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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:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul Gaudron, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Power Products III, LLC, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/504 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel screw for use with dry wall and for hanging articles therefrom. This invention provides a screw with a head adapted for engagement with a driving tool, a shank whose diameter decreases from the head to a distal end, and a helical thread with a pitch diameter of at least about twice the largest minimum diameter of the shank. The thread including a geometry of an auger.