Patents Assigned to Newfrey LLC
  • Metal/plastic insert molded sill plate fastener
    Patent number: 7364382
    Abstract: A fastener for joining trim pieces to a motor vehicle includes a metal insert molded into an elastomeric body of a fastener. An anti-rotational rib prevents excessive rotation of the fastener after installation. Oppositely extending flexible wings of the metal insert are spaced from each other to allow full deflection upon insert of the fastener without interference between the flexible wings. Protective guards formed at distal ends of a pair of support legs provide improved insertion alignment for the fastener as well as protection between the fastener and metal surfaces of the vehicle. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a dog house assembly is provided having aperture and slots mating with the installation features of the silver plate fastener. In still another embodiment, a method for installing a silver plate molding into a vehicle using a fastener of the present disclosure is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Benedetti, Rosalind A. Nessel
  • Break away fastening system
    Patent number: 7364394
    Abstract: A fastening system is providing, the fastening system has a weld stud having an annular weldment portion and a fracturable nut. The fracturable nut and stud construction is configured to fail under torsional load prior to the structural parts failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Sivakumar Ramasamy
  • Blind rivet monitoring system supply pressure compensation
    Patent number: 7346971
    Abstract: A rivet set quality monitoring system is disclosed. A supply pressure sensor monitors the supply pressure to the tool. The tool has a second sensor which monitors strains or loads associated with a rivet set event. A processor evaluates outputs from the pressure sensor to apply a scaling factor to the output of the second sensor which is a function of the output of the pressure sensor. This modified data is analyzed to determine if the rivet set is acceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Eymard J Chitty
  • Door handle assembly including auxiliary bearing and auxiliary bearing support for a door handle
    Patent number: 7347462
    Abstract: A door handle assembly includes a door handle having an operator portion, and a shank extending from the operator portion. A mounting plate has a first bearing, the first bearing being sized to receive the shank of the door handle. An auxiliary bearing assembly includes an auxiliary bearing support and a second bearing. The auxiliary bearing support is connected to the mounting plate, wherein the second bearing is spaced apart a distance from the first bearing along an axis passing through the first bearing and the second bearing, the second bearing being sized to receive the shank of the door handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey, LLC
    Inventors: Philip C. Ellis, David Allan Ebert
  • Self-piercing blind fastener
    Patent number: 7341413
    Abstract: A self-piercing blind fastener comprising a mandrel having an elongate cylindrical shell mounted on a stem of such mandrel and which extends co-axially about a central elongate axis of the blind fastener, the shell having a radially extending flange at one end and a tail-end portion at the opposite end for insertion through a workpiece, the mandrel further having a mandrel head in operative engagement with the tail-end of the fastener for transmitting a setting force thereto during setting of such fastener, the blind fastener further comprising a longitudinally extending indenting member extending co-axial with and away from the tail-end of the blind fastener, which indenting member having a cross sectional area less than the cross sectional area of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Morris, Dan Smith
  • Garnish clip for curtain shield airbag
    Patent number: 7338068
    Abstract: A garnish clip comprises a body attachment portion for attachment to a vehicle body and a garnish attachment portion for attachment to a garnish. The garnish attachment portion comprises a plate-shaped base with one end connected to the body attachment portion and a plate-shaped garnish engagement portion connected to the other end of the base by a U-shaped connection. The garnish engagement portion is latched to a head of the body attachment portion. Ribs on the garnish attachment portion provide rigidity to limit opening of the garnish engagement portion away from the head when the airbag deploys and the latch is released by collision or roll-over forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawai, Koya Teshima
  • Rivet monitoring system
    Patent number: 7331205
    Abstract: A rivet monitoring system is provided which has a micro-strain or micro fluid pressure sensor that measures strains or pressures within a tool component. These measured signals are compared to a number of tolerance bands formed about median strain or pressure versus time curve. Various techniques are provided to analyze the measured data with respect to the tolerance bands to determine if a particular rivet set is acceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Eymard J Chitty, Brian M Taylor, Peter C Thomas, Daniel P Vigliotti, Geoffrey Weeks
  • Suspension for elongated objects, in particular cables
    Patent number: 7322548
    Abstract: In a suspension for elongated objects, in particular cables (22) or the like, having a tension band (1) formable into a ring encircling the object and held together by a closure, and having a holder (30) separate from the tension band (1) for attachment of the tension band (1) to a support, the holder (30) comprises a finger (37) one end (39) of which overreaches the tension band (1) on the inside facing the cable (22). The end (39) of the finger (37) is opposed to an area of the holder (30) having a spring element (44) in contact with the outside of the tension band (1). A lock (42) secures the finger (37) in its position of engagement. After installation of the tension band (1), the holder (30) may be attached to the tension band (1) in a plurality of locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Mielke, Karin Wimmer, Klaus Zoltner, Michael Schmidt
  • Self-drilling pull-through blind rivet and methods of and apparatus for the assembly and setting thereof
    Patent number: 7322783
    Abstract: A river body (40) is formed with cutting teeth (68) in a forward edge (66) of the rivet body. A mandrel (96) is formed at a forward end with an enlarged head (104) having a drill point (60) thereon. A plurality of the rivet bodies (40) are stacked on the mandrel (96), with the drill point (60). The rivet body (40a) is rotated and, through rotative coupling, the mandrel (96) is also rotated. The rotating drill point (60) forms pilot holes I workpieces (186) and (188), and the rotating cutting teeth (68) enlarge the pilot holes to form holes (192) and (194), respectively, for receipt of a cylindrical portion (42) of the lead rivet body (40a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Pearce, Daniel R. Smith, Robert M. Stanko
  • Keying system and method
    Patent number: 7322219
    Abstract: A keying system includes a cylinder body. A plug assembly disposed in the cylinder body includes a plug body and a carrier sub-assembly disposed adjacent the plug body. The carrier sub-assembly is moveable parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cylinder body between a first position and a second position. The plug assembly includes a plurality of pins and a plurality of racks for selectively engaging the plurality of pins. Each rack of the plurality of racks has a first locking bar-receiving groove along a neutral axis and at least a second locking bar-receiving groove spaced from the neutral axis, wherein a spacing of the second locking bar-receiving groove from the neutral axis of a first rack of the plurality of racks is different from a spacing of the second locking bar-receiving groove from the neutral axis of at least one other of the plurality of racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Armstrong, Gerald B. Chong
  • Faucet spray head
    Patent number: 7322535
    Abstract: A faucet spray head for attachment to a faucet spout includes a spout adapter configured for attachment to the faucet spout. The spout adaptor has a body defining an interior chamber. The interior chamber has at least one exit passage. A spray head mechanism is rotatably coupled to the body. The spray head mechanism includes an aeration unit and a spray unit that are individually selected based on a rotational position of the spray head mechanism in relation to the spout adaptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey, LLC
    Inventor: Edward Erdely
  • Resilient clip fastener
    Patent number: 7320157
    Abstract: A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, the resilient clip includes at least three wing members that cooperate to prevent the resilient clip from rotating relative to the first structure. In another embodiment, the resilient clip includes an engagement portion having a plurality of teeth for engaging a tab formed into a second structure. The teeth of the engagement portion engage the tab, permitting the resilient clip to be coupled to the second structure. When the resilient clip is engaged to the first structure, the teeth of the engagement portion cannot disengage the tab, rendering the resilient clip non-removably coupling the resilient clip to the first and second structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J Lubera, Jacob A Siudym, II, Robert Osterland
  • Device for mounting a component such as a pipe on a stud
    Patent number: 7320571
    Abstract: A device for mounting a component, such as a pipe, on a threaded stud comprises a main body section with a bore for inserting a stud and a component mounting section. The device includes only a single pawl that extends from a first inner wall of the bore in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the bore. The pawl has a flexible thin section connected to the inner wall and a thick section extending from the thin section. The pawl can be bent in opposite directions at the thin section. A pair of thread engaging sections for engaging threads of the stud are formed at an end of the thick section. A pair of grooves for engaging threads are formed adjacent to respective engaging sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Hideki Kanie
  • Resilient clip fastener
    Patent number: 7318256
    Abstract: A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, the resilient clip includes at least three wing members that cooperate to prevent the resilient clip from rotating relative to the first structure. In another embodiment, the resilient clip includes an engagement portion having a plurality of teeth for engaging a tab formed into a second structure. The teeth of the engagement portion engage the tab, permitting the resilient clip to be coupled to the second structure. When the resilient clip is engaged to the first structure, the teeth of the engagement portion cannot disengage the tab, rendering the resilient clip non-removably coupling the resilient clip to the first and second structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J Lubera, Jacob A Siudym, II, Robert Osterland
  • Escutcheon
    Patent number: D559674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Amy Minnaar, Elliot Schneider
  • Showerhead
    Patent number: D559951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Soriano, Aaron Hanna
  • Showerhead
    Patent number: D560273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Aaron Hanna
  • Soap dispenser
    Patent number: D560942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Aaron Hanna
  • Showerhead
    Patent number: D566233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: David R. Downey, Marcus Meyer
  • Lever
    Patent number: D568138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Yos Singtoroj