Patents by Inventor Andrew SOMRACK

Andrew SOMRACK 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).

  • Fastener device with cam assembly
    Patent number: 11673242
    Abstract: A fastener device is disclosed. The fastener device includes a hub defining a bore, an attachment shank including a proximal stop and distal bit received within the bore, a retainer releasably engagable with a proximal end of the hub and a defining a passageway for a proximal mounting end of the attachment shank, a biasing element engaged with the proximal stop, and a split cam assembly disposed within a distal end of the bore. The split cam assembly is biased toward a closed configuration for engaging and retaining the head of a fastener, and is piovtable upon distal advancement of the attachment shank and distal bit, against the head, to release the head from engagement with the split cam assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SHUR-A-TAK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Walter Heinrich Nagel, III, Michael Pintz, Michael Keller, Andrew Somrack
  • FASTENER DEVICE WITH CAM ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210023684
    Abstract: A fastener device is disclosed. The fastener device includes a hub defining a bore, an attachment shank including a proximal stop and distal bit received within the bore, a retainer releasably engagable with a proximal end of the hub and a defining a passageway for a proximal mounting end of the attachment shank, a biasing element engaged with the proximal stop, and a split cam assembly disposed within a distal end of the bore. The split cam assembly is biased toward a closed configuration for engaging and retaining the head of a fastener, and is piovtable upon distal advancement of the attachment shank and distal bit, against the head, to release the head from engagement with the split cam assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Walter Heinrick NAGEL, III, Michael PINTZ, Michael KELLER, Andrew SOMRACK
  • Fastener device with cam assembly
    Patent number: 10828755
    Abstract: A fastener device is disclosed. The fastener device includes a hub defining a bore, an attachment shank including a proximal stop and distal bit received within the bore, a retainer releasably engagable with a proximal end of the hub and a defining a passageway for a proximal mounting end of the attachment shank, a biasing element engaged with the proximal stop, and a split cam assembly disposed within a distal end of the bore. The split cam assembly is biased toward a closed configuration for engaging and retaining the head of a fastener, and is pivotable upon distal advancement of the attachment shank and distal bit, against the head, to release the head from engagement with the split cam assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHUR-A-TAK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Walter Heinrich Nagel, III, Michael Pintz, Michael Keller, Andrew Somrack
  • FASTENER DEVICE WITH CAM ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180250800
    Abstract: A fastener device is disclosed. The fastener device includes a hub defining a bore, an attachment shank including a proximal stop and distal bit received within the bore, a retainer releasably engagable with a proximal end of the hub and a defining a passageway for a proximal mounting end of the attachment shank, a biasing element engaged with the proximal stop, and a split cam assembly disposed within a distal end of the bore. The split cam assembly is biased toward a closed configuration for engaging and retaining the head of a fastener, and is piovtable upon distal advancement of the attachment shank and distal bit, against the head, to release the head from engagement with the split cam assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Walter Heinrich NAGEL, III, Michael PINTZ, Michael KELLER, Andrew SOMRACK