Patents by Inventor Ernest M. Aldama

Ernest M. Aldama has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Thin wall fastener
    Patent number: 6742420
    Abstract: A fastener for mounting objects to a wall or to a floor. The fastener includes an anchor member having an elongate body with a shank portion having a spacer formed integrally with one end, a central longitudinal hole extending through the elongate body, and an internally thread section in the longitudinal hole near a second end of the shank. The shank further includes a deformable expansion region between the first end and the second end of the shank. The fastener further includes a mandrel configured to be received within the longitudinal hole of the elongate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Inventor: Ernest M. Aldama
  • Thin wall fastener
    Publication number: 20020141844
    Abstract: A fastener for mounting objects to a wall or to a floor. The fastener includes an anchor member having an elongate body with a shank portion having a spacer formed integrally with one end, a central longitudinal hole extending through the elongate body, and an internally thread section in the longitudinal hole near a second end of the shank. The shank further includes a deformable expansion region between the first end and the second end of the shank. The fastener further includes a mandrel configured to be received within the longitudinal hole of the elongate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventor: Ernest M. Aldama