Patents by Inventor Curt G. Nordstrom

Curt G. Nordstrom 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).

  • Self-drilling blind rivet
    Patent number: 5344267
    Abstract: A self-drilling blind rivet comprising a rivet sleeve and an upsetting pin passing the rivet sleeve at least partly and projecting from one end of the rivet sleeve. A drill bit is attached to the other end of the rivet sleeve either directly on the sleeve or on one end of the upsetting pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Inventors: Sven E. J. Stenberg, Curt G. Nordstrom
  • Rivet installation tool and blind rivets for use therewith
    Patent number: 4910992
    Abstract: A tool for drawing blind rivets, especially self-drilling ones, provided with upsetting pins. The tool is intended to be attached to the driving axle (2) of a hand tool (1) and includes a nozzle (8) with a throughbore (9) of such a design that a blind rivet inserted therein is turned when the driving axle (2) is rotated in one direction. A drawing device (10, 12) draws off the upsetting pin of the rivet when the driving axle (2) is rotated in an opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Inventors: Sven E. J. Stenberg, Curt G. Nordstrom