Patents by Inventor Kenneth Garnet Fry

Kenneth Garnet Fry 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).

  • Patent number: 9751670
    Abstract: An improved twist off cable tie fastener having an elongate flexible strap defining a plurality of parallel adjacent transverse teeth. First end portion of elongate strap is tapered to a rounded tip for insertion through a channel defined in a dimensionally larger head portion carried at opposing end of the elongate strap. At least one angulated tooth carried by a flexing arm within the channel irremovably engages with the transverse teeth defined in the elongate strap. The head portion has two opposing and spaced apart wings to facilitate grasping and rotation by a user about a minor transverse axis of the elongate strap. Partial rotation of the wings concentrates strap fracturing forces at a position immediately adjacent to the head portion causing destruction of the cable tie fastener and allowing removal thereof without tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: F. Balwyker Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Kent Williams, Kenneth Garnet Fry, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170066577
    Abstract: An improved twist off cable tie fastener having an elongate flexible strap defining a plurality of parallel adjacent transverse teeth. First end portion of elongate strap is tapered to a rounded tip for insertion through a channel defined in a dimensionally larger head portion carried at opposing end of the elongate strap. At least one angulated tooth carried by a flexing arm within the channel irremovably engages with the transverse teeth defined in the elongate strap. The head portion has two opposing and spaced apart wings to facilitate grasping and rotation by a user about a minor transverse axis of the elongate strap. Partial rotation of the wings concentrates strap fracturing forces at a position immedately adjacent to the head portion causing destruction of the cable tie fastener and allowing removal thereof without tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: F. BALWYKER INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Kent Williams, Kenneth Garnet Fry, JR.
  • Patent number: 7934297
    Abstract: A twist off tamper-proof fastener having an elongate flexible strap defining a plurality of parallel adjacent transverse teeth in opposing planar surfaces. First end portion of elongate strap is tapered to a rounded tip for insertion through a “T” slot defined in a dimensionally larger head portion carried at opposing end of the elongate strap. A fixed tooth and plural angulated teeth carried by a flexing arm irremovably engage with the teeth defined in the elongate strap. The head portion is elliptic with opposing spaced apart rounded ends and opposing planar sides to facilitate grasping and twisting by a user, and for identifying indicia. A circumferentially extending notch is defined in the elongate strap immediately adjacent the head portion. Twisting the head portion creates shearing forces that are focused at the circumferential notch breaking the fastener and allowing removal without tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Kent Williams, David Joe Williams, Kenneth Garnet Fry
  • Publication number: 20100071169
    Abstract: A twist off tamper-proof fastener having an elongate flexible strap defining a plurality of parallel adjacent transverse teeth in opposing planar surfaces. First end portion of elongate strap is tapered to a rounded tip for insertion through a “T” slot defined in a dimensionally larger head portion carried at opposing end of the elongate strap. A fixed tooth and plural angulated teeth carried by a flexing arm irremovably engage with the teeth defined in the elongate strap. The head portion is elliptic with opposing spaced apart rounded ends and opposing planar sides to facilitate grasping and twisting by a user, and for identifying indicia. A circumferentially extending notch is defined in the elongate strap immediately adjacent the head portion. Twisting the head portion creates shearing forces that are focused at the circumferential notch breaking the fastener and allowing removal without tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Kent Williams, David Joe Williams, Kenneth Garnet Fry
  • Patent number: D721951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: F. Balwyker Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Kent Williams, Kenneth Garnet Fry