CPU mounted on a printed circuit board, includes a sleeve, a bolt, and a coil spring. The sleeve includes a hollow body, a top head and a pair of lower resilient flat extensions. The resilient flat extension has a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080050197 - Self-drilling and slotting fastener system: A threadlike retainer cord is used to bring a self-drilling and slotting flat nut inserted through a wall into position with the hole in the surface for a screw to mate with the threads in the nut. The nut has an elongated drilling point with serrated teeth along an elongated... Agent: Robert J. Lemire

20080050198 - Fastening element for hard constructional component: A fastening element for a hard constructional component (6) includes a base body (12; 22; 42) extending along a longitudinal axis (19; 29; 49), a self-tapping thread (13; 23; 43) provided, at least regionwise, on the base body (12; 22; 42) and a height of which extends radially outwardly from... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080050199 - Fix bolt-unfastening preventing structure: Disclosed is a fix bolt-unfastening preventing structure. The fix bolt unfastening structure includes a fix bolt including a head designed to be fitted to a fastener tool, and a body integrally formed with the head, wherein the body has a threaded portion on a circumferential surface thereof and a press... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20080050200 - Saw tooth screw: The present invention in particular to provide screw thread divided into the first and second thread section. A plurality of slots disposed on each of first thread section, which divided into a plurality of thread segments, wherein each of the thread segment have a first inclined surface and second inclined... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Int''l Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20080050201 - Anti-theft tack: A system, apparatus and method are described for an anti-theft tack having non-snag grooves. The anti-theft tack may be for a security tag, such as an electronic article surveillance security tag. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Tyco Fire & Security

20080050202 - Fastening device: A fastening device includes a main body and a first wedging part extending from the main body and fastened onto a first element. A pin passes through the main body. One end of the pin contacts the back surface of the first wedging part, and the second end of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080050203 - Adhesive toilet seat washer and method for installing same: An adhesive washer for a toilet seat fastener assembly which can be easily installed in the toilet seat fastener assembly without having to cope with the problem of slipping bolts and nuts as they will be securely adhered together. An adhesive toilet seat washer in accordance with the present invention... Agent: Cargill & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20080044251 - Coaxial connector and measuring coaxial probe: A coaxial connector is connected to a leading end of a coaxial cable and is detachably connected to a receptacle. The coaxial connector includes a cylindrical housing including a spring portion having a projection to be fitted in a groove provided on the outer periphery of an outer conductor of... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080044252 - Fastening assembly and disposable sleeve for same: A fastening assembly, comprising a first element forming a first contact surface and a second element forming a second contact surface, which for producing a clamping force may be moved relative to one another in an axial direction is disclosed. The fastening assembly also comprises a device for performing a... Agent: Intellectual Property

20080044253 - Setting screw for a control lever device: f

20080044254 - Anti-theft fastener assembly: The present invention relates to an anti-theft fastener assembly that includes a fastener, an insert, and a shield. The insert is secured to the fastener and includes a security pattern that corresponds to a special security tool so that, once secured, the fastener can only be removed by the security... Agent: The Maclean-fogg Company C/o The Alden Law Group

20080044255 - Plastic clip for fastening an object to a stud and fastening arrangement using such clip: A plastic clip (4) for fastening an object (3) having a fastening aperture (7) to a support (1) provided with a stud (2), has a shank portion (14) with an aperture (15) for accommodating the stud (2), a flange at a first end (16) of the shank portion (14), with... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080038076 - Load indicating fastener and method of manufacture: A load indicating fastener comprising a load indicator and a fastener body. The load indicator comprises an annular body defining a through hole having a minimum diameter and a plurality of protuberances integral with a first face of the annular body and a corresponding plurality of indentations in a second... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080038078 - Sealing plug with reinforced stem: A device for sealing an opening in a structural member and/or for sealing a plurality of openings in overlapping members, or for hanging an object on a wall. The device includes a deformable member having a substantially cylindrical stem and a flange at a first end of the stem. In... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080038079 - Adjustable concrete drop-in anchor: An adjustable drop-in concrete anchor includes a substantially cylindrical tubular base, the base having a lower end portion having a plurality of longitudinally extending slots defining a plurality of longitudinally extending expansion walls having a wall thickness greater than a wall thickness of the base above the lower end portion,... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080038077 - Self-polishing and tapping rivet assembly: A self-tapping and self-polishing blind setting rivet assembly comprises a rivet body having a tubular sleeve and a flattened head. The rivet body surrounds a mandrel that may have a weakened area to allow detachment upon application of sufficient axial force to the shank. The axial force also sets the... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080038080 - Bolt extension sheath: An article for retaining nuts used for secure attachment of an object to a supporting structure. The article includes a connector extending between a first housing and a second housing. The first housing includes a first nut retainer for a nut used to secure a first bolt passing through the... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

