Patents by Inventor Gilbert C. Quick, Jr.

Gilbert C. Quick, Jr. 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).

  • Fastener, die button and method of installing a fastener into a panel
    Patent number: 6418609
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a non-piercing, non-shearing fastener, die button, fastener and panel assembly and method for installing the fastener. The fastener has a head with a barrel, the barrel defines a cavity or pocket. The barrel cavity receives a portion of the panel and panel is forced around the outer barrel wall to wrap panel material around the barrel to lock the fastener into the panel. The barrel also includes anti-rotation formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: FabriSteel Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley E. Wojciechowski, Gilbert C. Quick, Jr.
  • Fastener, die button and method of installing a fastener into a panel
    Patent number: 6108893
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a non-piercing, non-shearing fastener, die button, fastener and panel assembly and method for installing the fastener. The fastener has a head with a flange and barrel which define a retention area and barrel cavity. The retention area receives a portion of the panel and the barrel cavity receives a portion of the panel to lock panel material into the retention area and wrap panel material around the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Fabristeel Products Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley E. Wojciechowski, Gilbert C. Quick, Jr.