Patents by Inventor Bryan Robert PIENDEL

Bryan Robert PIENDEL 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
    Patent number: 9157228
    Abstract: A corrugated-typed fastener configured to couple a first substrate to a second substrate includes a bridge and a plurality of ribs, the ribs having a plurality of flutes. The flutes, and possibly the ribs, may be angled inwardly to form an apex disposed within the width of the fastener and pointing towards a center of the fastener. The ribs may extend outward from the bridge towards opposing ends of the fastener, and the ends may be at a different height than the bridge when viewing the fastener from the side. Alternatively, the ends may be at the same height as the bridge and also may be generally centered on the height of the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Robert Brandt, Bryan Robert Piendel, Geronimo E. Lat, Samuel F. Collura
  • Fastener
    Publication number: 20130045063
    Abstract: A corrugated-typed fastener configured to couple a first substrate to a second substrate includes a bridge and a plurality of ribs, the ribs having a plurality of flutes. The flutes, and possibly the ribs, may be angled inwardly to form an apex disposed within the width of the fastener and pointing towards a center of the fastener. The ribs may extend outward from the bridge towards opposing ends of the fastener, and the ends may be at a different height than the bridge when viewing the fastener from the side. Alternatively, the ends may be at the same height as the bridge and also may be generally centered on the height of the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Edward Robert BRANDT, Bryan Robert PIENDEL, Geronimo E. LAT, Samuel F. COLLURA