Patents by Inventor Franklin S. Sanders, Jr.

Franklin S. Sanders, Jr. 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).

  • Movable retention device for a threaded fastener
    Patent number: 6174118
    Abstract: A threaded fastener retention device includes a housing having a retainer aperture formed therein and tab retainers adjacent the aperture. A resilient retainer is movably mounted in the aperture. The retainer includes a body having tabs for engaging the tab retainers and fastener gripping members for engaging the threads of the fastener and retaining the fastener in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Rebers, Franklin S. Sanders, Jr., George J. Knox, Lazlo Markos