Patents by Inventor Abhishek KARAMBELKAR

Abhishek KARAMBELKAR 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).

  • Publication number: 20220341457
    Abstract: A fastener has a head and a shank coupled to the head and extending along a central axis of the fastener. A plurality of engagement members are disposed on a peripheral surface of the shank and connected to the shank at a point of connection to project away from the shank. The plurality of engagement members can collectively act as external threads and are flexible with respect to the shank to be relatively moveable with respect to the shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Mahantesh GOKAVI, Abhishek KARAMBELKAR
  • Patent number: 11384784
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a grommet and a pin. The grommet includes a body and a collar. The body has a hollow cylindrical cavity that has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The body includes flexible snaps connected to an exterior surface of the body. The flexible snaps are to flex in a radial direction with respect to a central longitudinal axis. The collar is provided at the second end of the body. The collar includes engagement members that extend from the collar in a direction opposite to the body to engage with the pin. The pin includes a shaft insertable into the body to cooperate with the flexible snaps to prevent radially inward movement of the flexible snaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Mahantesh Gokavi, Allande Johnson, Mulla Dastageer, Abhishek Karambelkar
  • Publication number: 20210239147
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a grommet and a pin. The grommet includes a body and a collar. The body has a hollow cylindrical cavity that has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The body includes flexible snaps connected to an exterior surface of the body. The flexible snaps are to flex in a radial direction with respect to a central longitudinal axis. The collar is provided at the second end of the body. The collar includes engagement members that extend from the collar in a direction opposite to the body to engage with the pin. The pin includes a shaft insertable into the body to cooperate with the flexible snaps to prevent radially inward movement of the flexible snaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Mahantesh GOKAVI, Allande JOHNSON, Mulla DASTAGEER, Abhishek KARAMBELKAR