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

20090238657 - Accident sensor: An accident sensor having a fastening arrangement is provided, the fastening arrangement allowing an affixation of the accident sensor on a wall in a vehicle. The accident sensor has at least one bore hole, which has a stud in an elastic sleeve as a fastening arrangement. The stud with the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090238658 - Integrated fastener & sealing system for plumbing fixtures: A metallic bolt fastener assembly that includes a threaded shank, a head and an end, the head and a portion of the shank encapsulated with a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a polymer material such as natural rubber, synthetic rubber or thermal plastic materials. The polymer composition provides improved... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090238660 - Connection arrangement for superimposed layers of material: In aircraft construction, connection elements for connecting layers of insulating material onto walls are subject to special requirements for ease of installation, weight considerations, and resistance to heat. The invention provides a connection arrangement, in particular for superimposed layers of material, whose function is not impaired under extreme heat. The... Agent: Woodling, Krost And Rust

20090238659 - Fastening device having fastening element: A fastening device having a fastening element includes a plug-in region and a contact area at a distance therefrom, and a shaft between the plug-in region and the contact area. The plug-in region is axially pressable through a through opening in a wall area in a plugged position of the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090232614 - Direct tension indicating washer having enhanced emission of indicating material: A direct tension indicating washer including a first surface having a protuberance formed thereon; a second surface having an indentation formed opposite the protuberance; an indicating material positioned in the indentation; and a channel leading from the indentation to an outer diameter of the direct tension indicating washer; wherein the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090232615 - Exhaust manifold clamp apparatus and method of applying: A clamp apparatus and method of using the apparatus that allows for successful restoration of the exhaust manifold attachment to the exhaust piping without damaging the exhaust manifold casting and avoiding the inherent need to remove the exhaust manifold from the motor to achieve the restoration, is described. In practicing... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20090232616 - Friction lock bolt: A fastening device is provided and includes an elongated fastener, a head, and an elastomeric element. The head is coupled to an end of the elongated fastener, and the elastomeric element is coupled to a surface of the head substantially opposite to the elongated fastener. Furthermore, a method of securing... Agent: Wilmerhale/dc

20090232617 - Fastener assembly retention and alignment element: A fastener assembly including a retention and alignment element used in combination with a first component having a cylindrical wall defining a bore and a second component having an elongated shaft for insertion into the bore of the first component. The retention and alignment element comprises a plurality of elongated... Agent: Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro

20090232618 - Fastener assembly: A fastener assembly includes a fastener having a head and a shank, with a necked portion, extending from the head. The fastener assembly also includes a retainer having an aperture through which the shank is inserted and at least one radially inwardly-projecting tang engaged with the necked portion of the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090232619 - Self-drilling screw: A self-drilling screw (10) has a thread-carrying shaft (11), a head (15) provided at one of its ends, and a drilling tip (12) provided at another of its ends, opposite the one end thereof, with the drilling tip (12) having first and second cutting edges (21, 22) and first and... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090232620 - Pneumatic fastener for metal studs and related method: A pneumatically drivable fastener secures drywall or other construction material to a metal stud. Each fastener comprises a driving head; and a one piece shank component, secured at one end to the driving head. Each shank component has an axial length extending perpendicularly and longitudinally from the driving head and... Agent: Gary P. Topolosky

20090226278 - Deformable sleeve for a dual-action clamp: Disclosed is a deformable sleeve that includes a bulbing portion, a first end portion, a second end portion, a transition portion defining a groove on the outer surface of the sleeve and located between the bulbing portion and the first end portion so that upon application of a compressive load... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090226279 - Internal pocket fastener system for ceramic matrix composites: A fastener system provides an internal pocket within a CMC component into which a fastener is inserted through an internal pocket opening and loaded to secure the CMC structure to a support structure.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090226280 - Screw: A screw includes a transition region (12) located between the screw head and the screw stem and having its circumference formed of from three to ten truncated cones (21, 22, 23) following each other in an axial direction and surface lines of which have different inclination angles (α, β, γ)... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090226281 - Nut: A nut having a nut body, a spring case, a washer, and a nut body urging spring. The nut body has received in it at least three or more nut segments and a nut segment urging spring, where the nut segments are, when rotated in the tightening direction after a... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090220315 - Hollow wall fastener: An anchor system for a hollow wall or ceiling includes an anchor portion having a flange and a penetrating portion extending from a rear surface of the flange. The penetration portion has a fixed sleeve extending from the rear surface of the flange and a pivoting locking leg connected to... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20090220316 - Spreading plug: The object of the invention is a spreading plug which preferably comprises plastic and has a plurality of slots in the plug cover, between which slots spreading segments are formed which are spread outward against the wall of the drilled hole when a screw or another spreading element is screwed... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090220317 - Threaded fastener: A screw-type fastener includes an internal cinching mechanism that physically locks exposed threads of a screw outside a housing after a certain number of turns. The fastener may for example, be affixed to a faceplate of a printed circuit board. The exposed threads may then be rotated to threadably engage... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20090220318 - Connection insert: A connection insert includes a central adhesive supply channel and outlets which are perpendicular to the channel. The connection insert consists of a plurality of parts, and comprises an inner part provided with the adhesive supply channel and an outer sleeve that can be at least partially inserted into a... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090220319 - Captive fasteners for bicycle chainguides: The present invention according to certain embodiments relates to chain guides with captive fasteners. A chain guide of the current invention in certain embodiments is designed to preserve resources through use of stamped parts. A chain guide of the current invention in certain embodiments is designed to preserve resources by... Agent: Stahl Law Firm

20090220320 - Insert for a sandwich component having a honeycomb core: An insert (10) for a sandwich component (30) having a honeycomb core (31) has an inner hollow-cylindrical sleeve (12). To improve the force-transmitting ability between the insert (10) and the sandwich component (30), the insert (10) further has an outer sleeve (16) which is arranged concentrically and with radial spacing... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090220321 - Fastening metal fitting: The fastening metal fitting which allows satisfactory fastening by a hexalobular wrench at the time of assembly and allows loosing or fastening not only by a hexalobular wrench but also by a wide use of wrenches such as a common hexagon wrench at the time of disassembly and repair, which... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP