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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony E DiMaio, Barre, VT (US);
Richard Duffy, Shelby Twp., MI (US);
Mario Pollizzi, Rochester, MI (US);
Eugene D Sessa, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);
Assignee:
Nylok Fastener Corporation, MaComb, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411302 ; 411258 ; 411903 ;
Abstract
This invention describes self-locking threaded fasteners having a patch or patches of fused high-temperature-resistant resin adhered to a portion of the threads, providing self-locking capabilities at temperatures above 400.degree. F., well beyond the range of temperatures attainable using prior art patch materials such as nylon. A process for making such fasteners by spraying finely-divided high-temperature-resistant resin powder onto the threads of a fastener also is claimed.