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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. 31, 1995
Filed:
May. 16, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jesse R Meisterling, East Hampton, CT (US);
Assignee:
Raymond Engineering Inc., Middletown, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73761 ; 73597 ;
Abstract
An improved acoustic transducer, transducerized fastener and method of manufacture are presented wherein a piezoelectric crystal and a contact/retaining button assembly are permanently attached to a fastener. The contact/retaining button assembly has an insulator board sandwiched between upper and lower electrodes, with at least one plated thru-hole for electrical contact between the electrodes.