Patents by Inventor Harlan Grueneberg

Harlan Grueneberg 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 assembly
    Patent number: 7677851
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a male threaded fastener and a washer captured between a head of the fastener and a thread of the fastener. A terminal portion of the thread adjacent the washer is provided with crest depressions to thereby form material of the thread run out into elevations of the thread between adjacent depressions, to thereby maintain the specified major diameter of the thread adjacent the washer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Dhaval A. Desai, Harlan Grueneberg, Kenneth J. Neuhengen
  • FASTENER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080166201
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a male threaded fastener and a washer captured between a head of the fastener and a thread of the fastener. A terminal portion of the thread adjacent the washer is provided with crest depressions to thereby form material of the thread run out into elevations of the thread between adjacent depressions, to thereby maintain the specified major diameter of the thread adjacent the washer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: DHAVAL A. DESAI, Harlan Grueneberg, Kenneth J. Neuhengen