Patents by Inventor Kenn C. Prinds

Kenn C. Prinds 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).

  • PRE-PLATED SPLINE FORMED FASTENER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20190170176
    Abstract: A method for making a plated spline nail includes plating an elongated wire with a corrosion resistant material, passing the wire through a forming machine having rollers configured with protrusions formed thereon and extending outwardly therefrom to form grooves in the wire. cutting the wire to a desired length and forming a head, and a point on the wire to form the nail. The nail may have ring shanks formed therein after the head and point are formed. A lubricant may be applied to the nail and/or the forming machine prior to forming the ring shanks and/or prior to passing the wire through the forming machine to form the grooves in the wire. A nail formed by pre-plating the wire, and a nail formed by the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: William L. Gabriel, Kenn C. Prinds, Donald E. Bergstrom, Guenther R. Kram
  • Pre-plated spline formed fastener and method for making same
    Patent number: 10197082
    Abstract: A method for making a plated spline nail includes plating an elongated wire with a corrosion resistant material, passing the wire through a forming machine having rollers configured with protrusions formed thereon and extending outwardly therefrom to form grooves in the wire. cutting the wire to a desired length and forming a head, and a point on the wire to form the nail. The nail may have ring shanks formed therein after the head and point are formed. A lubricant may be applied to the nail and/or the forming machine prior to forming the ring shanks and/or prior to passing the wire through the forming machine to form the grooves in the wire. A nail formed by pre-plating the wire, and a nail formed by the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Gabriel, Kenn C. Prinds, Donald E. Bergstrom, Guenther R. Kram
  • PRE-PLATED SPLINE FORMED FASTENER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20160312814
    Abstract: A method for making a plated spline nail includes plating an elongated wire with a corrosion resistant material, passing the wire through a forming machine having rollers configured with protrusions formed thereon and extending outwardly therefrom to form grooves in the wire. cutting the wire to a desired length and forming a head, and a point on the wire to form the nail. The nail may have ring shanks formed therein after the head and point are formed. A lubricant may be applied to the nail and/or the forming machine prior to forming the ring shanks and/or prior to passing the wire through the forming machine to form the grooves in the wire. A nail formed by pre-plating the wire, and a nail formed by the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: William L. Gabriel, Kenn C. Prinds, Donald E. Bergstrom, Guenther R. Kram