Patents by Inventor Alain Hasenböhler

Alain Hasenböhler 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).

  • Thread-forming screw
    Patent number: 8403972
    Abstract: A thread-forming screw includes a screw end, a shank, and a thread-free head, wherein the shank is provided at least partly with a thread and has a pre-forming region, an intermediate region, which is arranged to follow the pre-forming region, and an anchoring region, which is arranged so as to adjoin the intermediate region and below the head, wherein the pre-forming region is arranged so as to directly adjoin the screw end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Medartis AG
    Inventors: Alain Hasenböhler, Peter Scheuble, Dirk Thiel