20080038081 - Linch pin having secondary retaining engaging means: A linch pin for retaining a hitch pin in engagement. The linch pin has a top portion with primary retaining member; a body portion connected to the primary retaining member and having a distal bottom portion wherein the distal bottom portion has a means for engaging a secondary retaining member... Agent: Mark L. Davis

20080038082 - Spring-pressurizing unit and fitting-washer: A spring-pressurizing unit includes a pair of screw members which are respectively formed with male and female screws to be screwed to each other and in which after the male and female screws are fastened to each other, a shaft having a predetermined length is formed, a spring disposed as... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080038083 - Fasteners coated with boron nitride and means for securing fasteners: An anti-seizing composition that facilitates securing fasteners in an assembly, e.g., a nail that is driven by a hammer or a threaded nail or screw that is screwed into a coupling, a nut, or a building block, etc. In one embodiment, the composition comprises a sufficient amount of boron nitride,... Agent: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.-quartz C/o Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080038084 - Fastening structure and fastening method: A fastening structure includes a bolt, a fastened member, and gasket material. The fastened member has a bolthole into which the bolt is screwed, and a communication hole that extends from the bolthole to a space other than the bolthole. At least a part of a gap between a thread... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080038085 - Rivet setting device for setting self-tapping rivets: A rivet setting device for setting a self-tapping rivet in a work piece includes a rotatable head for rotating a self-tapping rivet to form a hole in the work piece and a shank retracting assembly for compressing and spreading the hollow body of the self-tapping rivet, allowing the head of... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080038086 - Threaded fastener with retainer: A fastener element (16) has a head section (18), a threaded shank section (17) with threads (20) at a pitch and a distal end section (22). A retention device (24) is secured to the distal end section and is engageable with a fastener receiving member (14).... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080038087 - Driving heads for fasteners: A method of tightening a fastener having a driving head that includes two or more superimposed non-circular enclosed recesses, at least one of the recesses having a different diameter or shape from the other(s).... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20080038088 - Chiplessly thread-forming screw: A chiplessly thread-forming screw has a stem (11) at one end of which a tip (13) is provided and at another end of which a head (14) is provided, and which has a pointed conical section (21) extending from the tip (13) in a direction of the head (14), a... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080038089 - Screw with two threads having different orientations: A screw with two threads having different orientations is disclosed. The screw having a flat surface at a bottom side of the screw head; an annular recess being formed in the flat surface and around the screw rod; an upper thread formed at an upper portion of the screw rod;... Agent: Teng-hung Lin

20080038090 - Fastening device with tolerance compensation: Fastening device for fastening a component B to a component A with automatic compensation of tolerances in the spacing between the two components, comprising a base unit 2 which consists of a blind rivet nut 12 which may be secured to the component A, a threaded adjusting nut 10 and... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080031701 - Expansion rivet: An expansion rivet comprises a holding element (1) provided with a bearing plate (2) and legs (7). An actuating element (11) provided with a head plate (12) and a shank (13) is also present. In a locking position, the head plate (12) abuts the bearing plate (2). The engagement of... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20080031702 - Fast nail plug: A fast nail plug includes an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve. The outer sleeve is a cylinder having a through hole and comprises axial slots extending from one end of the outer sleeve toward its middle section to provide flexibility and a plurality of ribs externally disposed on the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080031703 - Clip: The clip includes: two parts including a first member 1 and a second member 2, the first member having a head portion 4 and a shaft portion 5, and the second member having a flange portion 11 and a leg portion 12, wherein an opening 13 is formed in the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080031704 - Low torque thread design: A threaded device such as a self-tapping screw or bolt, particularly for use in medical applications, provides a low-torque design that prevents a steady increase in the amount of torque necessary to drive the device into material as the device progresses. The design includes a thread that has a proximal... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20080031705 - Threaded fastener for use with composite materials: A threaded fastener, such as a screw, includes a head, a tapered tip portion including a pair of opposing lands disposed between a pair of flutes, and a shank that extends between the head and the tapered tip portion. The shank includes a first threaded portion and a second threaded... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC