Patents Examined by Neill H. Wilson
  • Coated threaded fasteners with coating-free crests
    Patent number: 5685680
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a threaded fastener having a discontinuous coating of a contaminant-inhibiting coating material. In a preferred embodiment, the threaded fastener is formed so as to provide a coated fastener with substantially coating-free crests. The article resulting from the fabrication method also forms a part of the present invention. The resulting threaded fasteners include electrically conductive portions, allowing use of the fasteners in fabricating structural assemblies using welding techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Nylok Fastener Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Duffy, Joseph R. Dudley