Nylok Corporation

Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.v.

Gregory Alaimo

Eugene D Sessa

Robin F Monahan

Raymond Oleskie, Jr

Tadashi Camey

Charles Jason Dupriest

Dominic J Gradozzi

Juan Carlos Nava

Craig Steven McDaniel

Raymond Jr Oleskie

Charles Jason Duppriest

The present disclosure concerns a powder fastener retention material for application to metal sub-miniature fasteners formulated from a nylon 11 powder having a median average particle size by volume of more than 67 and less than 80 micrometers, a metal sub-miniature fastener having a patch of the reusable fastener retention material, a method for forming a patch of the fastener retention material on a metal sub-miniature fastener, a method of forming a reusable fastener retention patch on a region of a metal sub-miniature fastener, and a kit of parts comprising (a) a metal sub-miniature fastener, and (b) a powder retention material powder.

Fastener retention material and method

A multi-patch threaded fastener includes a shank having a threaded portion and two or more polymer patches disposed on the shank. The two or more polymer patches are configured to wedge against a mating threaded component to promote contact between non-patched threaded portions of the shank and the mating threaded component to resist removal from the mating threaded component. A method of making the multi-patch threaded fastener includes positioning two or more nozzles for dispensing a patch material at locations corresponding to desired patch locations on the shank, conveying the shank past two or more nozzles, and dispensing the patch material from each nozzle onto the shank to form the two or more polymer patches on the shank.

Multi-patch threaded fastener

The present invention is directed to a retention element for retaining first and second components in assembled relationship. The first component comprises a body having first and second external surfaces and an inner wall defining an aperture extending through the body, and the second component comprises a longitudinal member having a size and configuration to permit insertion within said aperture to thereby assemble the components. The retention element comprises: an elastromeric protuberance extending into the aperture from a base adhering to the inner wall to a distal edge which spans a portion of the aperture. The protuberance also has an inside wall and an outside wall which meet at the distal edge and together define a flexible free end. Upon insertion of the second component into the aperture of the first component, the free end of the protuberance flexes in the direction of insertion such that the force required to assemble the two components is less than the force required to disassemble the two components.

Mechanical assembly retention element

A process controller and method employing a machine vision system for automatically and continuously monitoring and controlling the processing of coated fasteners, and for separating the fasteners into three groups of &ldquo;good&rdquo;, &ldquo;rejected&rdquo; and &ldquo;purge&rdquo;/recyclable parts.

Process controller for coating fasteners

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Shelby Township, MI, United States of America

Gregory Alaimo