Patents by Inventor Philip H. Hummel

Philip H. Hummel 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).

  • Break away nail
    Patent number: 4279190
    Abstract: A nail having a shank and head including one or more spaced grooves formed in the shank about its periphery, such that the nail can be fractured.The groove may comprise any one of several configurations, e.g. rectangular, V-shaped, concave, etc. in cross-section. The essence of the invention is to provide the nail shank with a reduced circumference at one or more locations along its length so that the nail portion above the reduced portion nearest the head will break off on impact from the side, thus leaving the remainder of the nail shank in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1981
    Inventor: Philip H. Hummel